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How can I create a Shortcut for "System Tools"?
How can I create a Shortcut for "System Tools"?
I use "System Tools" far too often to keep going thru all the levels in the Start menu. I have never been able to find a way to create a shortcut of that whole folder. (or any other grouping from the Start menu, such as "Games". I've always made my own folder on the desktop, called "system tools", then created a shortcut of each item inside that folder, and moved these individual shortcuts to my own directory. This works, but is time consuming and monotonous. |
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How can I create a Shortcut for "System Tools"?
Why not just rebuild the mess? As JJ explained, you
get links coming from 2 places, whether you like it or not. My own approach is to get everything out of my personal folder and put it into: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\ I'm the only user, but the per-user design is a confusing problem waiting to happen. I like to keep it all orderly. Having got it all into one place, I organize the links. I create folders like Media, Office, Utilities, Internet, etc. I then take the actual link from each parent folder, put it into the relevant folder, then dump the rest. (A lot of software installs with a big pile of junk links.) The result is that I have 8-10 items on the Start Menu, and each of those contains only relevant links, often renamed. For instance, in Office I have: LibreOffice Impress LibreOffice Writer PDF XChange Viewer SumatraPDF TextBridge Pro 8.0 wordpad.exe In Utilities: Sysinternals (folder) 7-Zip File Manager Agent Ransack CPU-Z HxD PowerArchiver TweakUI XP Universal Extractor I could then put a shortcut to Utilities on the Desktop if I want to, but I don't find the need. However, there's nothing preventing you from just right dragging the folder C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\System Tools to the Desktop and selecting "Create Shortcut Here". | How can I create a Shortcut for "System Tools"? | | I use "System Tools" far too often to keep going thru all the levels in | the Start menu. | | I have never been able to find a way to create a shortcut of that whole | folder. (or any other grouping from the Start menu, such as "Games". | I've always made my own folder on the desktop, called "system tools", | then created a shortcut of each item inside that folder, and moved these | individual shortcuts to my own directory. This works, but is time | consuming and monotonous. | |
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How can I create a Shortcut for "System Tools"?
On 27 Jun 2014 10:02:41 GMT, Rasta Robert
wrote: On 2014-06-27, wrote: How can I create a Shortcut for "System Tools"? I use "System Tools" far too often to keep going thru all the levels in the Start menu. I have never been able to find a way to create a shortcut of that whole folder. (or any other grouping from the Start menu, such as "Games". I've always made my own folder on the desktop, called "system tools", then created a shortcut of each item inside that folder, and moved these individual shortcuts to my own directory. This works, but is time consuming and monotonous. Copy the System Tools folder in the All Users' Start Menu to whatever location you want it (Desktop, or a more accessible location within the start menu (in the last case you can also move it there instead of copying). Thanks. That fixed it. I was trying to do it from the START button, and it cant be done from there. |
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