Windows 7 SetStart.vbs

[jamitupya]

Hey guys, trying to dynamically create a shortcut in the start menu but failing misserably... point is to start this link during our OSD for Windows 7....for all intensive purposes, it should work, but wont display the link in the all users.... ideas?

 

 

' Initialization
Program = "SetStart.vbs"

Set shell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")


' Create the shortcut and point it to the specified script (assume C:\Build)

' path = shell.SpecialFolders("ProgramData") & "C:\Profiles\Profiles\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup" & "\Startup.lnk"
path = "C:\Users\All Users\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup" & "\Startup.lnk"
Set link = shell.CreateShortcut(path)
link.TargetPath = "C:\Build\" & WScript.Arguments.Item(0)  ' Name of the file to start
If WScript.Arguments.Count > 1 then
   plog "Link = " & WScript.Arguments.Item(1)
   link.Arguments = WScript.Arguments.Item(1)  ' Parameters to pass
End if
link.Save

 

[Wizard]

Not sure about your coding but could this be a folder rights issue? The users folder point to ProgramData and if you try to get into the Start Menu you will get Access Denied.

[jamitupya]

nah, permissions are ok, puts the file there, just doesnt seem to work...weird

[wmmayms]

nah, permissions are ok, puts the file there, just doesnt seem to work...weird

 

 

try this:

 

Dim WSHShell

Set WSHShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

 

 

Dim MyShortcut, MyDesktop, DesktopPath

 

DesktopPath = WSHShell.SpecialFolders("Desktop")

 

Set MyShortcut = WSHShell.CreateShortcut(DesktopPath & "\Shortcut to notepad.lnk")

 

MyShortcut.TargetPath = WSHShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%windir%\notepad.exe")

MyShortcut.WorkingDirectory = WSHShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%windir%")

MyShortcut.WindowStyle = 4

MyShortcut.IconLocation = WSHShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%windir%\notepad.exe, 0")

MyShortcut.Save