I have a program that I installed on my Windows Mobile 6 device, and the
executable was placed in the Program Files directory (which is where the
other programs I installed were placed as well). I can open the program by
going to the Program Files directory and tapping the program, but unlike the
other programs I installed a shortcut was not added to the Programs
directory of the StartMenu. I know what folder the shortcuts for the
Programs directory of the StartMenu go in, but I do not know how to make a
shortcut in Windows Mobile 6. Can somebody help me here? Thanks.
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Nathan Sokalski
njsokalski@hotmail.com
http://www.nathansokalski.com/

You should be able to tap;

start/programs/shortcut?

If that works, you can move the shortcut to the top start menu by using
start/settings/personal/menus

Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]

I can open the program by tapping the file in File Explorer, but it is not
listed as one of the options in start/settings/personal/menus.
--
Nathan Sokalski
njsokalski@hotmail.com
http://www.nathansokalski.com/

"Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev]" <BevNoSpamBevHoward.com> wrote in
message news:O9WkWVT4IHA.2332@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> You should be able to tap;
>
> start/programs/shortcut?
>
> If that works, you can move the shortcut to the top start menu by using
> start/settings/personal/menus
>
> Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]

"Nathan Sokalski" <njsokalski@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OUOBeRT4IHA.1428@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>I have a program that I installed on my Windows Mobile 6 device, and the
>executable was placed in the Program Files directory (which is where the
>other programs I installed were placed as well). I can open the program by
>going to the Program Files directory and tapping the program, but unlike
>the other programs I installed a shortcut was not added to the Programs
>directory of the StartMenu. I know what folder the shortcuts for the
>Programs directory of the StartMenu go in, but I do not know how to make a
>shortcut in Windows Mobile 6. Can somebody help me here? Thanks.


In File Manager, tap and hold on the executable and select "Copy." Now
navigate to \Windows\Start Menu\Programs, tap-n-hold on a blank spot at the
bottom of the screen, and select "Paste Shortcut." It will be created
there, and named "Shortcut to [Executable file name]" so I generally then
tap and hold on it, select "rename" and rename it to the actual name of the
program, or at the very least, delete the words "shortcut to..."