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Easy Guide to Creating Shortcuts .vanilla wm6

Im running the Vanilla wm6 ROM still on my TyTN and its working great, im not changing to the XDA or other ROMS out. i dont like not having the Word, Excell, and Powerpoint programs in my PROGRAMS.
can someone guide me an easy way to locate them and create the shortcut for them so they are there when i go to PRoGRAMS?
thanks in advance

Go to File Explorer. It should default in your My Documents folder. Click Up once to "My Device." Click Windows. Click Start Menu.
Now you'll see the Start Menu you get when you click Start, along with the Programs and Settings Folders. Click Programs. Click Office. Click and Hold the program of your choice. Choose Copy. Click Up. Now you're back in the Programs Folder. Click Menu-> Edit-> Paste Shortcut.
Repeat this process to copy shortcuts to your Programs folder or your Start menu. (by going up one more level.)

there is no Office in Windows>Start Menu>Programs....

the office apps are located in the windows folder of the vanilla version,
to make shortcuts open file explorer and go to the windows folder, find the office apps (like pworc) copy the app, goto windows/startup/programs click paste shortcut for each one
if this does not makes sense, then read the whole vanilla thread, someone created a cab folder to install the shortcuts for you.

how is this creating shortcuts? looks like you guys are just coping exe files. i'm interesting in creating actual shortcuts. does anyone know if this is possible?

juntjoo said:
how is this creating shortcuts? looks like you guys are just coping exe files. i'm interesting in creating actual shortcuts. does anyone know if this is possible?
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Yes ... eagle just told you how to do it, either that or use the cab file in the wm6 vanilla thread which will do this for you.

Choose "paste shortcut" instead of "paste" to get the shortcut instead of a copy of the exe file.

folderview.exe

Hi!
I noticed the new file, folderview.exe, in the windows folder. From what I can determine from the wizard forum the file is necessary for the HTC home Launch Programs Folder action to function correctly. I have tried using the application standalone to launch a custom folder without luck.
Does anyone know what parameters the executable takes, if any. I hoped that I could make a link file to the executable withe the path to my custom folder as an parameter, but that did not seem to work.
Regards,
PK

I'd like to do the same.
I've created a 'Tools' folder (for CearTemp, SK Tools, Oxios and other similar progs) within 'Windows\Start Menu\Programs' folder. It would be nice to make a shortcut to it and put it into the Launcher tab of HTC Home Plugin, but I can't force folderview.exe to open other folder than Programs.
Will somebody help us?
Thanks in advance,

Application Request: Is there a way I can change the exact directory to install cabs?

Please someone tell me there is an application to make this kind of stuff fast and easy. I'd like to change the way my cabs install into the directory.
For example, I got an MP3 Trimmer cab but the shortcut installs into the windows folder. It's annoying, I want to install it into the start menu programs folder.

poetryrocksalot said:
Please someone tell me there is an application to make this kind of stuff fast and easy. I'd like to change the way my cabs install into the directory.
For example, I got an MP3 Trimmer cab but the shortcut installs into the windows folder. It's annoying, I want to install it into the start menu programs folder.
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Download the trial for WinCE Cab Manager 3.X from http://www.ocpsoftware.com/download.php and install it, once installed open and edit the .cab file, change the "default install Dir" paramater and you're good to go. It's a commercial piece of software, but you can run a trial for 30 days without need of registration. see screenie.

rpereira said:
Download the trial for WinCE Cab Manager 3.X from http://www.ocpsoftware.com/download.php and install it, once installed open and edit the .cab file, change the "default install Dir" paramater and you're good to go. It's a commercial piece of software, but you can run a trial for 30 days without need of registration. see screenie.
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Thanks, I think I'm gonna purchase it once I get a job.
(I spent 150 dollars atleast for Xperia software)

Change icon

I've searched for hours now, but can't find a solution for my problem.. I wanna change the icon of a shortcut in my start menu (running wm 6.1), without installing any "iconchanger" etc. I have installed a registry editor, but i just can't find a .lnk file, like i would on wm 6.5. Maybe thats because the .exe file the shortcut points to, have not been installed (it's a reset app, standalone .exe, so i just copied the .exe to /windows)
Could anyone please help me change the icon of my shortcut without installing additional apps?
Thanks

[Q] Adding new programs from .cab files into Start Menu folders?

Hello, I just had a question about adding new programs on my Rhodium. Whenever I install a new program over active sync, or through a .cab file, it places the link to the program (the icon) right in my start menu (Using a Rom that has WM 6.5 with the new start page)
But, in my start page, there are folders like "Internet," "Tools," and "Multimedia" that I would like to add my new programs into. For example, I want my Slacker Radio app I just installed to show up in the Multimedia folder instead of just thrown at the end of my start menu.
I was wondering if there's any tweaks or anything to get my new programs to be installed to one of these folders instead of just the start menu.

You can use Total Commander or JSPA Program Manager to move the shortcuts to the desired folder. JSPA is the easiest to use and is free.

Miami_Son said:
You can use Total Commander or JSPA Program Manager to move the shortcuts to the desired folder. JSPA is the easiest to use and is free.
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Thank you, I'll give JSPA a try right now!