Quick Launch and Desktop Shortcuts

Every time I upgrade Safari it installs new quick launch and desktop shortcuts - why?
Can this avoided... Obsolete ones stop working, new ones link to exactly the same place (often) and really Apple should be asking if we 'want' these short cuts in the first place... it a pain to keep deleting and swapping them about just because Apple decide to upgrade.
I have no other software that does this.
Does anyone have a work around?

The LabVIEW installer itself cannot create shortcuts on the desktop or remove older versions of itself. You can create an executable to create shortcuts and have your installer launch that executable. But for more complicated things like uninstalling previous versions, you might want to look into a third party installer like Wise or InstallShield.
LabVIEW 6.1 does not really have any installer features that 6.0 did not. 6.1 does use an MSI installer instead of the previously used Wise installer. Theoretically, one might be able to use a utility like Orca from Microsoft to customize the MSI installer, but editing MSI files will not be supported by National Instruments.

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That all works fine in principal. I've noticed, though, that if a browser is already open, then clicking on the shortcut will open a new browser window (good) but that is still part of the existing browser process. This means that if I use the desktop shortcut twice, to start two separate sessions of my application, they are in different windows but sharing the same browser process - and the same JInitiator (I only see one instance of the JInitiator console, with outputs from the two sessions.) That scenario often causes the newer application session to hang terminally before login.
The problem doesn't occur if I manually force starting of a new IE instance to run my second application session. It definitely seems to be a problem with running two Forms sessions in one IE instance - I read on another post there was a known bug on this in Forms 10g904, I'd have thought this would be fixed by now..?
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James
Message was edited by: Oh, I'm running in separateMode=false, btw.
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Files and Desktop Shortcut gone??

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Add some 20px to content box. Please refer the link
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I upgraded to windows 10 today, and although a bit sluggish, all seems well. However the start menu will not open, and only certain programs will run if I right click it. Also, the quick launch icons just completely refuse to work! Seriously beginning to do my head in now!

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Server 2010 SP2 - Quick Launch and Permissions

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With server 2010, we would like to have on the PWA navigation pane a link to a sharepoint list in the BI Center.
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Another question, is it possible to give a permission on the list based on a Project Server Group?
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Hello,
You can create custom permissions for the PWA quick launch if that helps. See the link below:
For 2007 (but applicable to 2010 too):
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa974255(v=office.12).aspx
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http://blogs.msdn.com/b/project_programmability/archive/2011/02/15/security-in-project-server-2010-what-about-custom-permissions.aspx
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Firefox Quick Launch Icon is displayed as a "Generic Icon"

I have Windows 7 x64. When I first install firefox and create a quick launch icon, it shows as the normal firefox logo. After restarting my pc it is displayed as the generic looking blank file icon. The shortcut does still open firefox despite the icon image. I am unable to fix it by going into the shortcut properties and changing the icon image. The option to do so is there but it does not change when I attempt. The shortcut is definitely of firefox.exe and not a shortcut of a shortcut or anything. If I reinstall firefox the icon goes back to normal... until I restart pc again. Same computer was running vista x86 and had no issues with quick launch and firefox.

sorry,i can't get it
i meant with the exe file my application that doesn't run on startup by default
and the bat file makes my program run at startup,
and i want my program to run at startup,so i guess i need both of them?
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and simply i want to make setup package that installs the jar file,lib folder to program files
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Add new link on Quick Launch using visual studio

Hi,
How can I add new link on quick launch using visual studio?
I saw many link about developing quick launch or top link bar.
But they are using visual webpart to develop this function and can add
when the user add this webpart. How can I add automatically when I deploy the project.
Thanks in advance!
Best Regards, wendy

using System;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Linq;
using Microsoft.SharePoint;
using Microsoft.SharePoint.Navigation;
namespace SPQuickLaunchAddItemWebPart.VisualWebPart1
public partial class VisualWebPart1UserControl : UserControl
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
CleanUpQuickLaunch(“My Header”);
AddQuickLaunchItem(“My Header”, “http://www.google.com/q=stuff”, “My Link Here”, “http://www.google.com”);
CleanUpTopNavigationBar(“My Header”);
AddTopNavigationBarItem(“My Header”, “http://www.google.com/q=stuff”, “My Link Here”, “http://www.google.com”);
AddTopNavigationBarItem(“My Header”, “http://www.google.com/q=stuff”, “My Link Here1″, “http://www.google.com”);
public static void CleanUpQuickLaunch(string header)
using (SPSite site = SPContext.Current.Site)
using (SPWeb web = site.OpenWeb())
web.AllowUnsafeUpdates = true;
SPNavigationNodeCollection quickLaunch = web.Navigation.QuickLaunch;
// try to get quick launch header
SPNavigationNode nodeHeader = quickLaunch.Cast<SPNavigationNode>().Where(n => n.Title == header).FirstOrDefault();
//if header not found remove it
if (nodeHeader != null)
quickLaunch.Delete(nodeHeader);
public static void CleanUpTopNavigationBar(string header)
using (SPSite site = SPContext.Current.Site)
using (SPWeb web = site.OpenWeb())
web.AllowUnsafeUpdates = true;
SPNavigationNodeCollection topNavigation = web.Navigation.TopNavigationBar;
// try to get quick launch header
SPNavigationNode nodeHeader = topNavigation.Cast<SPNavigationNode>().Where(n => n.Title == header).FirstOrDefault();
//if header not found remove it
if (nodeHeader != null)
topNavigation.Delete(nodeHeader);
public static void AddQuickLaunchItem(string header, string headerURL, string item, string url)
using (SPSite site = SPContext.Current.Site)
using (SPWeb web = site.OpenWeb())
web.AllowUnsafeUpdates = true;
SPNavigationNodeCollection quickLaunch = web.Navigation.QuickLaunch;
// try to get quick launch header
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//if header not found create it
if (nodeHeader == null)
nodeHeader = quickLaunch.AddAsFirst(new SPNavigationNode(header, headerURL, true));
nodeHeader.Update();
//try to get node item under header
SPNavigationNode nodeItem = nodeHeader.Children.Cast<SPNavigationNode>().Where(n => n.Title == item).FirstOrDefault();
//If item not found under heading then create it
if (nodeItem == null)
nodeItem = nodeHeader.Children.AddAsLast(new SPNavigationNode(item, url, true));
else
nodeItem.Url = url;
nodeItem.Update();
nodeHeader.Update();
public static void AddTopNavigationBarItem(string header, string headerURL, string item, string url)
using (SPSite site = SPContext.Current.Site)
using (SPWeb web = site.OpenWeb())
web.AllowUnsafeUpdates = true;
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SPNavigationNode nodeHeader = topNavBar.Cast<SPNavigationNode>().Where(n => n.Title == header).FirstOrDefault();
//if header not found create it
if (nodeHeader == null)
nodeHeader = topNavBar.AddAsFirst(new SPNavigationNode(header, headerURL, true));
nodeHeader.Update();
//try to get node item under header
SPNavigationNode nodeItem = nodeHeader.Children.Cast<SPNavigationNode>().Where(n => n.Title == item).FirstOrDefault();
//If item not found under heading then create it
if (nodeItem == null)
nodeItem = nodeHeader.Children.AddAsLast(new SPNavigationNode(item, url, true));
else
nodeItem.Url = url;
nodeItem.Update();
nodeHeader.Update();
above code demonstrate how to add node inside the quick launch and top navigation.
you can also follow the below link.
http://myspexp.com/2012/04/30/adding-items-to-your-quick-launch-or-top-navigation-programmatically/
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Why do 3 images appear on the quick launch instead of one?

I installed Firefox 14.0.1 and when I click the first time on the quick launch icon and Firefox loads correctly, immediately 3 layers of the icon images appear on the quick launch. and when I "RED X" out and go back in I get a half screen of my bookmarks in gray!

YOU BETCHUM!!!!! ALL GOOD NOW!
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Need a buttons to sit on quick launch bar or tool bar in desktop

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I believe that you need to put a shortcut into this folder :
C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick LaunchOr you can have an icon in the "system tray" (bottom right) and have a menu (JDK6 is required).
Example at [Have a systray icon (Windows)|http://www.rgagnon.com/javadetails/java-0612.html]
Bye.

HP Quick Launch buttons incompatibility Windows 8.1 / Unable to Launch IE 11 and my yahoo home page

I have an HP Envy dv6 notebook PC Product # C2L31UA #ABA. I upgraded to Windows 8.1 several weeks ago and everything seemed to be working fine. About 3 weeks ago I started having problems with "internet Explorer stopped working" happening all the time. I also seem to have problems with installing updates from HP with failed updates then these problems start occuring. 4 days ago I was unable to launch IE 11 on my desktop or myyahoo home page. IE 11 is not working on my desktop or from the tile on Windows for Internet Explorer. I am able to use google and have been trying to search for solutions. I did find out from a scan that HP Quick Launch buttons are incompatible with Windows 8.1. I thouhgt this might be the problems. I have tried to remove it unsuccessfully. I have spent 4 days trying to fix my computer with no results. I thought I had uninstalled HP quick launch buttons late last night and I did briefly get my desktop to launch last night at 1 AM. However this morning It is not working again and the HP button is still on my computer. Not sure if this is what is causing all of these problems ? I also tried doing a system restore and it failed also. Can someone tell me what I should do? Thanks so much! I am not very computer savy so I am getting very frustrated.

Hello @luvpatch,
I understand that you are not able to use the HP Quick Launch buttons after upgrading to Windows 8.1, and I would be happy to assist you in this matter!
The first step I recommend is to completely remove HP Quick Launch from your system by using this Microsoft Fixit tool: Fix problems that programs cannot be installed or uninstalled. Once the program is removed, please restart your computer.
To further diagnose Internet Explorer on your system, I recommend following Resolving issues in Internet Explorer (Windows 8), as well as Troubleshooting Wireless Network and Internet (Windows 8). This should help to re-establish a consistent connection between your notebook and wireless network.
If the issue continues, I recommend performing a backup and refresh back to when Windows 8 was still installed on your system. To do this, I recommend following this resource on Backing Up Your Files (Windows 8), as well as Refresh Your PC to Resolve Problems (Windows 8).
Please re-post with the results of your troubleshooting, and I look forward to your reply!
Regards
MechPilot
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I have Windows 8 and Itunes 11.1.2. When I click on the Itunes desktop shortcut, Itunes won't open. I just the icon go to the taskbar and nothing more. Please help.

I have Windows 8 and Itunes 11.1.2. When I click on the Itunes desktop shortcut, Itunes won't open. I just the icon go to the taskbar and nothing more. Please help.

Delete the shortcut and make a new one. The 'real' application will probably be fine if you launch it from the Start/Programs menu.

Quick launch buttons and touch functions not working post win7 upgrade

I have several problems that I think are related.
1) When I rotate the screen and then bring it close (as in flat) to the keyboard, the screen goes blank. There is no key combination I can find that restores the screen. Putting it back in notebook orientation doesn't do anything either. Only thing to do is a hard reboot.
2) the quick launch buttons on the screen edge are not functioning as follows:
a) the hp mediasmart button (the one with the wave) doesn't work
b) the screen rotation button produces the same problem as 1) above
c) the third button which looks like either gears or a sun (I don't know what it should do) brings up the windows mobility center, where I have found problem number:
3) On tablet PC settings, the display tab, there is one display: 1. mobile PC display
on the same tab, there is a setup button. The next screen says:
pen input
touch input
Regardless which one I select, on the following screen (where it says Press this screen with ....) when I press with either my finger or the pen, nothing happens. Which seems like either:
it thinks another screen is active or
the touch components are completely non functional.
4) Not surprising, the touch functions are completely non-functional
I have installed all of the drivers for this TX2-1025dx for Win7(64bit) per the HP support/drivers page.
Not all of them resulted in a clean install.
Here are other drivers that I had problems with (meaning that I got an error message, it failed, it had to be done more than once, something else broke, etc.)
AMD AHCI - started catalyst installer then failed
Authentic fingerprint driver - "dpinst64 not marked for installation"
Ntrig Duosense - had to do this one multiple times to get the fingerprint reader to work
HP Mediasmart MVP - hung in CMD
I have checked that all of the startup services are actually enabled in msconfig including quick launch buttons, hpwuschd, and media smart. Nothing is disabled in services.
I have reinstalled the quick launch buttons driver for this product from December 2009. (There is an earlier version from November.)
I installed the bios upgrade (before win7, actually) it is currently F.25
I have also eliminated EMF possibilities.
I have searched the forums, and while I have found some interesting clues, I don't see anything like this - at least with a solution.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated as this thing is quite useless to me as it currently functions. It is not a tablet anymore.
TIA

[knock knock] Helloooooo??!!??
Installed 6.50.9.1, which is in between the last two quick launch button (QLB) drivers (that did not work). Also fixed the lightscribe and mediasmart DVD installs. Same problems, no touch or pen, and a new bug I discovered with qlb
First, if you search for tablet in the start menu, there is a selection to set the tablet buttons to perform certain tasks. When you run that, it says that teblet buttons are not installed on this pc. Doesn't matter if QLB is installed or not - same error. Hmmmmm. Check with your pc manufacturer..... I think I am doing that. I am starting to feel like I am working for HP.
Next finding: Using mobility center, I found that if you orient the screen to landscape for the slate config, and then rotate the screen, it does not go blank. However, if you rotate the screen back to notebook, it goes blank. And of course it keeps that upsidedown config when you reboot, too. So, the way to recover from that (because you really need a keyboard if you don't have a working pen and touch takes 30 sec to respond) is to keep trying to get touch to orient the screen back to landscape for notebook. Then rotate the screen to landscape for notebook. And uninstall the QLB driver that doesn't work and reboot. But after that, touch and pen did not function.
Since touch and pen had previously been restored when I uninstalled QLB, I reinstalled MVP and smartmenu coz they were the actions that I took the last time before touch and pen returned. Didn't work this time, tho.
I decided to do a system restore back at the point that I had used HP Advisor, since that was the last time I made note that pen and touch were working. Restore failed because a sfi.dat file was not found (and search didn't find it anywhere either). I tried 5 different restore points, before and after that one, and they all failed. But the first time around, I had touch on the logon screen, just not after windows started. The next time, I had touch but not pen. The next time, I had touch and pen, but only for a period of time (I think HP Advisor may have been the intervening event) before they stopped working.
Oh, and HP advisor does not appear to be actually installing the things on the action list. That could be an issue with Comodo, but it really looks more like an issue with that "mother may I" message from Windows asking for permission to run the program. Often as not, windows reports that the program is not responding. Closing the program with that dialog box actually gives it the kick in the knickers it needs to complete.
A not so great workaround is to use the mobility center to orient the screen when you want to put the thing in slate mode. You can pin it to the task bar (with a little fiddling). Touch is extremely slow to respond in slate mode. For example, it took about 3 minutes to get the screen oriented back around to notebook config, which is 4 "clicks" if things are working right. Pen works sort of OK (although I haven't tried any writing) . Gestures for scrolling do not work.
I am done with the troubleshooting until someone comes up with other targeted ideas.I have been keeping detailed chrono notes.
Again, I hope the information here leads to a solution. This unit is not a functional tablet and I don't want to stay with Vista, neither should I have to since this is supposed to be compatible.

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How to change the look and feel for Heading of quick launch menu in project server 2010

Hi
can someone tell me how to change the look and feel of Header names in quick launch.
I want the header to be displayed in Bold with Underline to it.
could this be possible for just header in quick launch in project server 2010.

Hi Rohan
It does not work this way. You have to use a content editor webpart.
See references below that might help you starting with this customisation:
Http://go4answers.webhost4life.com/Example/sharepoint-2010-quick-launch-look-feel-78379.aspx
Http://m.sharepointpromag.com/sharepoint/four-ways-add-or-remove-quick-launch-menu-control
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Guillaume Rouyre - MBA, MCP, MCTS

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