Gemal's Psyched Blog - Comments on Firefox, Thunderbird and Sunbird desktop shortcuts http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/index.html I've produced some desktop shortcuts for Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird and Mozilla Sunbird. When you rightclick on the shortcuts you can start in safe-mode or show the prefs. A bit like the Internet Explorer icon on the desktop. Desktop shortcuts:... en-us Copyright 2009 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:48:53 +0100 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:36:48 +0100 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.17 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://gemal.dk/ http://gemal.dk//pics/favicon.png Gemal's Psyched Blog By boz what directory do you recommend saving the files in? what directory do you recommend saving the files in?

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment1?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment1 Fri, 05 Nov 2004 15:40:07 +0100 boz boz@mailinator.com By me at work Wow! Impressive. This will help a few people I know who use the "right click> properties" to get to internet options. Wow! Impressive. This will help a few people I know who use the "right click> properties" to get to internet options.

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment2?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment2 Fri, 05 Nov 2004 15:51:35 +0100 me at work me.at.work@gmail.com By imnotgivingyoumyname This is a great idea, hope we see it in the official releases sometime... hopefully sometime soon :) This is a great idea, hope we see it in the official releases sometime... hopefully sometime soon :)

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment3?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment3 Fri, 05 Nov 2004 16:01:52 +0100 imnotgivingyoumyname no@name.com By Rahul Sounds cool... I'd like to have that on my desktop.I'm just a little paranoid about installing stuff on my Windows box, though, so is there a way to uninstall this if it screws something up? Sounds cool... I'd like to have that on my desktop.
I'm just a little paranoid about installing stuff on my Windows box, though, so is there a way to uninstall this if it screws something up?

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment4?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment4 Fri, 05 Nov 2004 16:31:35 +0100 Rahul csu02132@cse.iitd.ac.in By Percy Cabello Great job Henrik! Already in my desktop. You may want to share them with bug 264889 also: bughttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=264889 Great job Henrik! Already in my desktop. You may want to share them with bug 264889 also:

bughttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=264889

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment5?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment5 Fri, 05 Nov 2004 16:56:24 +0100 Percy Cabello mozilla_@_HITDEL_nostalsong.com By Stephen Krenzel Very cool, thanks! Very cool, thanks!

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment6?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment6 Fri, 05 Nov 2004 17:32:59 +0100 Stephen Krenzel sgk284@gmail.com By Cow Nice :) Perhaps you could ask the Moz team to use these shortcuts as default rather than the default Windows ones, more functionality etc - nothing to lose. Nice :) Perhaps you could ask the Moz team to use these shortcuts as default rather than the default Windows ones, more functionality etc - nothing to lose.

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment7?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment7 Fri, 05 Nov 2004 17:41:25 +0100 Cow cow@neondragon.net By Adam Bramwell Nice work, but the ff shortcut doesn't open up the profile manager or safe mode for me on RC2-XP Nice work, but the ff shortcut doesn't open up the profile manager or safe mode for me on RC2-XP

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment8?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment8 Fri, 05 Nov 2004 17:59:57 +0100 Adam Bramwell adam@octapod.org By Mark I just got this through one of mozilla's news feeds and I like the icons, thanks for writing the scripts and making them available for people to use. I just got this through one of mozilla's news feeds and I like the icons, thanks for writing the scripts and making them available for people to use.

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment9?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment9 Fri, 05 Nov 2004 18:50:06 +0100 Mark imnuts@gmail.com By Alex Vincent VBS?!? Eeeeeeeeevillllll :) VBS?!? Eeeeeeeeevillllll :)

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment10?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment10 Fri, 05 Nov 2004 19:20:47 +0100 Alex Vincent ajvincent@gmail.com By Question What's "Safe Mode"? What's "Safe Mode"?

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment11?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment11 Fri, 05 Nov 2004 19:24:21 +0100 Question test@example.com By Anonymous Only XP? Only XP?

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment12?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment12 Fri, 05 Nov 2004 20:11:36 +0100 Anonymous anonymous@anonymous.com By Walter K It would be useful to have companion scripts to remove the desktop shortcuts if one don't need them anymore and for incorporation into FF uninstall. It would be useful to have companion scripts to remove the desktop shortcuts if one don't need them anymore and for incorporation into FF uninstall.

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment13?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment13 Fri, 05 Nov 2004 22:14:01 +0100 Walter K goodvin@netscape.net By MR Tech Just a little heads up, I was testing out the script and then wanted to rebuild the icon, etc. So I moved the icon to the Recycle bin and tried reruning the script, well the icon wouldn't show up again, the reg keys were there, but no icon, after some testing and searching I found that Windows XP had added the guid guid to the HideDesktopIcons\ClassicStartMenu key below:HKCR\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\ClassicStartMenuIf your icon doesn't show up, check there for the GUID and remove it.mrtech.com Just a little heads up, I was testing out the script and then wanted to rebuild the icon, etc. So I moved the icon to the Recycle bin and tried reruning the script, well the icon wouldn't show up again, the reg keys were there, but no icon, after some testing and searching I found that Windows XP had added the guid guid to the HideDesktopIcons\ClassicStartMenu key below:

HKCR\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\ClassicStartMenu

If your icon doesn't show up, check there for the GUID and remove it.

mrtech.com

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment14?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment14 Fri, 05 Nov 2004 22:24:51 +0100 MR Tech mrtech@gmail.com By Jaime Awsome, now I can integrate Firefox with the desktop so that people won't even remember IE. Awsome, now I can integrate Firefox with the desktop so that people won't even remember IE.

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment15?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment15 Fri, 05 Nov 2004 23:33:10 +0100 Jaime jmweirick@gmail.com By minghong Cool! Any change to include this in the official builds? Cool! Any change to include this in the official builds?

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment16?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment16 Sat, 06 Nov 2004 08:30:35 +0100 minghong minghong@gmail.com By minghong Cool! Any chance to include this in the official builds? Cool! Any chance to include this in the official builds?

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment17?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment17 Sat, 06 Nov 2004 08:36:06 +0100 minghong minghong@gmail.com By Riccardo Cretti Really great... thanks! :-) Really great... thanks! :-)

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment18?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment18 Sat, 06 Nov 2004 10:43:42 +0100 Riccardo Cretti squadron76@hotpop.com By Tomer Cohen Since I'm a Linux user, I had to give it a try on a Windows Machine, and liked it. This can help alot for newbies and non power users. I found a way to make it even better - if the user deletes it from the desktop, it is not being deleted completly, so running the script again wont make it reappear on the user desktop. The required key to make it reappear is HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons (at least in XP, it is visible twice - one for Classic theme, and one for XP-themes). I Can't find GUI to recover deleted 3rd party icons, so it need to be supplied by a script. Since I'm a Linux user, I had to give it a try on a Windows Machine, and liked it. This can help alot for newbies and non power users.

I found a way to make it even better - if the user deletes it from the desktop, it is not being deleted completly, so running the script again wont make it reappear on the user desktop. The required key to make it reappear is HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons (at least in XP, it is visible twice - one for Classic theme, and one for XP-themes). I Can't find GUI to recover deleted 3rd party icons, so it need to be supplied by a script.

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment19?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment19 Sat, 06 Nov 2004 11:04:37 +0100 Tomer Cohen 5ee6876f10efe98f88134acdb4e1432a07826cd6 By Mogens Isager FYI, the following thread in the mozillazine forums discuss the same concept: http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=138033 FYI, the following thread in the mozillazine forums discuss the same concept: http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=138033

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment20?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment20 Mon, 08 Nov 2004 19:52:36 +0100 Mogens Isager isager@mail.com By Ricky Moorhouse If you delete the icon, you can add it back by using tweakUI one of the microsoft powertoys for XP (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx) If you delete the icon, you can add it back by using tweakUI one of the microsoft powertoys for XP (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx)

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment21?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment21 Tue, 09 Nov 2004 11:17:34 +0100 Ricky Moorhouse ricky@samespirit.net By mcm The chrome path to the options menu for the Thunderbird shortcut doesn't work. However this does:thunderbird.exe -options The chrome path to the options menu for the Thunderbird shortcut doesn't work. However this does:

thunderbird.exe -options

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment22?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment22 Wed, 10 Nov 2004 06:01:09 +0100 mcm mcm.ham@gmail.com By jeton Many thanks for this.It works great and it's useful Many thanks for this.
It works great and it's useful

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment23?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment23 Wed, 10 Nov 2004 13:31:47 +0100 jeton jetonaliu@hotmail.com By Henrik Gemal MS info:http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/shellcc/platform/shell/programmersguide/shell_adv/conpanel.asp MS info:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/shellcc/platform/shell/programmersguide/shell_adv/conpanel.asp

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment24?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment24 Wed, 09 Feb 2005 16:05:58 +0100 Henrik Gemal 125d2aa2b2dc63c97c2dc28255aeda5d0c6686f0 By John L. Galt I like this script a lot - however, as I use MOOX's M3 build for regular browsing and keep the aviary around just in case I need to test an incompatibility in extensions, I was wondering if there was a way to re-write the script for a 3rd party build, specifying a non-default installation path (for example I have the MOOX build installed to C:\MOOX\Firefox CE\) and yet have it retain the rest, such as the context menu and such.You might want to also know that I also am using 'shared' profiles, in which I have created the profiles in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ path as opposed to the default path by under c:\Documents and Settings\{username}\.... - which is good since I like to use the exact same environment regardless of whether I am logged in as an admin or as a regular user. Your script works well for allowing me to easily create new profiles for testing and whatnot, and I really appreciate it. I like this script a lot - however, as I use MOOX's M3 build for regular browsing and keep the aviary around just in case I need to test an incompatibility in extensions, I was wondering if there was a way to re-write the script for a 3rd party build, specifying a non-default installation path (for example I have the MOOX build installed to C:\MOOX\Firefox CE\) and yet have it retain the rest, such as the context menu and such.

You might want to also know that I also am using 'shared' profiles, in which I have created the profiles in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ path as opposed to the default path by under c:\Documents and Settings\{username}\.... - which is good since I like to use the exact same environment regardless of whether I am logged in as an admin or as a regular user. Your script works well for allowing me to easily create new profiles for testing and whatnot, and I really appreciate it.

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment25?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment25 Thu, 11 Aug 2005 23:30:32 +0100 John L. Galt johngalt@toughguy.net By Patrick Reeves Can anyone give a newbie the instructions on how to "Save the files and run then"?Sure would like to use Firefox all the time but the missing "create shortcut for desktop" makes me go back to IE too often. Can anyone give a newbie the instructions on how to "Save the files and run then"?
Sure would like to use Firefox all the time but the missing "create shortcut for desktop" makes me go back to IE too often.

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment26?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment26 Wed, 10 May 2006 18:51:24 +0100 Patrick Reeves jagman_55@yahoo.com By John L. Galt I was wondering if you had perchance had a chance to play with Windows Vista, and would be willing to update he scripts to work with Vista, TB 1.5 and Fx 2? I was wondering if you had perchance had a chance to play with Windows Vista, and would be willing to update he scripts to work with Vista, TB 1.5 and Fx 2?

]]> http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment27?from=rss-comment http://gemal.dk/blog/2004/11/05/firefox_thunderbird_and_sunbird_desktop_shortcuts/#comment27 Wed, 08 Nov 2006 02:38:15 +0100 John L. Galt johnlgalt@gmail.com