Incroyable HULK Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 (edited) Hello all,I am wondering if it is possible to create some nice shortcuts like the Internet Explorer and Email Program in the Start Menu like this:The thing I like is the SUBTITLE (in light blue)I could really use something like that for a link to our Corporate Intranet, FTP Server, Etc.I was able to pin my own shortcut to the start menu (the Virtual Drive stuff) and I have some VBScript for this part but the Subtitle seems to be somewhere in the registry...any help appreciated! Edited March 7, 2006 by Incroyable HULK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QKnet Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 yeah, I've been looking too for how to automatically pin the program to startmenu.Can anyone help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsmokingman Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Here a vbs script that pin calculator to the start menuSet objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")Set objFolder = objShell.Namespace("C:\Windows\System32")Set objFolderItem = objFolder.ParseName("calc.exe")objFolderItem.InvokeVerb("P&in to Start Menu")Here is a link to Hey, Scripting Guy!, for more information about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incroyable HULK Posted March 7, 2006 Author Share Posted March 7, 2006 yep, that's the code I already had...I was more interested in the Subtitle part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bezalel Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 This script worked for me:Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")Set oShellLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(WshShell.SpecialFolders("AllUsersStartMenu")&"\Calulator.lnk")oShellLink.TargetPath = "%SystemRoot%\system32\calc.exe"oShellLink.Description = "Performs basic arithmetic tasks with an on-screen calculator."oShellLink.SaveThe script from The Scripting Guys manipulates the Application object and not the shortcut being created. My script works on the shortcut itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djé Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 (edited) The problem is that the 2 first one are special explorer elements. Reshack Explorer.exe and you'll find their info tips together with other (search, help, etc.) menu items tips in String Table #438 while the element titles (white text: Internet, Courrrier électronique) themselves are ALONE in the String Table #440. The light blue texts (the subtitles) are just the application names.So it looks like Explorer has a special feature for the 2 first ones but not for other. Edited March 8, 2006 by Djé Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsmokingman Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 The script is to pin something to the startmenu not create a shortcuts. To make shortcuts uses a different object.CreateObject("Shell.Application") this is different then this CreateObject("WScript.Shell") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incroyable HULK Posted March 7, 2006 Author Share Posted March 7, 2006 There is some value in the registry underHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\MUICachebut I am not sure if we can use it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djé Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\MUICachesome harsh googling about that key eventually led me to that page which looks like a good entry point (more links provided inside it) to understand what it is......But it does not look related to your quest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djé Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 according to this thread the registry key connected to that part of the start menu is:[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartPage]You may want to dig in the "Favorites" value, but with no guarranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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