Thanks Jim/Dave, these ideas sound very promising. I will give it a try and see what I can come up with.
Cheers, JR On 15 May 2013 16:40, Jim Mediger <[email protected]> wrote: > There are several ways to accomplish this: > > > > The folder for the Windows 7 taskbar is located at: > > C:\Users\USER_NAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick > Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar > > You can create a shortcut there and upon logging off and back on, it > should appear. > > ************************************************** > > 1. Create a shortcut to your batch file. > 2. Get into shortcut property and change target to something like: cmd.exe > /C "path-to-your-batch". > 3. Simply drag your new shortcut to the taskbar. It should now be > pinnable. > > ************************************************** > > 1. Rename your *.cmd/*.bat to to .exe > 2. Right clicking on the *.exe and choose pin to taskbar > 3. Rename it back to .cmd/.bat > 4. Shift+right clicking the taskbar icon (for the exe) and choose > properties > 5. Changing the reference from *.exe to *.cmd/*.bat and change icon as > needed > > It starts working right away but the icon refresh needs a reboot. > > ************************************************** > > There is only one simple rule that you have to follow in order to make > almost any item "pinnable" to the taskbar: create a shortcut, save it > somewhere safe so you don't delete it by mistake, create a shortcut to that > shortcut and add the explorer word before its path. Then you have a > shortcut which you can pin to the taskbar. > > ****************************************************** > > > > > > JimM > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *James Rankin > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 15, 2013 10:11 AM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [NTSysADM] Pin a .chm file to the Taskbar or Start Menu > > > > Anyone got any sneaky ways of getting a .chm file, or a shortcut to a .chm > file, to be pinned to the Taskbar or Start Menu? Apparently there are only > certain file types you can bung on there...has anyone had to cross this > bridge and found a way of achieving it? > > > > TIA, > > > > > > -- > *James Rankin* > Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) > http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk > **Warning** Any technical data is or may be controlled under the U.S. > International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and may not be exported, > released, or disclosed to foreign nationals without proper authorization by > the U.S. Department of State.” “CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This electronic > transmission, its contents and any attachments (hereinafter referred to > collectively as “transmission”) are confidential and are solely directed > to, and intended for, the named addressee(s) only. Any use, reproduction or > dissemination of this transmission by an unintended recipient is strictly > prohibited. If you receive this transmission in error, please immediately > notify the sender and delete this transmission in its entirety from your > files. All intellectual property rights in this transmission are expressly > reserved.” > -- *James Rankin* Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk
