Is there a way to setup a batch file to copy a shortcut to a user's desktop?
For example, I want to setup a batch file so that it will create an Excel
shortcut (Excel.exe) to a user's desktop.

Thanks.

"Diane Walker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Is there a way to setup a batch file to copy a shortcut to a user's
> desktop?
> For example, I want to setup a batch file so that it will create an Excel
> shortcut (Excel.exe) to a user's desktop.
>
> Thanks.
>

Do you want to copy and existing shortcut to the user's
desktop or to you want to create a brand new shortcut?

I want to create a brand new shortcut and put it on the user's desktop.
Thanks.

"Pegasus (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "Diane Walker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Is there a way to setup a batch file to copy a shortcut to a user's
> > desktop?
> > For example, I want to setup a batch file so that it will create an
Excel
> > shortcut (Excel.exe) to a user's desktop.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
>
> Do you want to copy and existing shortcut to the user's
> desktop or to you want to create a brand new shortcut?
>
>

Here is a VB Script example that will create a shortcut on
the user's desktop:
Set ObjShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
strPath=ObjShell.SpecialFolders("Desktop")
Set objShortcut =ObjShell.CreateShortcut(strPath & "\Internet Explorer
Test.lnk")
objShortcut.TargetPath = "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
objShortcut.arguments = "www.google.com"
objShortcut.Description = "Explorer Test"
objShortcut.Save

"Diane Walker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I want to create a brand new shortcut and put it on the user's desktop.
> Thanks.
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> "Diane Walker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Is there a way to setup a batch file to copy a shortcut to a user's
>> > desktop?
>> > For example, I want to setup a batch file so that it will create an
> Excel
>> > shortcut (Excel.exe) to a user's desktop.
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>>
>> Do you want to copy and existing shortcut to the user's
>> desktop or to you want to create a brand new shortcut?
>>
>>
>
>

Thank you very much for taking time to this for me. I have to ask you a
dumb question. Do I copy the script to the notepad and save the file as
executable such as install.bat? I am not sure how to execute the script.

Thanks.

Diane

"Pegasus (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Here is a VB Script example that will create a shortcut on
> the user's desktop:
> Set ObjShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
> strPath=ObjShell.SpecialFolders("Desktop")
> Set objShortcut =ObjShell.CreateShortcut(strPath & "\Internet Explorer
> Test.lnk")
> objShortcut.TargetPath = "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
> objShortcut.arguments = "www.google.com"
> objShortcut.Description = "Explorer Test"
> objShortcut.Save
>
> "Diane Walker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I want to create a brand new shortcut and put it on the user's desktop.
> > Thanks.
> >
> > "Pegasus (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>
> >> "Diane Walker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > Is there a way to setup a batch file to copy a shortcut to a user's
> >> > desktop?
> >> > For example, I want to setup a batch file so that it will create an
> > Excel
> >> > shortcut (Excel.exe) to a user's desktop.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks.
> >> >
> >>
> >> Do you want to copy and existing shortcut to the user's
> >> desktop or to you want to create a brand new shortcut?
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

You save it to c:\CreateShortcut.vbs (for example) and invoke
it with this command:

cscript //nologo c:\CreateShortcut.vbs


"Diane Walker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thank you very much for taking time to this for me. I have to ask you a
> dumb question. Do I copy the script to the notepad and save the file as
> executable such as install.bat? I am not sure how to execute the script.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Diane
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:e$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Here is a VB Script example that will create a shortcut on
>> the user's desktop:
>> Set ObjShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
>> strPath=ObjShell.SpecialFolders("Desktop")
>> Set objShortcut =ObjShell.CreateShortcut(strPath & "\Internet Explorer
>> Test.lnk")
>> objShortcut.TargetPath = "C:\Program Files\Internet
>> Explorer\iexplore.exe"
>> objShortcut.arguments = "www.google.com"
>> objShortcut.Description = "Explorer Test"
>> objShortcut.Save
>>
>> "Diane Walker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >I want to create a brand new shortcut and put it on the user's desktop.
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> > "Pegasus (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >>
>> >> "Diane Walker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> > Is there a way to setup a batch file to copy a shortcut to a user's
>> >> > desktop?
>> >> > For example, I want to setup a batch file so that it will create an
>> > Excel
>> >> > shortcut (Excel.exe) to a user's desktop.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> Do you want to copy and existing shortcut to the user's
>> >> desktop or to you want to create a brand new shortcut?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

Thanks very much.

"Pegasus (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> You save it to c:\CreateShortcut.vbs (for example) and invoke
> it with this command:
>
> cscript //nologo c:\CreateShortcut.vbs
>
>
> "Diane Walker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Thank you very much for taking time to this for me. I have to ask you a
> > dumb question. Do I copy the script to the notepad and save the file as
> > executable such as install.bat? I am not sure how to execute the
script.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Diane
> >
> > "Pegasus (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:e$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Here is a VB Script example that will create a shortcut on
> >> the user's desktop:
> >> Set ObjShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
> >> strPath=ObjShell.SpecialFolders("Desktop")
> >> Set objShortcut =ObjShell.CreateShortcut(strPath & "\Internet Explorer
> >> Test.lnk")
> >> objShortcut.TargetPath = "C:\Program Files\Internet
> >> Explorer\iexplore.exe"
> >> objShortcut.arguments = "www.google.com"
> >> objShortcut.Description = "Explorer Test"
> >> objShortcut.Save
> >>
> >> "Diane Walker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >I want to create a brand new shortcut and put it on the user's
desktop.
> >> > Thanks.
> >> >
> >> > "Pegasus (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >>
> >> >> "Diane Walker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> >> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >> > Is there a way to setup a batch file to copy a shortcut to a
user's
> >> >> > desktop?
> >> >> > For example, I want to setup a batch file so that it will create
an
> >> > Excel
> >> >> > shortcut (Excel.exe) to a user's desktop.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks.
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> Do you want to copy and existing shortcut to the user's
> >> >> desktop or to you want to create a brand new shortcut?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>