Add applications to quick launch menu - Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General

Hi guys.
First off, I tried to search but I didn't find what I was looking for (probably used the wrong words or something).
Anyways, I downloaded an application as a zip file, unzipped it and put it in a folder on the internal memory. I can launch it from there, but how can I make windows mobile find it so I can add a quick launch button in the application menu in touchflo?

Place a shortcut to the required program in Windows/Start Menu/Programs. That should do it

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Creating shortcut

Hi,
I just installed IPSMS app :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=328242
But, it does not have CAB installer or such.
I just unzip it to the "Storage Card".
It works fine though ...
But how can I make a shortcut or something so I can add it to the HTC Home Plugin launcher tab ?
When I tried to add a new item in the HTC Home Plugin launcher tab, I cannot find it listed and I cannot navigate to the Storage Card ...
Thanks for any help.
You can do it in Windows. Attach the Kaiser to your PC, navigate to the storage card, and use Windows to make a shortcut in the Windows Startmenu on your device. I am using my Mac now, so cannot verify, but I believe that if you right-click on the program you get an option to make a shortcut. Then just copy that shortcut into the Starmenu folder.
Alternatively, use Resco explorer. Tap and hold the program and in the context menu choose Send - Send to Start Menu as shortcut.
Thanks I did not realize that "Start Menu" folder.

Settings>Menus -- where is it getting list of programs?

Can anyone tell a newbie where the Menu list is coming from under Settings>Menus (personal)?
I would like to add the 10 button com manager (back) to the launcher, but it does not show up in the list of available programs. Is this a matter of dropping a shortcut into a specific folder or a registry edit? I know the program is there as I can go into the Connections tab and it is listed as "Wireless Manager".
This is on a tilt running HTC Home 2.0 with the original rom.
Thanks greatly for any help.
Bobby
Programs....
This is from a folder in your windows directory. You can put a shortcut there.
File Name and Folder
Do you know the name of the file that needs the shortcut created and what folders under windows it should be dropped into?
Thanks,
Bobby
Found it
FYI, if anyone else starts hunting this stuff.
The shortcut was already in the Windows folder. A copy of that shortcut needs to be dropped in the "Start Menu" > "Programs" folder. It will then be available in the Launcher application to add.
This should also work for any other application you would like to add to the Launcher.
Thanks,
Bobby

Moving programs?

How can i move a program to an folder Example. I install a game it goes to the programs folder how can i move it to the games folder? Sorry my bad english
Open File Explorer and go to My Device \ Windows \ Start Menu \ Programs and find the game shortcut - the file will be only a few bytes in size (e.g. 25B).
Tap and hold on the shortcut and select Cut from the popup menu.
Then go to My Device \ Windows \ Start Menu \ Programs \ Games, tap and hold on a white area and select Paste from the popup menu.
That's it...you've moved it
Mark.
Is there any way to get icons on the folders created like on the standard games folder?
Hi i i cant seem to access the windows folder while browsing the contents of my phone via from a windows vista pc. i want to add a program called pocketCM to the start menu but unable to do so as the windows fodler doesnt appear or is hidden for some reason
Windows folder is hidden and will not be shown on default settings. You have 2 choices
1.To show Windows folder, Open Control Panel > goto Folder Options (may use the search box at top-right) and select the option to show protected operating system files.
2.If you don't want to do the above but somehow get something into it from Desktop, you can always copy it to the visible folders other than Windows and then use pocketpc' file explorer to move it inside Windows.
Regards,
Carty..
Thanks i can access it now. anotehr question. is it possible to create a short cut to the pocketCM program? the idea is to have the actual app stored on my memory card and use a short cut icon placed inside the windows start menu and launch it like that. is that possible? i have tried to copy the program back into the memory card and tried to right-click and select create shortcut but there seems to be no option to do that when i right click on the pocketCM file inside my storage card.
edit: is there also a way to add it to the "HOME" desktop thingy?
I usally get an option when installing a new program to put it either in main memory or the storage card. Some programs don't work well from the storage card, but I usually try them there first.

Apps and Buttons

I've got a little executable task switcher called AltTab that works like its name. It just cycles through the open apps/windows.
However, it didn't come with an installer and I guess this is the reason why it doesn't appear in the list when I try to assign it a button from the control panel.
Where does the Buttons panel/applet get its program list from? The registry? Which entries will I need?
take a look at this thread. i guess there are more threads regarding task swtching. just do some search
That's the thread where I found the app. This thread is not about task switching.
The problem is that the button manager in settings doesn't show the program or have a browse function. So how do I add an app without an installer to the list?
Thanks anyway.
i believe for a program to apear in list of options for button assignment it needs to be
a) a installed program
b) have a shortcut pointing to the program placed in the windows/programs folder.
since option 1 is not viable give option 2 a shot. read about this a while ago so i can be wrong.
thesire said:
i believe for a program to apear in list of options for button assignment it needs to be
a) a installed program
b) have a shortcut pointing to the program placed in the windows/programs folder.
since option 1 is not viable give option 2 a shot. read about this a while ago so i can be wrong.
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I had pondered both of those possibilities, but a) would have required I (learn how to) make an install package and I forgot to follow up on b), but it would completely explain way there are *.lnk files for virtually every program that already exists in the Windows folder (I mean why the redundancy if keeping the Windows folder as small as possible is one of the prime factors in speedier start-up and maintaining a speedy system?)
Note:
I just tried both a shortcut and the actual executable in the windows directory, and even after a soft reset, no results.
i just don't understand. do you have problem with this program only or with button mapping in general?
did you try this:
antihrist said:
extract exe file to your device, create shortcut in start menu and then assign it to some hardware key
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meaning:
i extracted exe file in "\Windows" folder. then i created shortcut to that file in "\Windows\Start Menu\Programs". after that i got the program in the list for button assignment.​
OK, that worked.
Placing a shortcut in "\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\" does make it appear in he list of programs when assigning functions to buttons.
Thank you for your response and assistance.

shortcut

hi ive got a diamond running spb
ive put on a sat nav prog on internal storage but not installed
in windows and runs fine but i need to browse to internal mem to exe
i want to know if it possible to create a shortcut into my program
file folder or or to the home screen so i could view and start prog
thanx
Try this...
Use a file explorer to browse to the location of the .exe you want a shortcut for. Tap and hold on this file and select 'Copy'. Browse to windows/start menu/programs. Tap and hold again and select 'Create Shortcut'. Now you have a shortcut to your program
sk shortcut manager is also a gr8 app to manage shortcuts

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