.net - Programmatically Added A Shortcut To The All Users Desktop And Can't Remove It?
Apr 12, 2011
In VB.NET I used wscript.shell to add a shortcut to the desktop. I didn't realize it created the shortcut on the "All Users" desktop, which means I can't delete it. I don't have admin rights as this is my work computer, and asking for admin isn't an option. WScript.Shell has a createshortcut method but not a remove shortcut method! I've been googling for days with no luck. Windows XP Pro 2002, SP3.
1.I�d like to publish a free vb.net desktop application for the users to download and use meanwhile I�d like to collect usage information ex: user ip address, user�s registration information, used features, time spent� if the user allows the report to be sent back.
2.Also , in order for the user to be able to use the application, he�ll have to register it then, everytime, before the application loads, it gets verified online that it was registered, maybe validate the registration information or a valid user name and password, no critical personal information. The target of this step is for the application to be used exclusively by the registered user and maybe on his computer only.
1. I�d like to publish a free vb.net desktop application for the users to download and use meanwhile I�d like to collect usage information ex: user ip address, user�s registration information, used features, time spent� if the user allows the report to be sent back. 2. Also , in order for the user to be able to use the application, he�ll have to register it then, everytime, before the application loads, it gets verified online that it was registered, maybe validate the registration information or a valid user name and password, no critical personal information. The target of this step is for the application to be used exclusively by the registered user and maybe on his computer only. Any alternative way to achive the target is just fine.
I cannot figure out how to get this call to work.I have searched EVERYWHERE.MSDN is no help at all and the only thing I can find is this vb6 code that doesn't work in .net.I tried to convert it over but I've had no luck.Specifically I'm trying to get the path of the "All Users" Desktop and the "All Users" Start Menu.It would rock if anyone could help me out with this one.
I am trying to create a 'Desk Top' Short Cut, for a Web Browser I created with Visual Basic 6. I will put it onto my website, so the public can download it (the Web Browser).*It will be an exe (Executable File).My short cut ( on the desk top) will*be a picture*ICON .ico file, which is a logo I created.I imagine it will be*stored*in the C Drive of most computers, in the Program Files. PATH: C:Program ilesHomeChannelTVHomeChannelTV.exe *I've tried to learn from many forums. The code I have created is below. I'm getting 1 error.
I have been asked to create a web application which would allow users to login to the system using a shortcut from the desktop. The short cut has to be user specific.
how can i create a desktop shortcut for my vb.net project that i've done.?my project is a Sudok game.. .i mean how can i open it without using Visual programs?
and I have encountered the exact same problem, that the desktop shortcut icon created by the Setup program does not work when dragging and dropping a file (in this case an Access-database) onto it,
while a shortcut manually created works just fine.
I do not understand the answer in the above thread. But, anyway I would like to find a way to solve the problem directly, preferably through the Setup program itself.
I have a client app written in VB (Visual Studio 2008) + VS 2008 SP1. I can see the option "Create desktop shortcut" under --- Publish > Option > Manifest but it is disabled.What do I need to do to enable it so I can have it checked before publishing it?
I have a project that I've published to a network drive with a setup file that works great but I cannot get it to create a Desktop shortcut. I don't have the option in the publish settings to allow this and I cannot find code that will work for me. Does anyone have any suggestions how to have the setup file automatically create a desktop shortcut? I'm using Visual Studio 2008.
I'm writing a vb.net (2010) app to extract a zip file in XP to a specific folder. That part works fine. Now I want to create a desktop shortcut to an application (if it exists I need to delete it first)
This should be an easy to find answer but I believe my eye is beginning to twitch!2 error messages: First Error: "Type expected" On Dim shortCut As IWshRuntimeLibrary.IWshShortcut = DirectCast(WshShell.CreateShortcut(FileName, IWshRuntimeLibrary.IWshShortcut), == this is a simple syntax error but I thought the type was the IWshShortcut ==
Second Error: On "With Shortcut" it fusses: " cannot refer to an instance member of a class from within a shared method or shared member initalizer without an explicit instance of the class."
- I have a VB.Net 2005 Project for which I've created a Setup Project. - In my Setup Project, I've added a shortcut on my Start Menu, that points to my Application. - After deploying it, all works great.
- One of my users chooses to *copy* the shortcut from the Start Menu into their Desktop.
- I then create an upgrade for this Application. Again, the deployment works great. They can start my application from the Start menu.
- They double-click on their icon in the Desktop and they get a popup: Title of the message box: Problem with Shortcut Description of the message box: (X) The parameter is incorrect.
The shortcut's Target, is blank ( which I believe is the problem ).I'd love to be able to specify an actual [TARGETDIR]myApp.exe type of string as the shortcut's target in my Setup Project, but I can't do this.Instead I have to point it via UI, to my Target Application ( which I'm assuming is resolved at install-time ). The problem with this is that it appears that the shortcuts get re-evaluated every time you re-install / upgrade the application. Since my previous version is technically not installed anymore, my shortcut gets invalidaded, even though the target path is still the same and I haven't changed my executable's file name.
I just created a game program out of VBE2008 and did the build process to turn it into a .exe file.When I did the build function I apparently missed the step of attaching an icon to the project.Now when I do a desktop shortcut to the .exe file there is no pretty icon - just an ordinary looking window box.How do I add a desktop shortcut icon to inside the project settings?
I am trying to add a funktion to my Program that adds a desktop shortcut when installing.I get a shortcut but it doesnt behave as the program meny shortcut.It doesnt check for newer versions as tje program meny shortcut does.I've been looking at other code but I dont understand how it works. And I dont get it to work.[code]
How can I get all the names of the shortcuts icons in the desktop into a String? Like: Computer, Microsoft Office Word 2003, Internet Explorer....etz. I tried to use "My.Computer.FileSystem..." , but didn't find a way.
i'm asking a lot of question here, because i have finally found a real helpful place to ask,and i have a lot of questions, anyways i made a login system in which i used an access database, everything is working fine, I Added a TableAdapter and made a query with users and there passwords, this is the code i used:
Private Sub OK_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles OK.Click
