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Post subject: Start menu shortcut  Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 11:41 am |
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Hi, it's me... yet again!  Today, I was wondering if I could create a shortcut to the start menu. By "to", I don't mean add a schortcut to a program and then stick it into the start menu, but actually made a schortcut or command that acted as a start button when clicked on. Is it possible, and if so, how can I do it? Thanx in advance. 
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Post subject: Re: Start menu shortcut Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 1:23 pm |
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Post subject: Re: Start menu shortcut Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 3:59 pm |
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Hmm, I already have that. I'm not looking for a program to beef up my start menu, I just want the ability to have an icon on my desktop that will open it.
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Post subject: Re: Start menu shortcut Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 4:56 pm |
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hmm, maybe by making a little programm that pretends pressing the windows-key on your keyboard? But don't ask me how to program this, i just give the ideas here :D
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Post subject: Re: Start menu shortcut Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 5:02 pm |
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I did think of that, still trying to figure out how to do that.
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Post subject: Re: Start menu shortcut Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 5:45 pm |
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try to find the name of the .exe and then create a .bat to execute it I think it should work .. (I'm looking for that.. edit :I can't find it !  )
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Post subject: Re: Start menu shortcut Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 5:38 am |
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try in the hidden files in
C:/windows/system32/
make sure you change your folder options to see hidden files!
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Post subject: Re: Start menu shortcut Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:58 am |
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for me the problem is that I don't have windows in english version..
so the name of the startmenu is different ^^
I explored that folder without succes to find the .exe Doctorwho needs
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Post subject: Re: Start menu shortcut Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:25 am |
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I always thought that the start menu was part of the explorer exe, that's the taskbar itself, but I still have no idea how to get the command from there.
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Post subject: Re: Start menu shortcut Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:44 am |
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to start the explorer.exe create a .bat file then write : Code: explorer.exe explorer.exe should be started.. the only thing I know for .bat files is how to rename a volume or view its properties : the bat : Code: diskpart /S diskpart.txt > diskpart.doc the script (diskpart.txt): Code: list disk
select disk=1 REM="if the disk you want is 1, if have only one use 0"
dsik detail the print file (diskpart.doc) shows some tihng like this: Code: Disque ### Statut Taille Libre Dyn Gpt
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Disque 0 Connecté 186 GB 0 B
Disque 1 Connecté 466 GB 0 B
Le disque 1 est maintenant le disque sélectionné.
WDC WD50 00AADS-00L4B SCSI Disk Device
ID du disque : 911320C4
Type : IDE
Bus : 2
Cible : 1
ID LUN : 0
Volume ### Ltr Nom Fs Type Taille Statut Info
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Volume 4 F SECOURS NTFS Partition 157 GB Sain
Volume 5 E OUTILS NTFS Partition 138 GB Sain
Volume 6 M MEDIA NTFS Partition 171 GB Sain
this is really useful when you need to rename a disk or a volume but that you can't use commande prompt => just write a script and execute it (to rename assign letter=[letter you want])
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Post subject: Re: Start menu shortcut Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 6:40 pm |
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You've completely lost me.
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Post subject: Re: Start menu shortcut Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:21 pm |
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yep. there isn't a exe for the startmenu, it's really a part of the explorer.exe .
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Post subject: Re: Start menu shortcut Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 1:22 am |
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yep thats right explorer.exe controls all active icons and folders including the start menu, toolbar,notification area and basically everything you use to interact with windows you need a programer to figure this one and as you see no-one has yet!
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Post subject: Re: Start menu shortcut Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:38 am |
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Post subject: Re: Start menu shortcut Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:55 am |
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what is the path of this shortcut?
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