MS 3.5.1: How to create shortcut to an exe?

**Recursion** · #1 (**permalink**) 12-23-2009, 12:50 AM

Wirelessly posted (Opera/9.80 (J2ME/MIDP; Opera Mini/5.0.16823/1280; U; en) Presto/2.2.0)

Does anyone know how to create a widget that points to an .exe file? Since the .exe file does not have a start menu icon, I can't simply select an icon from the start menu when normally creating the widget.

If I could create an icon somewhere in the start menu, that would work.

TIA!

trids · #2 (**permalink**) 12-23-2009, 01:20 AM

I use Total Commander as my file explorer .. it allows you to create a shortcut in a way which is very similar to the way that you might on a desktop.

Alternatively you can use a text editor (Total Commande comes with oneof those too

) to create a file like this

Code:

21#"\Windows\Camera.exe"

.. not sure what the number is for, any other number I use works fine, and different shortcuts have different numbers.

Anyway, then save that text file with a ".LNK" extension, in your \Windows\Start Menu\ folder.

BTW -- your method of copying the EXE is not what you're looking for: you end up creating a duplicate of the executable instead fo just a link to it. This might seem to work some of the time, but it won't always! AND it will cost you precious space.

trids · #3 (**permalink**) 12-23-2009, 01:24 AM

UPDATE - the easiest way is probably to use the standard File Explorer: select the EXE file, taphold> copy, then go to the \Windows\Start Menu\ folder, and taphold> paste shortcut

**Recursion** · #4 (**permalink**) 12-23-2009, 02:06 AM

Thanks for the reply. I noticed the "files" in the programs folder were actually shortcuts themselves...so I just tossed a shortcut to the exe. I used windows explorer after I sync'd up, btw. Thanks again for the tips.