How does the shortcut find the executable image?

[Academic]

Exploring All Users/Start Menu I get to a shortcut file and right click and
select properties.

The resulting form, on the Shortcut tab, list the target type as
"Application"

But the Target location is blank!

What is going on?

How does it find the executable image?



Thanks

 

[Richard Urban]

There is no path in the "Start In" line to the application?

--

Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Academic]

There is no path in the "Start In" line to the application?

No



--

Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Joe]

Exploring All Users/Start Menu I get to a shortcut file and right click and
select properties.

The resulting form, on the Shortcut tab, lists the target type as
"Application"

But the Target location is blank!

What is going on?

How does it find the executable image?

Perhaps the executable is in the default path..

 

[Academic]

but it needs to a least know the name of the .exe file
I said the target was blank, actually it contains the name of the app grayed
out

thanks

 

[Joe]

but it needs to a least know the name of the .exe file
I said the target was blank, actually it contains the name of the app grayed
out

thanks

The actual filename would help.. someone might know whether it uses
CLSID or other means to call the function.

 

[Academic]

I looked at the link because I wanted to learn the filename but it isn't
there
The target is blank

 

[Joe]

I looked at the link because I wanted to learn the filename but it isn't
there
The target is blank

OK, well I got in over my head about two posts ago.. Best of luck in
trying to figure this one out.

 

[Academic]

thanks for trying

OK, well I got in over my head about two posts ago.. Best of luck in
trying to figure this one out.

 

[Ayush]

Replied to [ Academic]'s message {REPLY BELOW} :
-----------------------------------------------------------

Exploring All Users/Start Menu I get to a shortcut file and right
click and select properties.

The resulting form, on the Shortcut tab, list the target type as
"Application"

But the Target location is blank!

What is going on?

How does it find the executable image?



Thanks

What is the name of shortcut and what it launches ?
What happens when you click "Find target" in Shortcut properties



--
Ayush [ Be ''?'' Happy ]

For any query, search - www.Google.com
Want to know about a term - http://en.wikipedia.org
Snip your long urls - http://snipurl.com/
Must have tool for OE - http://snipurl.com/quotefix

 

[Academic]

Replied to [ Academic]'s message {REPLY BELOW} :
-----------------------------------------------------------

Exploring All Users/Start Menu I get to a shortcut file and right
click and select properties.

The resulting form, on the Shortcut tab, list the target type as
"Application"

But the Target location is blank!

What is going on?

How does it find the executable image?



Thanks

What is the name of shortcut and what it launches ?

O&O Defrag Professional Edition
The above shows in the Target but is grayed

What happens when you click "Find target" in Shortcut properties

Nothing, it is grayed as is Change Icon

--
Ayush [ Be ''?'' Happy ]

For any query, search - www.Google.com
Want to know about a term - http://en.wikipedia.org
Snip your long urls - http://snipurl.com/
Must have tool for OE - http://snipurl.com/quotefix

 

[Bob I]

The default Office Application Shortcuts are built that way. Someone in
the Office groups may know the actual method used to trigger the exe file.

 

[Ayush]

Replied to [ Academic]'s message {REPLY BELOW} :
-----------------------------------------------------------

O&O Defrag Professional Edition
The above shows in the Target but is grayed

Nothing, it is grayed as is Change Icon

So why were you saying that there is nothing in Target. There are many
shortcuts in windows and many applications make the shortcuts that way like
Adobe products. I don't know how this works but it works. Take an example :
Open properties of a shortcut
Delete everything in its Target and Start in boxes.
Click OK
Reopen properties
What you see ??
You will see a grayed out Target box with My Computer in it


--
Ayush [ Be ''?'' Happy ]

For any query, search - www.Google.com
Want to know about a term - http://en.wikipedia.org
Snip your long urls - http://snipurl.com/
Must have tool for OE - http://snipurl.com/quotefix