Re: Creating a desktop shortcut to view/delete cookies
David Frank wrote:
> "Big_Al" <BigAl@md.com> wrote in message
> news:uPkAoykGJHA.3884@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> David Frank wrote:
>>> The ONLY way I can view and delete individual cookies with WinXP SP3 is
>>> START -> RUN -> keyin: c:\Documents and Settings\Owner\cookies
>>>
>>> which allows me to view all cookies and delete individual cookies.
>>> When I try to move this operation to a more convenient desktop shortcut
>>> using the location
>>> that works in a run keyin, nothing happens on clicking the icon.
>>>
>>> How can I create a desktop shortcut thats equivalent to the run keyin?
>> Works for me. I simply right clicked on the desktop and 'new shortcut'
>> and typed in the C:\documents and settings\alan\cookies string and hit
>> enter. I now have a cookies folder shortcut on the desktop.
>
> Are you running XP/SP3 ?
> My system doesnt allow me to specify "david" in that string,
> what happens if you specify the string = "Owner" instead of "alan" ?
> 1. in the run keyin
> 2. in the shortcut
>
>
That is not a valid folder in my system. My user name is Alan.
Maybe that's your problem, when you go to C:\documents and settings what
user names (other than all users and default user) are available? Then
that's the choices you have to pick from.
Try just opening Windows Explorer and migrate to the cookies folder, or
really the David / Owner folder. And then right click and drag the
cookies folder to your desktop and chose 'make shortcut'.
If you have a system setup with OWNER as the name, you may have changed
the display to DAVID but its still OWNER in the directory. When
specifying folder names, you have to go by the windows folder name!