Vista - Re: How do I make a shortcut run an program in "current directory"

10-25-2007

Hello,

I tried as you said and created a batch in a folder, and a shortcut to the
batch. Then, I deleted the path from the "Start in" field. When I copied the
two files anywhere, it still started (even after deleting the original
files).
Have you tried this option already? Or do you mean something else?

Greetings,
P. Di Stolfo
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"Baboon" <baboon@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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Quote:

> Hi -
>
> I have been asked to package something that will easily run a batch file
> to
> be distributed to over a thousand end users potentially. This needs to
> run
> on both XP and Vista. These are personally owned computers so we don't
> manage them.
>
> Without getting into detail, it involves a shortcut that needs to point to
> the batch file in the same directory. From a KB article prior to Vista, I
> understand that leaving the Start In field blank is supposed to make the
> shortcut work on the current directory. In my testing I have found this
> to
> be the case with XP, but not Vista. When I ran the exact same thing on
> Vista, it tried to use the exact path in the Shortcut field and failed.
> From
> what I can see, there is no way to enter just the name of the target
> application with no path in the Target field.
>
> If I use %UserProfile%\Desktop\<FolderName> in the Target field, this
> should
> work, but this will force the user to follow specific instructions to
> unzip
> the files to the Desktop by using the optional Browse button, rather than
> the
> Upzip button. This is probably not acceptible since lots of people would
> fail to follow the directions closely.
>
> Does anyone know of a way I can get this to work in Vista?
>
> Thanks.

10-25-2007	#1 (permalink)
P. Di Stolfo n/a posts	Re: How do I make a shortcut run an program in "current directory" Hello, I tried as you said and created a batch in a folder, and a shortcut to the batch. Then, I deleted the path from the "Start in" field. When I copied the two files anywhere, it still started (even after deleting the original files). Have you tried this option already? Or do you mean something else? Greetings, P. Di Stolfo -- //////////////////////////// http://blog.lysorp.com - Small Windows blog in German language /////////////////////////// "Baboon" <baboon@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:A2B0A861-CBFA-4C14-AAC3-F698A19346C2@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi - > > I have been asked to package something that will easily run a batch file > to > be distributed to over a thousand end users potentially. This needs to > run > on both XP and Vista. These are personally owned computers so we don't > manage them. > > Without getting into detail, it involves a shortcut that needs to point to > the batch file in the same directory. From a KB article prior to Vista, I > understand that leaving the Start In field blank is supposed to make the > shortcut work on the current directory. In my testing I have found this > to > be the case with XP, but not Vista. When I ran the exact same thing on > Vista, it tried to use the exact path in the Shortcut field and failed. > From > what I can see, there is no way to enter just the name of the target > application with no path in the Target field. > > If I use %UserProfile%\Desktop\<FolderName> in the Target field, this > should > work, but this will force the user to follow specific instructions to > unzip > the files to the Desktop by using the optional Browse button, rather than > the > Upzip button. This is probably not acceptible since lots of people would > fail to follow the directions closely. > > Does anyone know of a way I can get this to work in Vista? > > Thanks.
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