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Normally I can create shortcuts in START menu to a file on local harddrives without any problem. However when I want to do this with a file on a volume/network drive which is later (after bootup) mounted then this is NOT possible. When I drag a file e.g. from WinExplorer...

In Windows XP I put a shortcut to WindowsExplorer on the desktop resp. the QuickLaunchBar and specified in the properties the following opening command: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n,/e,D:\work When I clicked on this shortcut WinExplorer opened with the pre-selected and auto-expanded...

I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate, 64 bit: Is there a way to change the UAC settings or disable it for a particular shortcut (application) on my computer? I don't want to change all UAC controls for my system because I still want the added security, however, on applications that I know are...

I have two icons on my desktop that don't just seem to be just Icons. Not sure how they got there!! I must have done something! One is Libraries and the other is Homegroup. I don't want a Libraries icon on desktop and I don't want to set up a Homegroup at all. Neither of these offer a 'delete'...

anyone know where the LNKs are for the GAMES entry on the Start Menu????????? I want to add to & modify those, but I can't do it from the drop down or folder view. I can drag a lnk to the desktop from there and modify it but it won't drag back to the folder. I have a Games folder in the start...

Somehow I managed to remove the "Desktop" item on the shortcut pane in Explorer - which also affects Common Dialog boxes. It is incredibly annoying as I use this shortcut all the time. How do I get it back? I've looked all over but no where has answers! Thanks! Link Removed

I would like to change the default keyboard shortcut for opening the Start menu search box from Ctrl+ Esc to something that requires less finger stretching, e.g. Ctrl+Q. How do I do this?

I clicked on "all programs" and accidently removed a program to my desktop. How to I return this program to "all programs"?

Microsoft patching up Windows shortcut vulnerability today Later today, at 10 AM PDT (5 PM UTC), Microsoft is set to release an out of band update that will address the Windows Shell bug that enables malicious code to be executed when a user clicks the displayed icon of a specially crafted...

Hello everyone, I lost the ability to right-click the start button on one of my user accounts (administrator). The other accounts are fine. I searched all over the web for a resolution and couldn't find a clear one. I gave up on that idea. Is there a way to create a shortcut to Windows...

Hi I was missing a shortcut to IE on my VM (xp mode) so I created a shortcut using the wizard on my virtual machine. The name was IEplorer.exe. I renamed it in windows 7 to find it the easy way to internet explorer. But I have the following issue when I type in 'search programs and files' box...

I'm wanting to "pin" an Icon of my USB flash drive to my taskbar in Win7. I click on computer>Kingston(I: ) >create shortcut. When the shortcut appears on my desktop it's an icon of a removable drive (which is what I want), but when I try to "pin" it on my taskbar it changes to an icon of a...

Hi, it used to be I had Winamp installed and the shortcut to it pinned to the taskbar. Then, for various reasons I uninstalled then reinstalled Winamp. Now I cannot, try as I might, pin the shortcut back to the taskbar. I get either a red circle with a diagonal band, like a traffic sign, or...

Hi all, I solved my own problem but I thought that I would post the solution here. I did not see anything on the net for the issue I was having but I am sure it comes up from time to time. I accidentally created a shortcut inside a folder to itself. I was clicking on the file path at the top...

I have three different OSs on my network: W7, XP, and 98SE. My email program, Pegasus, is installed on the 98SE. I can run it on the XP computer with a shortcut that targets the address: "\\Tower\D\Program Files\PMAIL\winpm-32.exe" The same address run from W7 generates the following error...

Can't seem to get the libraries shortcut back in the navigation pane, anyone knows how? i tried the registry fix too Link Removed

Hello I have noticed that the CTRL A keyboard shortcut has stopped working in all programs. I checked in word and it still has CTRL A listed as the shortcut for 'Select All". Any suggestions to help me fix this? Thank you :p

Why would a program shortcut not work, yet clicking on an .exe file does? I tried deleting the desktop icon and creating a new icon, based directly on exe and yet any such shortcut I make does not work. I can see that the program is loading, but after a couple of seconds it quits. I was able to...

Hi, My application previously works well in XP. When I run it in Windows 7, I am facing some issue with taskbar icon. Please let me elaborate further. Let say the application executable is A.exe. A.exe can run on its own. It can accept some arguments e.g. "A.exe /B" and "A.exe /C". During the...

Hopefully this isn't as hard to explain or understand as what I've made it out to be in my own head. Anyway... I am trying to create a shortcut to put my pc (W7 x64) into sleep. Every single how-to that I can find on the internet, however, puts the PC into sleep at BIOS level. It isn't the same...