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Network shortcut

  • 12-05-2011 9:46pm
    #1
    FrDougalMcguire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 283 ✭✭


    Hi all
    Is it possible to create a network shortcut on my desktop to make a program start on my laptop, when i double click the network shortcut on my desk pc it starts on my desk pc i want the program to run on the laptop
    Thanks in advance


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  • #2
    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,423 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    You could map a network drive on the laptop & put the shortcut to the program in it.

    Map that same drive on you desktop & run the shortcut.

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



  • #3
    fionny
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,367 ✭✭✭fionny


    gadgetman496 wrote: »
    You could map a network drive on the laptop & put the shortcut to the program in it.

    Map that same drive on you desktop & run the shortcut.

    That or...

    Right click on desktop, select create shortcut:

    in location you can navigate to it from there or type the network location:

    \\(Name or IP of Network Comp)\(folder name)\file.file

    etc...


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