Well, all of the advice here set me on the right path, and I finally managed to get it working.
I found out some interesting stuff about how Windows allows or disallows Pinning during the process - I blogged my findings about it here http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/pinning-chm-file-to-taskbar-using.html Cheers, JR On 15 May 2013 21:59, Aakash Shah <[email protected]> wrote: > To add to what Jim mentioned:**** > > ** ** > > I’ve used the shortcut to cmd.exe option with “/c” and the path to any > file you want to open (it’s not just for scripts) and it works very well. > One thing to note though is that with this method, the cmd.exe window will > remain open for as long as the file that you are calling remains open. One > workaround is to also combine cmd.exe with the “start” command. So if for > instance you have the following shortcut properties:**** > > ** ** > > C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c “path to file or script to open”**** > > ** ** > > You can change the shortcut properties into:**** > > ** ** > > C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c “start “” “path_to_file_or_script_to_open”” > **** > > ** ** > > This will open “path_to_file_or_script_to_open” without the cmd.exe window > remaining open for the entire time that “path_to_file_or_script_to_open” > remains open.**** > > ** ** > > Note that the “start” command can be used to start programs. The first > parameter is the title of the window and is mandatory, but for simplicity, > we keep it blank.**** > > ** ** > > -Aakash Shah**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Jim Mediger > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 15, 2013 8:40 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [NTSysADM] Pin a .chm file to the Taskbar or Start Menu**** > > ** ** > > There are several ways to accomplish this:**** > > **** > > The folder for the Windows 7 taskbar is located at:**** > > C:\Users\USER_NAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick > Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar**** > > You can create a shortcut there and upon logging off and back on, it > should appear.**** > > ****************************************************** > > 1. Create a shortcut to your batch file.**** > 2. Get into shortcut property and change target to something like: cmd.exe > /C "path-to-your-batch".**** > 3. Simply drag your new shortcut to the taskbar. It should now be > pinnable.**** > > ****************************************************** > > 1. Rename your *.cmd/*.bat to to .exe**** > 2. Right clicking on the *.exe and choose pin to taskbar**** > 3. Rename it back to .cmd/.bat**** > 4. Shift+right clicking the taskbar icon (for the exe) and choose > properties**** > 5. Changing the reference from *.exe to *.cmd/*.bat and change icon as > needed**** > > It starts working right away but the icon refresh needs a reboot.**** > > ****************************************************** > > There is only one simple rule that you have to follow in order to make > almost any item "pinnable" to the taskbar: create a shortcut, save it > somewhere safe so you don't delete it by mistake, create a shortcut to that > shortcut and add the explorer word before its path. Then you have a > shortcut which you can pin to the taskbar.**** > > ********************************************************** > > **** > > **** > > JimM**** > > **** > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *James Rankin > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 15, 2013 10:11 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [NTSysADM] Pin a .chm file to the Taskbar or Start Menu**** > > **** > > Anyone got any sneaky ways of getting a .chm file, or a shortcut to a .chm > file, to be pinned to the Taskbar or Start Menu? Apparently there are only > certain file types you can bung on there...has anyone had to cross this > bridge and found a way of achieving it?**** > > **** > > TIA,**** > > **** > > > > -- > *James Rankin* > Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) > http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk**** > > **Warning** Any technical data is or may be controlled under the U.S. > International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and may not be exported, > released, or disclosed to foreign nationals without proper authorization by > the U.S. Department of State.” “CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This electronic > transmission, its contents and any attachments (hereinafter referred to > collectively as “transmission”) are confidential and are solely directed > to, and intended for, the named addressee(s) only. Any use, reproduction or > dissemination of this transmission by an unintended recipient is strictly > prohibited. If you receive this transmission in error, please immediately > notify the sender and delete this transmission in its entirety from your > files. All intellectual property rights in this transmission are expressly > reserved.” **** > -- *James Rankin* Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk
