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- I have sequenced a package that normally puts Internet Shortcuts in the start menu, however they do not seem to be captured in the sequencing. Is there a way of adding them back in?
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- Hello,
1. Recreate them manually.
2. Use the utility named "touch" available from tmurgent technologies
3. Add them manually when doing your configuration of application shortcuts.
Since you say its an internet shortcut I would just have a pointer to the local web-browser and pass the URL on as a parameter.
/Znack- Proposed As Answer byznack Wednesday, October 21, 2009 2:08 PM
When ever I create a .url file manually or via an install. App V does capture it in to the VFS. The problem is that when I get to the Configure Applications Step of the Wizard it is not there. Thus when the package is deployed to a client the shortcut does not appear.
I tried touch but I get "ERROR: Could not touch file 'test.url'.
The only solution I have so far is to deploy outside of App-V.- Hello,
As an URL is a pointer to a specific web-site I would follow my last suggestion - ergo point to the local webbrowser in a standard shortcut and add the URL as a parameter.
Or you could just deploy the shortcut using group policy preferences.
Or a script using your standard deployment solution.
Or a startup script for a virtualized application.
Well, the possibilities are endless I would say, but as you don't seem to have any need to run the website within a virtual environment it strikes me as odd to even try and distribute a simple shortcut in this manner....
/Znack - Try this simple and reliable method:
1. Open the package for upgrade or create from start.
2. In the "Configure Applications" wizard, click "Add". This will open a dialog to add new shortcut.
3. In the File name, browse to "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" and add your URL. It will look like this:
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" "http://www.myurlhere.com"
4. Fill rest of the fields and hit Ok.
Repeat this process for other URL shortcuts and proceed as normal when done. Let me know if that work.- Proposed As Answer byAbstruse World Wednesday, November 18, 2009 3:00 PM
Abstruse World that does work, Thanks.
I was hoping that the was a way of creating an OSD that would act like an internet shortcut and therefore: I wouldn't have to use a separate system to add these shortcuts and the webpage would load up in the users default browser.
- Nice to hear that.
