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Desktop shortcut to 2010 Outlook Contacts

ricardo4 — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 01:15:17 +0000

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Need to add a ‘/’ as a switch to a path shortcut

Twerp — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:14:22 +0000

I am trying to create a Desktop shortcut, but the Target Path has a “” (tried the ASCII chr(47) with no luck – it always turns it around to a “/”) after the .exe that is needed in order to launch the app. I know this is an illegal character in VB Script, but is there a work around so that I can add this character some how to the path?
Here is what the path looks like for the Target path:
C:TPGCommonRunapp.exe /offline/nobackup

Thanks for any help or suggestions.

Adding Destop Shortcut and icon using GPO

Crphgoldstein — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:28:03 +0000

Hello, I’m hoping someone out here can assist me. Currently the users in my domain have a link in their IE favorites that is populated using Group Policy. Senior management would like this particular link to be placed on all users desktops as a shortcut along with a specific icon.

I’ve copied the shortcut in favorites, and placed it in the netlogon share of my domain. I’ve created a simple batch file: If Not Exist “C:Documents and SettingsAll UsersDesktopQuantros.url” copy \\Mydomainnetlogonquantros.url “c:Documents and settingsAll usersDesktop” I’ve added this batch file to an existing GPO under the computer configurationwindows settingsscriptsstartup.

The startup script works, it places the shortcut on the desktops and when the users click on it, it takes them to the correct URL. However, the icon that needs to be associated with the link only shows up if the user account that is logged on has administrative privileges to the workstation, so I know it’s some kind of permissions issue, but I can’t figure it out.

I’ve checked the permissions of the shortcut in the netlogon share, I’ve checked the permissions on the all users profile and I’ve checked the permissions of the shortcut itself. All users have read and execute permissions. Does anyone have any other ideas as to why this icon will not show up unless a user has admin rights? Thanks

Problem with shortcut error messages

Mh112577 — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:43:13 +0000

i was moving folders around in my documents when something i did ereased or moved some of my folders. the documents were excel spreadsheets with formulas. i ran a search and a couple of them came up but when I click on them i get the error message problem with shortcut the item ” ” that this shortcut refers to has been changed or moved, so this short cut will no longer work properly. i cant find the folder that all of these documents were in. any help would be greatly appreciated.

How to create a desktop shortcut to a 2nd email account on Windows Mail

Vonga — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:00:56 +0000

Windows Mail 2nd user account shortcut

Internet Explorer 6 launch options

CarolineA — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:50:59 +0000

I have a desktop shortcut which launches a domino app into IE6. I would like it to launch without menu bar, tool bars, address bar. This is almost kiosk mode BUT I need to retain the windows start bar at the bottom of the screen. Any suggestion gratefully received.