Hi RND ,
Here is a tutorial that I posted on another thread awhile back. It will resolve any issues for fixing or adding "Pin to" shortcuts.
here is a little tutorial you can follow to solve any "pin to taskbar" or "pin to start menu" issues.
1.) Right-click on any open space on your desktop screen
2.) go to "New" > then choose "text document"
3.) name the text document anything you like ( something relating to the app. that you are creating the shortcut for would be best, just make sure it is a little different from the original name, as some application names omit the "Pin to" option in the right click menu for some odd reason.)
4.)Next , you will want to change the extention from .txt to .exe , so again right-click > rename. A warning will pop up asking if you really want to change the extention, say "yes"
5.) now you should see a default icon with the name "whatever.exe" > now, right click on that and you should see the options to "pin to taskbar" and "pin to start menu" options.
6.) now, after you have "pinned", go to that icon in either the taskbar or start menu or wherever you pinned it ,and right-click and choose "properties"
7.) here is where you set the path to the target program. Enter the path to that program in the "Target" box. Make sure to include the quotation marks ( " ) An example of the path to type would be similar to this:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Object Desktop\IconPackager\IconPackager.exe"
IMPORTANT NOTE: right below the "Target box" is the "Start In" box. The only thing that you should type in this box is the name of the drive that your application is installed on. for example on my PC it would be ..... C:\
but some people have their drives named differently. Just make sure you type the name exactly in this box.
8.) o.k. , now you should have a working shortcut right where you want it, but you still have that ugly default icon. So we want to change the icon to something more appropriate. So , once again right click on the shortcut and click on the "change icon" button. Navigate to an icon you like and apply it.
Well, that's it. This will work for any shortcut you want to create or repair for your taskbar or start menu. You can even create a taskbar short cut to one of your hard drives by using this same procedure. The sky is the limit. Hope this helps you.
-- Ace --
