VBScript – Pin to Start Menu

Hello everyone!

Today I would like to share with you a nice script a colleague of mine sent me, that do the  “Pin to Start Menu” trick.

This works for Windows Vista and also Windows 7.

Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")

Set objFolder = objShell.Namespace("C:\Users\victorma\Desktop")

Set objFolderItem = objFolder.ParseName
("Nero StartSmart.lnk")

For each verb in objFolderItem.Verbs()
  ‘WScript.Echo verb
  if verb.Name = "P&in to Start Menu" then verb.DoIt()
Next

Just a brief explanation:

objFolder – This is where the file you want to pin is.

objFolderItem – This is the actual file.

‘WScript.Echo verb – You can uncomment to see the script in action.

"P&in to Start Menu" then verb.DoIt() – This is the action you want to use.

 

You should uncomment the line ‘WScript.Echo verb because de verb could change from one Windows version to another.

This script can be used to perform other actions like, “Add to Quick Launch”, etc.

Internet Explorer 8 RTM made available

The new version, and possible the last Microsoft’s IE browser, was made available today to download.

After some months of beta testing and release candidates versions, the final version is available.

Some features like Web Accelerators and an enhanced web browsing are the new cool features.

Like I said at the beginning this version could well be the last Microsoft’s browser, branded Internet Explorer, since some news came to the web talking about a mysterious project called Gazelle.

So, here’s the download link:

Internet Explorer 8 RTM

Windows 7 to be modular?

Some “yet to be confirmed” notices says that Windows 7 may become a more modular system.

That means that you’ll be able to turn of Windows Media Player, Windows DVD Maker, Internet Explorer 8 and some other programs and features.

The notice was made available through Microsoft’s programmer Jack Mayo on an MSDN blog.

Mayo also talked about the way this will be available and for may sadness this options will only be available after installing the O.S. and not during setup.

Also, yet to be know are two things:

.: Will the features removed, leaving just the essential APIs or simply switched off?

.: Will this options be available through unattend.xml file?

 

Let’s hope this answers come quick!

 

P.S.: Here’s the link for the Jack Mayo post: MSDN Blog Post