Cannot put desktop shortcuts from Favorites

Hello, we are a college and we have a multiple user platform, but in our labs we have shortcuts on the desktop to all of the school's subscriptions, like MyItLab, and Courseport etc. I have created these as a favorite in IE7 and cannot right click and send to desktop a shortcut! We need the shortcuts to show, and we need them to show for all users. At this point, I cannot get them to show for any user including myself that has admin priveledges! Please help, thank you!

Hi zinny,

Welcome to the forums,

To create a desktop shortcut from an IE7 favorite, do the following. Click the start orb and type 'Folder Options' into the search box and press enter/return. Select the 'View' tab and check 'Show hidden files and folders' and click 'OK'. Next, Open 'Computer' and under the 'Favorite Links' on the left hand side select 'Public'. On the right hand side, select 'Public Desktop'. This is where you will be placing your shortcuts. In IE7, open the Favorites list. Right click on the item that you are interested in and select 'Copy'. Next, go to the 'Public Desktop' you opened earlier. Right click again, and this time select 'Paste'. The shortcut will now appear on the desktop and the webpage can be opened from there. The main IE7 favorites list will be unaffected. You will need to repeat this procedure for each item that you require a shortcut for. When you have finished, you can reset the 'Folder Options' by repeating the first step of this procedure, but select 'Restore Defaults' followed by 'OK' in the 'View' tab.
Dwarf

Great, I will do that. Thank you for your answer!

I also have put internet shortcuts on my desktop, but when I try to open them I get an error:

A box with a red X Application Cannot be found


How can I remedy this problem?

Hello Tygrr1,

Welcome to Vista Forums.

Check to make sure that Internet Explorer has all of its default associations set to it. This tutorial will show you how to if needed.

Default Programs - Program Default Associations


This tutorial will show you how to create a desktop internet shortcut without having the default IE7 e icon display.

Internet Shortcut

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Thank you so much! This worked - You Rock!

Your welcome Tygrr1.

Shawn