[wix-users] Pinning a shortcut the the taskbar.

[Carlos Sosa]

Hello, I can imagine if it is a corporate application or something like that then I can see why you may want to ping it.
I'm not sure what you meant by "expand %appdata%" can you not enter the full directory instead? 

You can find references around on the appdata location: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18638473/wix-installer-installing-to-appdata-error-ice38-ice64-ice91

Hope this helps.
Best.

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Carlos.


I thought about that but got lost trying to expand %appdata% in wix. I did not see away of expanding that (or I missed it) but really thought that as it is 2017 and taskbar - startmenu shortcuts have been available from Win 7 on that wix would of had support for it.


I wonder if there is a feature request for it?


Steve De George - Pivotal Z / NextGen Software, Inc.
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You can try copying a shortcut in to the taskbar folder, for windows 10 would be C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar ?


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From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Steve De George
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Subject: [wix-users] Pinning a shortcut the the taskbar.

HI all.

Trying to pin a shortcut the the taskbar. Everything I read is around dated around 2010 and it says it is not officially supported. Is this still true?


I have seen some work around's with VBS

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/deploymentguys/2009/04/08/pin-items-to-the-start-menu-or-windows-7-taskbar-via-script/


<https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/deploymentguys/2009/04/08/pin-items-to-the-start-menu-or-windows-7-taskbar-via-script/>But I would think that wix supports that now??


Thanks to all!!!




Steve De George - Pivotal Z / NextGen Software, Inc.
253-656-4061
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