Put a shortcut on the desktop in Windows 8

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  Thank you very much.

  Hello

  Thank you both for responding: I did click right and do drag the thing like that seemed simpler and it worked: thank you. Are you able to let me know how to get the Defender to make an auto scan when I turn on the computer if it misses its slot 02,00?

  Thank you.

• How to create a shortcut on the desktop using Windows 8?

  I have Windows 8 System. How to create a shortcut to Word and Excel? I do not want on the task bar, I want them on my desk. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

  Thanks for the help!

  On Mon, 15 Sep 2014 16:34:30 + 0000, sjblume wrote:

  I have Windows 8 System. How to create a shortcut to Word and Excel? I do not want on the task bar, I want them on my desk. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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• Photosmart 6520: New computer, Windows 8, need to put a shortcut on the desktop just to scan

  I just installed my printer on my new computer, windows 8.1 software.  I want a separate desktop icon just to access my scanner.  How can I do that.  I had a separate on my Vista Home Premium.

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  Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the C drive.

  Navigate to C:\Program Files Photosmart 6520\bin for a 32 bit OS, or C:\Program Files (x 64) \HP Photosmart 6520\bin for a 64 bit OS.

  Right-click on the HPScan.exe file and then click Sendto > o your Office Desktop, a shortcut will be added.

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• How to create a shortcut on the desktop to window 8.

  DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE A BOOK CAN BE PURCHASED FOR WINDOWS 8 BECAUSE I CAN'T FIND SIMPLE WAYS TO CREATE SHORTCUTS IN XP.

  Moved from feedback

  Original title: OFFICE SHORTCUT WINDOW 8

  IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND SIMPLE WAYS TO CREATE SHORTCUTS IN XP.

  What kind of shortcut?  FWIW I just click right on my desk, new > shortcut and it gives then the shortcut Wizard:

  cmd.exe /c echo hi & pause

  Then he called Test.

  It seems even easier that I remember XP.   For example do a right click of my new Test shortened reminds the complexity that someone just starting to create a shortcut could face.

  HTH

  Robert Aldwinckle
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• How can I add programs or shortcuts on the desktop in windows 8

  I would use my office more and use the splash screen as the Start button on windows 7.  I can?

  Learn what you can do in Windows 8:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-AU/Windows-8/start-screen#1TC=T1

  what you can do according to your version of Windows 8:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-8/shared-change-backgrounds-pictures#1TC=T1

• How can I put a screen saver settings shortcut on the desktop?

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  Not sure if this is possible.

  However, here is a link with some command line shortcuts:

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• As I changed to Google for Internet Explorer can't do have shortcuts on the desktop; Why?

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• How to create a shortcut on the desktop?

  desktop shortcut

  where can I get the shortcut on the desktop

  I might have misunderstood your question entirely.

  A longer sentence with a development could avoid this.

  With nothing good to go on, my answer would be... you must create it.

  Example: create a shortcut on the desktop of Windows Media Player...

  Start button > all programs > scroll down the list to find Windows Media Player > right click it > click send to > select desktop (create shortcut).

  A Windows Media Player shortcut is now on your desktop.

• Shortcut on the desktop of contacts in windows 7-windows live mail

  My new computer replacement provided with Windows 7 and Windows Live Mail installed as my email client.  I have been using it and it.  I was also put my contacts in the folder of Live Mail contacts within this program.  Since the file allows other information in addition to the email, I would like to use as my contacts folder by default/hand/don't touch that file, but I want to have a shortcut on the desktop to access the full file of contacts directly without having to open the complete e-mail program.  I tried in vain to drag a copy to the desktop, locate the program in live mail and create the shortcut to a file that opens the list of contacts.  I also noted and found a file of contacts under c/users/chick who looks like and contains the same information on a contact (it has the face of the same user) identical to the contacts in the folder of Windows Live e-mail but does not contain contact information that I already have in the program Live Mail and apparently isn't the same folder.  How can I create a shortcut on my desktop that opens just the contacts folder in the windows program live mail?  I could also ask the same question on the calendar in windows live mail.  Thank you, chick.

  Hello

  This problem is related to Windows Live Mail. Please post your question in the forum mentioned below link to improve the assistance:

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• I upgraded my Vista Home premium to windows 7 ultimate, shortcuts on the desktop are not displayed, and can be created, or any folder cannot be created until the flash drive is reinserted

  during the upgradation he automatically took backup to an external flash drive, now every time I have to run has previously program I have to insert this flash drive.
  also all the shortcuts on the desktop are not displayed, and can be created, or any folder cannot be created so that the flash disk is reinserted

  Hi subhshy001,

  Welcome to the Microsoft Windows answers Forum community!

  Try this if you do not have

  Windows Explorer to create the folders and shortcuts in your document folder, drag and drop them on your desktop.

  If you have completed the steps and was not even useful,

  Follow these steps:

  Try to create a shortcut and sending it on the desktop.

  (1) open: Start Menu ,.
  (2) right-click: Internet Explorer icon .
  (3) select: send to > desktop (create shortcut).

  There should be a shortcut on the desktop .

  Make sure that the "show desktop icon" has a check against it

  OR

  Just click on the empty part of the desktop, choose new > then select the folder to create. Right click on this folder , select Rename it.

  If the steps above do not work then:

  You can scan your computer for malware.

  You can download, install and update anti-malware free of your favorite search engine and find malware.
  
  Important note: this response contains a reference to third party World Wide Web site. Microsoft provides this information as a convenience to you. Microsoft does not control these sites and no has not tested any software or information found on these sites; Therefore, Microsoft cannot make any approach to quality, security or the ability of a software or information that are there. There are the dangers inherent in the use of any software found on the Internet, and Microsoft cautions you to make sure that you completely understand the risk before retrieving any software from the Internet.

  If the scan comes back clean, so I recommend doing a System File Checker too l to analyze your OS system files.

  To help resolve this problem, use the tool (SFC.exe) System File Checker to determine which file is causing the problem and then replace the file. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. open an elevated command prompt . To do this, click Start , click principally made programs , Accessories , right-click guest , and then click run as administrator .  If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password, or click allow .
  2. type the following command and press ENTER: sfc/scannow (Yes there is a space after sfc) the sfc/scannow command analyzes all protected system files and replaces incorrect versions with appropriate Microsoft versions. This analysis do take some time to complete.

  Hope this information helped!

  Thank you, and in what concerns:

  Aziz Nadeem - Microsoft technical support.
  Visit our http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/answersfeedback/threads/ Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• All my shortcuts on the desktop and start menu - all programs are showing up with blank windows pages icon.

  Original title: broken shortcut

  ALL my shortcuts on the desktop and start menu - all programs are showing up with blank windows pages icon and the name of the file and .lnk I uninstalled something and it happened that I tried system recovery and everything else that I uninstalled the States are back but this how can I solve this?

  Hello

  1. what changes have been made to your computer before the problem?

  Follow these steps and check if they help.

  Step 1:

  I would say you rebuild the icon cache and check if the problem persists.

  a. press the keyboard Windows logo key combination + R to bring up the Run dialog box.
  b. type cmd and press ENTER to open the command prompt window.
  c. in the command prompt window, type the following commands pressing ENTER after each line:
  Taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
  attrib-h "%userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\IconCache.db.
  del "%userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\IconCache.db.
  Explorer.exe

  d. this restart Windows Explorer and rebuild the cache icons as needed.

  Step 2:

  Test the issue in a new user account.

• I have windows vista and when I click on a shortcut on the desktop I have a pop up asking what file to open it with. In order to open the file I find the actuall file.

  Original title: registry exe problem

  I have windows vista and when I click on a shortcut on the desktop I have a pop up asking what file to open it with. In order to open the file I find the actuall file. This also occurs when you download the software, which makes it difficult, because the file is not on the pc yet. All solutions?

  Looks like you may have a virus or other malware. Get your updated antivirus program and boot into Safe Mode. Note that some viruses can hide from your normal antivirus program, so you really need to scan in Safe Mode. To enter in Safe Mode when you turn on first, press F8 on every seconds until you get the menu, and then select Safe Mode. Then run a complete system scan.

  Microsoft has suggestions and offerings to

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/how-do-I-remove-a-computer-virus

  Moderator Forum Keith has a few suggestions along this line to

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/Windows_7-performance/Windows-Explorer-has-stopped-working/6ab02526-5071-4DCC-895F-d90202bad8b3

  If that suits him fine. If this is not the case, use system restore to go back to an earlier date at the beginning of the problem. To run system restore, click Start-> programs-> Accessories-> System Tools-> system restore. Click on the box that says show more restore points.

  You can check the corrupted system files. Open an administrator command prompt and run SFC if the above does not help. Click START, and then type sfc in the search box, right-click to SFC. EXE and click run as administrator. Then, from the command prompt type sfc/scannow.

  Finally if all else fails, you can look at the rather cryptic system event log. To make, click Start-> Control Panel-> administration-> event viewer tools. Once in Event Viewer system log-click and scroll entries looking for these "error" with indicator see if you can find guidance on where the problem may be.

  I hope this helps. Good luck.

• I can't find the coordinates of the webcam to put a shortcut on my desktop

  I can't find the coordinates of the webcam to put a shortcut on my desktop

  I can't find the coordinates of the webcam to put a shortcut on my desktop

  You can find it in Program Files?

  Start > computer > right click on C: (or your system drive) > Program Files...
  Find the name of your webcam. Mine is ArcSoft > ArcSoft opened and I find uWebcam.exe > right click, click on send to > desktop (create shortcut). For the benefits of others looking for answers, please mark as answer suggestion if it solves your problem.

• How to make a shortcut on the desktop the icons opens in a window maximized and not minimized?

  Tried all suggested fixes and none of them worked. I am running Windows 7 and my browser is IE 11.

  Separated from -.

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows8_1-files/how-do-i-make-all-desktop-shortcut-icons-open-in/87926170-0383-4404-8c75-ed6ada745cc9?page=1

  Hello

  Thank you for your update on the issue.

  If I understand correctly, you are unable to open the shortcuts in internet Explorer on the desktop for a maximized window. Please, try the following steps and check if the problem persists.

  1. Right click on the shortcut on the desktop, and then click Properties.
  2. In the shortcut tab, change the option extended in the run section.
  3. Click OK.

  Check if the problem persists. Please post back your results for assistance.