On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 11:17 AM, Evan Brastow <[email protected]> wrote: > I have an app (home made in PowerBuilder) that runs off a network drive. I > want to add the shortcut to the .exe file to the Start Menu in Windows 7. > But, I can't.
A shortcut targeted to a network resource can't be pinned to the Start Menu. According to Microsoft, this is by design. Microsoft says pinning is for frequently used items, not network items. About a billion people have pointed out that the two categories are unrelated, but Microsoft apparently just doesn't get it. Maybe they don't have networks in Redmond; I dunno. As others have said, you have to put something local in front of the network resource, to fool Windows into working properly. That can be a shortcut stored locally (targeted at the network resource), or an invocation of EXPLORER targeted at the resource, etc. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
