Fudeba Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Hello,I want to add explorer shotcut to top of start menu, and remove icons created by default (Windows update, microsoft update, etc...) and replace in programs/acesssories shotcut to CMD.EXE and Explorer.exe to my custom shotcuts.And add custom shotcuts to QuickLaunch.Question: What best way to place and remove icons in a start menu during or after w2k splitstreamed install? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaker Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Do a search for "shortcut.exe" This holds the answer you seek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fudeba Posted June 24, 2007 Author Share Posted June 24, 2007 Do a search for "shortcut.exe" This holds the answer you seek.Ok, is to create, but to remove (delete) or move? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaker Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 An example of moving a shortcut:MOVE /Y "%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Internet Explorer.lnk" "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Communications\Internet Explorer.lnk"Examples of deleting a shortcut:DEL /F /Q "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Set Program Access and Defaults.lnk"DEL /F /Q "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Windows Update.lnk"DEL /F /Q "%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Remote Assistance.lnk" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fudeba Posted June 25, 2007 Author Share Posted June 25, 2007 beaker, I'm looking to another skill to make this, but I not found. I believe that I will have to make one script .cmd to this.Thank's for the attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shodan Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 I made a script a while ago that cleans up the start menubut since you have to account for multiple version of windows (2k xp vista) and different languages (different paths and different shortcut names)and you want all users to have identical start menu so you have to move all the short cuts to "all users"and you want to make sure shortcuts are readable by all (if you install an app as admin then copy the link to all users then login as user the link -may- be non-functionnal)this is a lot of stuff to think about, and then you have the whole list of actual links and folders you want to look forI was wondering, isn't there some automated start menu manager out there ?I mean surely you don't go through all this trouble of fine tuning windows to install on hundreds of computers and then leave a start menu like this (just an example ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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