i can't create a shortcut on the desktop in windows xp. help me!?

Question

i right-click my cursor, there is an option of create shortcut. after i click that option, an icon which is the same as the original file icon will appear on the desktop, but absolutely not a shortcut icon. what's wrong with my machine? how can i fix this glitch?

Answer 1

Don´t worry even if the icon is not a shortcut (small arrow on the bottom) the generated item is indeed a shortcut. You can verify this by checking its size, besides if you go right click properties on it, you will find a "shortcut" tab, with ways to point to a file and change the icon.



It is an interesting glitch... cool!

Answer 2

You may be making a shortcut to the program file or folder and not the program .exe location. A shortcut has to be to an executable file or it does nothing. The easiest way to create a shortcut is to go to the start menu right click on the program and hold down the button while you drag to the desktop, this creates a shortcut on the desktop. But.. in truth I can't say why your approach is not working. Good luck!



Heres another tip. If you right click a shortcut on your desktop, then click Properties-->Shortcut Key, and choose any key, then you can hold down Control-->Alt and that key at any time to open that shortcut. This works with any shortcut on your desktop.

Answer 3

cl Start

cl Programs



Find the program for which you want a shortcut.

Right-cl on the icon for that program and select "create a shortcut."

-- the shortcut may appear below the list of the submenu.

-- right-click the shortcut and "cut," then go to the desktop and right-cl to "paste."



If you doubt that it is in fact a shortcut, right-cl on the icon and select properties. A window should confirm that it is a shortcut.

Answer 4

Right click on a blank spot on your desktop --> Select New --> Shortcut --> and then browse to the location of the program you would like to create the shortcut for.

Answer 5

Go to the item you want to make a shortcut of and right-click on that item and choose the option Send To - Desktop (shortcut), it's as simple as that!