----------- Using script to modify desktop shortcuts ??

[thatsright]

My company will soon roll out Office 2003 from Office XP. Overall, a smooth
process with SMS here, with one BIG exception.

We have sales software that runs in excel. The desktop shortcut references
\Office10\ folder. Well after the upgrade excel will be in \Office11\, so
clicking on the sales shortcut will return an error. Is there a 'easy'
vbscript that can be written to replace that one digit in the target field of
all the sales shortcuts?

In the Target field of the shortcut-Instead of:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\EXCEL.EXE"

It will then become:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\EXCEL.EXE"

There are several different versions of the program, so there are several
different shortcuts on each desktop that need to be modified.

I don't really have any experience scripting, but I heard if there?s a way
to change all the shortcuts, scripting is the way to do it.

 

[Kyanzes]

Why don't you install the new Office in the Office10 directory instead? Dunno, just sounds more logical, or is it not possible to alter it on installation? Never tried, just wiseassing.