How can i create a shortcut to Program & Setting Folders in Start menu

[Dr.Mazika]

How can i create a shortcut to "Program Folder " & for "Setting Folder" in Start menu .. as example make the right soft key open setting folder and the left one open programs

[rex4u]

Bro' use this - WM 5 NewMenu

[rev3nant]

Programs > Create shortcut to \Windows\Start Menu\Programs

[tmz]

How can i create a shortcut to "Program Folder " & for "Setting Folder" in Start menu .. as example make the right soft key open setting folder and the left one open programs



You should have two programs in your \Windows folder, one called "htcPrograms.exe" and the other is "htcSettings.exe" These programs open the folder that is implied in their name, so if you create a shortcut to these programs it should work. Thay are down a bit.

T M Z

[Dr.Mazika]

You should have two programs in your \Windows folder, one called "htcPrograms.exe" and the other is "htcSettings.exe" These programs open the folder that is implied in their name, so if you create a shortcut to these programs it should work. Thay are down a bit.

T M Z

No htcSettings.exe Or htcPrograms.exe
Any Help

[juiceppc]

Without that htcsettings file I don't think anything will work. And I also don't have that file. I just know that I've tried making a shortcut to the "settings folder" before and no one seemed to know how. The problem is its not actually a "folder". It's something else. You can make shortcuts to the individual .cpls but not the whole "folder"... The programs folder is actually a folder so you can just make a shortcut to that but the settings is a whole other ball game. If you figure it that that'll be great!

[2manyphones]

Do you have the file \Windows\folderview.exe? If so, this works on my Touch XL to shortcut to the programs listing - icon list, just as if you press programs in the start menu.

[tmz]

Hey guys, these two shortcuts exist. Go to windows, it's not in a folder, but down below the folders. Use your sidebar and scroll it half way down. Start looking for those two. Their about 3 to 4 files apart from each other. Roughly in alphabetical order. After you find them hold down on them with your stylus and copy them to whereever your like to create a shortcut for them. i copy them both to my documents and had no problem creating shortcuts to both of them. Hop that helps. I tried posting a picture. I just can't get it to copy in this bo

[tmz]

This is it.

[Dr.Mazika]

not exist in my windows folder

[tmz]

not exist in my windows folder

what WM are you running?

[Azimuth21]

am i missing something here, or can't tmz just post those two files from his/her windows folder? it'd be much faster than going through asking people what ROM they're running, etc.

[tmz]

This is it.

This? T M Z

I'm some what new at this. I don't know what you mean by "post the files." I thought the picture showing the files in windows is what you were looking for.

[egoist6]

try these apps. copy them to any folder and create a shortcut. works perfectly

[brunoisa10]

here are the two programs
just install them where you want

[asefsef]

woops, someone already posted files!

[Ethania]

woops, someone already posted files!

This is the one.
The setting icons have a quite large text, but it is ok.
Folderwiev for programs looks perfect on duttys rom 3.x

[piet8stevens]

Thanks - great applications.

In my regular settings, I have changed registry settings so that I get 4 icons per row (Horizontal icon spacing, vertical icon spacing). How do I do that for these programs? Is there a parameter I can pass to them? Or can your program read those values from the registry and adapt the display accordingly?

[wg5566]

Hi, Guys, if you don't want to add any additional apps to your phone, here's the pure-shortcuts way:
Please check these two threads for more info:
In this thread ([Guide] How to create .LNK files and use parameters (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=490447)) you'll know how to make a full set of shorcuts for all control-panel settings items, and a ready-made set already there.
In this thread (Control Panel links and icons wm2003se and higher (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=987549&postcount=1)) you can also know how to associate those shortcuts with system icons.

Hence, for 'settings', just creat a new folder in \windows\start menu\programs\ named 'settings' and put inside all the control panel shortcuts.
Edit: The advantage of this wayis: You can map any single item of settings into the softkeys or a hardware button. So shortcuts become shortcut to your target within one touch.

For 'programs', just create a shortcut for the folder \windows\start menu\programs\ inside the folder itself.

[jackolus]

Thank you egoist6 for Files

You saved me from HardReset

My problem was crushed manila and no settings shortcut in ROM, there is no htcsettings.exe , no settings.exe , no cplmain.cpl

thank you

[claus1953]

Use shortcut creator and create a shortcut that opens filexplorer with parameter Windows/Start Menu/Settings (not shure about the path, check it) and one with Windows/Start Menu/Programs. You can even assign an icon to this shortcut. I did it for my Games folder and it works perfectly.

[Bernardcraig20]

Great! Thanks for the info!