Shortcut creation with no arrow and cannot be deleted Adam 03.07.2007 21:14:01 I need help in creating an shortcut on a user’s desktop that cannot be deleted nor has a shortcut arrow on it. Similar to how AOL puts their shortcut icon on user’s desktops. I am specifically looking at way to manipulate the registry to do this. The other icons on the desktop can keep their shortcut arrows. I just want to manipulate this one specific shortcut. The ability to right-click and select delete would be good but not required. Thanks in advance. If you need me to be clearer I, let me know and I will try.

Re: Shortcut creation with no arrow and cannot be deleted "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper[ at ]gmail.com> 03.07.2007 21:56:12 Adam wrote: [Quoted Text] > I need help in creating an shortcut on a user's desktop that cannot > be > deleted nor has a shortcut arrow on it. Similar to how AOL puts > their shortcut icon on user's desktops. I am specifically looking > at way to manipulate the registry to do this. The other icons on > the desktop can keep their shortcut arrows. I just want to > manipulate this one specific shortcut. The ability to right-click > and select delete would be good but not required. > > Thanks in advance. If you need me to be clearer I, let me know and > I will try. Two things... Why the multipost? In the future, if you feel your query is relevant to more than one single group - please crosspost instead of multiposting. It makes it easier on you as well as those who might answer you - and you still get to spam more than one newsgroup with your identical question. ;-) Why would you want the ability to right-click and select delete on an icon you cannot delete (per your earlier requirement in the same post...)? -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Re: Shortcut creation with no arrow and cannot be deleted Adam 04.07.2007 00:46:02 Sorry about the multipost, I new to this newsgroup and didn't realize I could crosspost. Anyway, Right click and delete is optional. I know that the AOL icons I have seen in the past do have the right-click delete option, so I wasn't sure if what i wanted to do; that having the right click delete was a part of it. I just don't want the user to be selecting items on the desktop to delete by pressing the delete key or dragging to the recycle bin.

Re: Shortcut creation with no arrow and cannot be deleted "Kelly" <kelly[ at ]mvps.org> 04.07.2007 20:57:21 To remove shortcut arrows: Remove Icon Shortcut Symbols (Line 185) http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Manual: Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to this key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. Scroll on down to Pifile. In the right pane, rename ISSHORTCUT to read SHORTCUT. -- All the Best, Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm "Adam" <Adam[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:20BD5A10-1228-4F00-B3D7-DA47D15D65BA[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I need help in creating an shortcut on a user's desktop that cannot be > deleted nor has a shortcut arrow on it. Similar to how AOL puts their > shortcut icon on user's desktops. I am specifically looking at way to > manipulate the registry to do this. The other icons on the desktop can > keep > their shortcut arrows. I just want to manipulate this one specific > shortcut. > The ability to right-click and select delete would be good but not > required. > > Thanks in advance. If you need me to be clearer I, let me know and I will > try. >

Re: Shortcut creation with no arrow and cannot be deleted Adam 05.07.2007 04:54:01 Thanks Kelly, but I already know how to remove the shortcut arrow. I just want to know how to prevent the actual shortcut from being deleted. "Kelly" wrote: [Quoted Text] > To remove shortcut arrows: > > Remove Icon Shortcut Symbols (Line 185) > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > > Manual: > > Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to this key: > HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. Scroll on down to Pifile. In the right pane, rename > ISSHORTCUT to read SHORTCUT. > > -- > > All the Best, > Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) > > Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm > > > "Adam" <Adam[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:20BD5A10-1228-4F00-B3D7-DA47D15D65BA[ at ]microsoft.com... > >I need help in creating an shortcut on a user's desktop that cannot be > > deleted nor has a shortcut arrow on it. Similar to how AOL puts their > > shortcut icon on user's desktops. I am specifically looking at way to > > manipulate the registry to do this. The other icons on the desktop can > > keep > > their shortcut arrows. I just want to manipulate this one specific > > shortcut. > > The ability to right-click and select delete would be good but not > > required. > > > > Thanks in advance. If you need me to be clearer I, let me know and I will > > try. > > > > >

Re: Shortcut creation with no arrow and cannot be deleted Ayush <"ayushmaan.j[aatt]gmail.com"> 05.07.2007 09:59:47 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------010102040301030009050102 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit [Adam] wrote-: [Quoted Text] > I need help in creating an shortcut on a user’s desktop that cannot be > deleted nor has a shortcut arrow on it. Similar to how AOL puts their > shortcut icon on user’s desktops. I am specifically looking at way to > manipulate the registry to do this. The other icons on the desktop can keep > their shortcut arrows. I just want to manipulate this one specific shortcut. > The ability to right-click and select delete would be good but not required. 1- Open Regedit 2- Navigate to HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID 3- Create a new CLSID e.g. - {7607f041-f0a8-1dc4-88e9-855851c85573} 4- Enter the name of item as the default value 5- Create a new key: DefaultIcon (specify the icon as default value) 6- Create new keys: Shell > Open > Command 7- Enter the path of program in default value of command key 8- Create a new key : ShellFolder 9- In ShellFolder key, create a new REG_DWORD or REG_BINARY value and set its value to: 10 in DWORD, 10 00 00 00 in BINARY 10- Navigate to HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Exploter\Desktop\Namespace 11- Create a new key and enter the CLSID as name. OR you can use the attached REG file to automate this. :) Good Luck, Ayush. -- Windows XP: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/using/windowsxp/default.mspx --------------010102040301030009050102 Content-Type: text/plain; name="Shell.reg" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: inline; filename="Shell.reg" //5XAGkAbgBkAG8AdwBzACAAUgBlAGcAaQBzAHQAcgB5ACAARQBkAGkAdABvAHIAIABWAGUA cgBzAGkAbwBuACAANQAuADAAMAANAAoADQAKAFsASABLAEUAWQBfAEMAVQBSAFIARQBOAFQA XwBVAFMARQBSAFwAUwBvAGYAdAB3AGEAcgBlAFwAQwBsAGEAcwBzAGUAcwBcAEMATABTAEkA RABcAHsANwA2ADAANwBmADAANAAxAC0AZgAwAGEAOAAtADEAZABjADQALQA4ADgAZQA5AC0A OAA1ADUAOAA1ADEAYwA4ADUANQA3ADMAfQBdAA0ACgBAAD0AIgBOAGEAbQBlACIADQAKAA0A CgBbAEgASwBFAFkAXwBDAFUAUgBSAEUATgBUAF8AVQBTAEUAUgBcAFMAbwBmAHQAdwBhAHIA ZQBcAEMAbABhAHMAcwBlAHMAXABDAEwAUwBJAEQAXAB7ADcANgAwADcAZgAwADQAMQAtAGYA MABhADgALQAxAGQAYwA0AC0AOAA4AGUAOQAtADgANQA1ADgANQAxAGMAOAA1ADUANwAzAH0A XABEAGUAZgBhAHUAbAB0AEkAYwBvAG4AXQANAAoAQAA9ACIAQwA6AFwAXABXAEkATgBEAE8A VwBTAFwAXABTAHkAcwB0AGUAbQAzADIAXABcAFMASABFAEwATAAzADIALgBEAEwATAAsADMA NQAiAA0ACgANAAoAWwBIAEsARQBZAF8AQwBVAFIAUgBFAE4AVABfAFUAUwBFAFIAXABTAG8A ZgB0AHcAYQByAGUAXABDAGwAYQBzAHMAZQBzAFwAQwBMAFMASQBEAFwAewA3ADYAMAA3AGYA MAA0ADEALQBmADAAYQA4AC0AMQBkAGMANAAtADgAOABlADkALQA4ADUANQA4ADUAMQBjADgA NQA1ADcAMwB9AFwAcwBoAGUAbABsAF0ADQAKAA0ACgBbAEgASwBFAFkAXwBDAFUAUgBSAEUA TgBUAF8AVQBTAEUAUgBcAFMAbwBmAHQAdwBhAHIAZQBcAEMAbABhAHMAcwBlAHMAXABDAEwA UwBJAEQAXAB7ADcANgAwADcAZgAwADQAMQAtAGYAMABhADgALQAxAGQAYwA0AC0AOAA4AGUA OQAtADgANQA1ADgANQAxAGMAOAA1ADUANwAzAH0AXABzAGgAZQBsAGwAXABvAHAAZQBuAF0A DQAKAA0ACgBbAEgASwBFAFkAXwBDAFUAUgBSAEUATgBUAF8AVQBTAEUAUgBcAFMAbwBmAHQA dwBhAHIAZQBcAEMAbABhAHMAcwBlAHMAXABDAEwAUwBJAEQAXAB7ADcANgAwADcAZgAwADQA MQAtAGYAMABhADgALQAxAGQAYwA0AC0AOAA4AGUAOQAtADgANQA1ADgANQAxAGMAOAA1ADUA NwAzAH0AXABzAGgAZQBsAGwAXABvAHAAZQBuAFwAQwBvAG0AbQBhAG4AZABdAA0ACgBAAD0A IgBDADoAXABcAFcAaQBuAGQAbwB3AHMAXABcAE4AbwB0AGUAcABhAGQALgBlAHgAZQAiAA0A CgANAAoAWwBIAEsARQBZAF8AQwBVAFIAUgBFAE4AVABfAFUAUwBFAFIAXABTAG8AZgB0AHcA YQByAGUAXABDAGwAYQBzAHMAZQBzAFwAQwBMAFMASQBEAFwAewA3ADYAMAA3AGYAMAA0ADEA LQBmADAAYQA4AC0AMQBkAGMANAAtADgAOABlADkALQA4ADUANQA4ADUAMQBjADgANQA1ADcA MwB9AFwAUwBoAGUAbABsAGYAbwBsAGQAZQByAF0ADQAKACIAQQB0AHQAcgBpAGIAdQB0AGUA cwAiAD0AZAB3AG8AcgBkADoAMAAwADAAMAAwADAAMQAwAA0ACgANAAoAWwBIAEsARQBZAF8A QwBVAFIAUgBFAE4AVABfAFUAUwBFAFIAXABTAG8AZgB0AHcAYQByAGUAXABNAGkAYwByAG8A cwBvAGYAdABcAFcAaQBuAGQAbwB3AHMAXABDAHUAcgByAGUAbgB0AFYAZQByAHMAaQBvAG4A XABFAHgAcABsAG8AcgBlAHIAXABEAGUAcwBrAHQAbwBwAFwATgBhAG0AZQBTAHAAYQBjAGUA XAB7ADcANgAwADcAZgAwADQAMQAtAGYAMABhADgALQAxAGQAYwA0AC0AOAA4AGUAOQAtADgA NQA1ADgANQAxAGMAOAA1ADUANwAzAH0AXQA= --------------010102040301030009050102--

Re: Shortcut creation with no arrow and cannot be deleted z1z1z1 <bogus[ at ]email.address> 06.07.2007 00:41:00 Put the shortcut on "All Users" desktop instead of on the user's individual desktops (assuming you want it on all desktops). If they are not administrators, they can't delete it from there. If they are administrators, you can't easily stop them, as they can do pretty much anything. If you are trying to put the shortcut in via a script or something while the user is logged in - if they can put a file somewhere, they can usually delete it, too. Many users dislike icons on the desktop - maybe you should consider putting it in the start menu, where they are less likely to want it gone. To increase its visibility, you could put it in "Start Menu", not in "Start Menu\Programs" =?Utf-8?B?QWRhbQ==?= <Adam[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in news:00134EF5-2DB9-45F5-8ED9-3F9794B2C390[ at ]microsoft.com: [Quoted Text] > Thanks Kelly, but I already know how to remove the shortcut arrow. I > just want to know how to prevent the actual shortcut from being > deleted. > > "Kelly" wrote: > >> To remove shortcut arrows: >> >> Remove Icon Shortcut Symbols (Line 185) >> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm >> >> Manual: >> >> Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to this key: >> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. Scroll on down to Pifile. In the right pane, >> rename ISSHORTCUT to read SHORTCUT. >> >> -- >> >> All the Best, >> Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) >> >> Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! >> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm >> >> >> "Adam" <Adam[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:20BD5A10-1228-4F00-B3D7-DA47D15D65BA[ at ]microsoft.com... >> >I need help in creating an shortcut on a user's desktop that cannot >> >be >> > deleted nor has a shortcut arrow on it. Similar to how AOL puts >> > their shortcut icon on user's desktops. I am specifically looking >> > at way to manipulate the registry to do this. The other icons on >> > the desktop can keep >> > their shortcut arrows. I just want to manipulate this one specific >> > shortcut. >> > The ability to right-click and select delete would be good but not >> > required. >> > >> > Thanks in advance. If you need me to be clearer I, let me know and >> > I will try. >> > >> >> >>