Copy ShortCuts to taskbar / startmenu and public desktop

Win7
can I do this:
copy /y "c:\Shortcut\*.*" "\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar
\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar"
copy /y "c:\Shortcut\*.*" "\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned
\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned"
copy /y "c:\Shortcut\*.*" "\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu"
????

Hi,
got this batch file:
copy /y "c:\Shortcut\*.*" "C:\Users\Public\Desktop\"
copy /y "c:\Shortcut\*.*" "%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\"
copy /y "c:\Shortcut\*.*" "%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar"
dont see the shortcut pin to start menu and taskbar
what I'm doing wrong?
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