What is the Start Menu path????
Wednesday, August 24, 2005 by Jeremy Carlile | Discussion: Docks
I am using an animated dock for the start menu but do not know the path to the start menu. Does anyone know the typical path to the start menu?
Phoon
Reply #2 Wednesday, August 24, 2005 1:31 PM
Reply #2 Wednesday, August 24, 2005 1:31 PM
Also note that if you want to make the change to be reflected for anyone that logs in, the path would be the same as above except use ALL USERS in place of %username%.
Swizzler
Reply #4 Sunday, February 19, 2006 10:20 PM
Reply #4 Sunday, February 19, 2006 10:20 PM
what are the arguements and such for that, It says it cannot find the link when i click on it... 
arcturus13
Reply #5 Sunday, January 14, 2007 12:21 PM
Reply #5 Sunday, January 14, 2007 12:21 PM
I know this is an older post, but hopefully someone will respond. I've recently been trying to get this same thing to work. I've got the "animated shortcut"docklet by A. Verhoeven, I can change the image, but am unable to get the path to get the start menu to come up. (I have also had a start docklet working separately, but it's not animated)
C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Start Menu ... (from reply 1)
Is the "..." at the end of the path shown significant of further info on the path, past the "start menu" (or just a link to the next part of the answer). I have tried a couple variations of user names, but still nothing! Any help would be greatly appreciated.
C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Start Menu ... (from reply 1)
Is the "..." at the end of the path shown significant of further info on the path, past the "start menu" (or just a link to the next part of the answer). I have tried a couple variations of user names, but still nothing! Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Bichur
Reply #6 Sunday, January 14, 2007 1:35 PM
Reply #6 Sunday, January 14, 2007 1:35 PM
simple workaround:
open notepad and paste this in:
set wShell=wscript.createobject("wscript.shell")
wShell.sendkeys "^{ESC}"
save as "start.vbs" and have your shortcut point to it.
open notepad and paste this in:
set wShell=wscript.createobject("wscript.shell")
wShell.sendkeys "^{ESC}"
save as "start.vbs" and have your shortcut point to it.
arcturus13
Reply #7 Sunday, January 14, 2007 2:31 PM
Reply #7 Sunday, January 14, 2007 2:31 PM
THANKS Bichur!!
I had seen your similar reply in a couple other related posts, but wasn't quite sure if it was the exact thing I needed. Any reason the other method seems to give some people trouble?
Thank you very much!
I had seen your similar reply in a couple other related posts, but wasn't quite sure if it was the exact thing I needed. Any reason the other method seems to give some people trouble?
Thank you very much!
Bichur
Reply #8 Sunday, January 14, 2007 2:58 PM
Reply #8 Sunday, January 14, 2007 2:58 PM
you're welcome.
I go no idea. I don't even understand the script.
I just see posts with this stuff and try them out. If they work, I hang on to them.
| Any reason the other method seems to give some people trouble? |
I go no idea. I don't even understand the script.
I just see posts with this stuff and try them out. If they work, I hang on to them.
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Reply #1 Wednesday, August 24, 2005 12:41 PM
This would be on XP.