April 23, 200521 yr Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}] @="Name of Link" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\DefaultIcon] @="%SystemRoot%\\icon.ico" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\Instance\InitPropertyBag] "CLSID"="{13709620-C279-11CE-A49E-444553540000}" "method"="ShellExecute" "Command"="Name of Link" "Param1"="http://www.somesite.com"Place your own icon in the $OEM$\$$ Folder of your UWXP CD.You can use either a URL (ie: http://www.somesite.com) or an email address (ie: mailto:someone@someosite.com)
April 23, 200521 yr It's been done before<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Well I wasn't aware it had been done before and honestly, I never would have even though to look it up or ask. Sometimes a little repitition about an obscure topic isn't that bad. Thanks for the tip...
April 24, 200521 yr Author My pleasure... I actually did look up Manufacturer Link and couldn't find it.
April 25, 200521 yr I beleive that you can also do this using the OEM Preinstallation Kit, as well as a number of other little tweaks and hacks that are normally reserved for OEMs.
April 26, 200521 yr I tested this out some time ago and this CLSID is the only place it'll work. So if there is already an OEM link present (say if you have a factory PC/LT) you have to replace it but not add another one.
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