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[MAVERICKS CHOICE]

Is it possible to script shortcuts for control panel items to desktop, eg Automate these links or make a script to copy shortcuts to the desktop.

[KAndle]

Hmm script... I'm not sure. Try searching c:\windows\system32 for *.cpl.

CTRL-A to select all results and use the right button to drag them to the desktop release and click create shortcuts here. That is all. But not a script. Sorry.

[Takeshi]

Are you trying to make a shortcut to one of the CP items on the desktop?

e.g.

R click desktop > New Shortcut > control userpasswords2

would make a shortcut to open the classic user applet.

You can put control (or control.exe) in a script.

[MCT]

use shortcut.exe

start /wait shortcut.exe /f:"%Userprofile%\Desktop\Add Remove Programs.lnk" /a:c /t:"%windir%\System32\AppWiz.cpl"

[KAndle]

I never knew there was a shortcut.exe. hehe If I ever saw that in my Task Manager I would have to kill it.

[Yzöwl]

A basic idea, no extra progs added, without fancy icons, cos I'm out of time atm

[Version]
Signature  = $Windows NT$

[DefaultInstall]
UpdateInis = CPLink

[CPLink]
setup.ini, progman.groups,, "group0=""%16400%\"""
setup.ini, group0,,"ARProgs,""""""%11%\appwiz.cpl"""""""
setup.ini, progman.groups,, "group1=""%16400%\"""
setup.ini, group1,,"IEProp,""""""%11%\inetcpl.cpl"""""""
setup.ini, progman.groups,, "group2=""%16400%\"""
setup.ini, group2,,"NetConn,""""""%11%\ncpa.cpl"""""""
setup.ini, progman.groups,, "group3=""%16400%\"""
setup.ini, group3,,"Accounts,""""""%11%\nusrmgr.cpl"""""""
setup.ini, progman.groups,, "group4=""%16400%\"""
setup.ini, group4,,"SysProp,""""""%11%\sysdm.cpl"""""""

Copy and paste into a new notepad file and call it CPLinks.inf

Right click it for now and choose install, to see what happens.

This could of course be run and /or written by a cmd file if required.