desktop shortcut's icon

[Chad]

Hello, I have a database on the server at work and I wanted to change the
shortcut icon for everyones shortcuts on thiere desktops. Can I do this? Or
is there some way when they create a shortcut from the origional it would
already have the new icon as its image? Thanks!

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

A shortcut is simply a file (with an extension of .lnk, even though that
extension doesn't show up in Windows Explorer). You can copy the file and
share it.

 

[Chad]

Is there a way that if someone right clicks on the app and selects shortcut
to desktop how can I have it so that shortcut will have the new icon? Thanks!

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

I don't think so.

 

[Tony Toews [MVP]]

Is there a way that if someone right clicks on the app and selects shortcut
to desktop how can I have it so that shortcut will have the new icon? Thanks!

Possibly. However not by right clicking on the current shortcut on
their desktop.

What you could do is create some VBA code that would go looking on
their desktop for the shortcut pointing to the FE and update the icon
from there. However this would require extensive use of the Windows
API and would be recommended only for an intermediate level of
expertise in VBA.

Newbies need extra loven........

<smile>

Tony
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[Chad]

Well then it sound like its out of my league!

Thanks for the help/Sugestions....