"William Anderson" wrote:
Quote:
> Hey there Markm,
>
> Those apps generally don't wind up creating any Desktop or Start Menu icons
> because those folders are located in a different location than XP.
> (XP-Documents and Settings\%username% where Vista is - Users\%username%)
>
> You can always manually create the shortcuts by locating the app in the
> Program Files (x86) directory. Just right click on the desktop, click
> New>Shortcut>and then browse to the location of the app. Kind of a pain, but
> the 'legacy' apps usualy look for the above pathing and just can't find it.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Will
>
> "markm75" wrote:
> Quote:
> > I'm running vista x64 with 4GB memory.. for some reason.. on any new apps i
> > install.. it seems the shortcuts dont get created.. often it will create the
> > folder for them, but no icons..
> >
> > Has anyone run into this and know of a fix?
> >
> > Thanks
Well.. i know this issue is a problem on only my machine.. IE: i have an
identical and identically configured machine at work, where if i run an
install the icons are created just fine..
For instance.. two apps in particular.. i installed the latest real player..
on my machine which is fine.. it created the folder and icons just fine,
whereas on the corrupt machine.. only the main folder gets made.
I did the same test with the "super" move converter program, the same
results occurred.
Some of the programs i'm installing, like Studio 11, have quite a few icons
that get made for them, so its not practical to just manually create them.
I feel there is a glitch here but dont know what to look for.
Thanks