I have explorer pinned to my task bar. I can pin network drives to it and all the pinned drives show up when I right click it. Yes, this is not the start menu.
Steven Peck http://www.blkmtn.org On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 10:36 AM, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > ~ 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
