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From: Karl E. Peterson on 3 May 2010 17:32 Tony Toews [MVP] wrote: > Karl E. Peterson <karl(a)exmvps.org> wrote: > >>>> This would actually be right up there on the "Interesting!" scale... >>> >>> Whoa on a sec here. I haven't checked those URLs yet but <plaintive, >>> whining voice> don't forget about my problem. Hehehe >> >> Okay, let's toss the man a fish... <g> >> >> C:\Users\(User-Name)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick >> Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar >> >> Looks like you might be able to twiddle those LNK files to point at >> your launcher, assuming you had admin privs. >> >> So much for the "wisdom" of Microsoft putting those settings offlimits, >> huh? > > Holy cr*p. Hey, it's MSFT we're talking about. <bg> > No, the user or my app won't have admin privileges but still might not > be too hard to work around. Y'know, I don't think you'll need admin privs. Looks like the logged in user has full access to that folder. As they should. You just go in there and modify the shortcut target to point at your launcher utility, and you'll be all set. :-) It does seem to work. I just tested modifying a WinZip pinning to Notepad, and didn't have any problems at all. -- ..NET: It's About Trust! http://vfred.mvps.org
From: Karl E. Peterson on 3 May 2010 17:34 Mayayana wrote: > > -- | >> C:\Users\(User-Name)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick >> Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar >> > > That's interesting. I'd noticed that Quick Launch > shortcuts weren't working in Win7, They work. They're just somewhat hidden. C:\Users\(User-Name)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch I created my own QuickLaunch toolbar, and use it with much more enjoyment than before, because I'm the only guy putting stuff there! <g> -- ..NET: It's About Trust! http://vfred.mvps.org
From: Mayayana on 3 May 2010 18:46 | > -- | | >> C:\Users\(User-Name)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick | >> Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar | >> | > | > That's interesting. I'd noticed that Quick Launch | > shortcuts weren't working in Win7, | | They work. They're just somewhat hidden. | | C:\Users\(User-Name)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick | Launch | You mean that it will show up if I programmatically create that folder and drop an LNK into it, and skip the User Pinned\TaskBar part? I had tried it with User Pinned\TaskBar (your first path above), both per-user and for all users, but it didn't work. The Shell method seems to work fine, which I can use in an installer, but it doesn't provide a method for all users.
From: Karl E. Peterson on 3 May 2010 19:19 Mayayana wrote: >>> -- | >>>> C:\Users\(User-Name)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick >>>> Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar >>>> >>> >>> That's interesting. I'd noticed that Quick Launch >>> shortcuts weren't working in Win7, >> >> They work. They're just somewhat hidden. >> >> C:\Users\(User-Name)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick >> Launch >> > You mean that it will show up if I programmatically > create that folder and drop an LNK into it, and skip the > User Pinned\TaskBar part? I don't think it's that easy to create. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/888-quick-launch-enable-disable.html -- ..NET: It's About Trust! http://vfred.mvps.org
From: Mayayana on 3 May 2010 20:14
| >> C:\Users\(User-Name)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick | >> Launch | >> | > You mean that it will show up if I programmatically | > create that folder and drop an LNK into it, and skip the | > User Pinned\TaskBar part? | | I don't think it's that easy to create. | | http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/888-quick-launch-enable-disable.html | I see. It's amazing how a little work can make Windows almost as good as it used to be. That doesn't help much for programmatic links, though. It's just a custom toolbar for one's own use. It seems that the Shell method of "pinning" that I posted is the new equivalent of programmatically putting a link in Quick Launch. (I'm interested in this to fix the broken option in my installer that allows people to add a Desktop and/or QL shortcut.) |