Internet shortcut launchable from desktop

[Muse]

I don't remember how I did it but I created such a shortcut. Thing is, my default browser is Firefox, but I also use IE 6 extensively. The shortcut in question is to a site that doesn't fully support Firefox and I get a message every time I launch it asking me if I want it to launch anyway. In truth, I'd prefer to create a shortcut to the site so that it will launch in IE, but I can't find a way to do this. How can I? I'm using Win2000. Thanks.

 

[SaintTigurius]

open ur internet explorer or firefox,

go to the page you want to be the default home page.

highlight it and drag it to the house.

thats it.

 

[ktwebb]

Open notepad. Various ways to do that. I go start, run, type notepad and click ok

copy and paste this in notepad

"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" www.cnn.com

Substitute cnn.com for whatever site your looking for. Save it to your desktop but save it as a batch file. Save it as website.bat (or whatever you want to call it. just use the .bat file extension .cmd will also work if you prefer) and make sure you change the "Save as type" to All files. That's it. your done. Double click to open that site in IE.

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: ktwebb
Open notepad. Various ways to do that. I go start, run, type notepad and click ok

copy and paste this in notepad

"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" www.cnn.com

Substitute cnn.com for whatever site your looking for. Save it to your desktop but save it as a batch file. Save it as website.bat (or whatever you want to call it. just use the .bat file extension .cmd will also work if you prefer) and make sure you change the "Save as type" to All files. That's it. your done. Double click to open that site in IE.

That works but the only problem is a CMD window remains open along with the IE window. Is there a way to have to CMD window disappear without manually closing it?

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: SaintTigurius
open ur internet explorer or firefox,

go to the page you want to be the default home page.

highlight it and drag it to the house.

thats it.

You mean make this my IE home page? I don't know if I want to go that far.

 

[ktwebb]

That works but the only problem is a CMD window remains open along with the IE window. Is there a way to have to CMD window disappear without manually closing it?

Well there is no reason for a command prompt to open so I'd have to see what you've done to try to help there. There is no call for cmd or command. I haven't used the .cmd files extension too much. maybe that has something to do with it. use the .bat batch file extension.

 

[randal]

In my experience you can right click on your desktop, click on "new -> shortcut" and then put the ` "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" www.cnn.com ` part in. It'll even make it a webpage/blue-E link.

There is /No/ need to use a command prompt or batch file for this.

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: randal
In my experience you can right click on your desktop, click on "new -> shortcut" and then put the ` "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" www.cnn.com ` part in. It'll even make it a webpage/blue-E link.

There is /No/ need to use a command prompt or batch file for this.

Yes! Thanks, that works perfectly. I don't know why, but those .bat files opened a CMD window and it stayed open, although the browser was launched and at the indicated page. I've deleted the .bat files, though, since the shortcut so created works perfectly.

 

[ktwebb]

Yep, mine was old school. Good call randal.