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How can a user start a program that has an icon on the desktop?
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
If you are trying to create a desktop shortcut of a program you have installed:
1. Find the program that you want to create the shortcut for.
2. Right click the icon and hover over: 'send to'
3. A new menu will drop down to the right; click: 'desktop (create shortcut)'
4. A working desktop icon will be placed for you.
An alternate method to creating a desktop shortcut:
1. Go to your desktop.
2. Right click on an empty space and hover over: 'new'
3. Click: 'shortcut'
4. A window will appear asking you to locate the program on your computer.
5. Follow the instructions to locate the program, and then name the shortcut.
6. A shortcut will placed on the desktop for you.
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∙ 11y ago
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoFind the program's icon in explorer, right click on it, then select send to, then desktop (create shortcut). Done
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Is an icon on the desktop that provides a user with immediate access to a program or file.?
shortcut
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How does a computer respond to a user's command to start a program?
1. if you click on the desktop icon, its a ref pointer to the executable file of the application which is stored in the harddisk programm files. click on icon initiates the pointer to executable file which start running and application starts up. 2.give the path where the executable file is tored and type all on run command it will trigger the appliaction.
What icon appears on your desktop after loading the operating system?
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With Remote Desktop Program.
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The Finder is the default program on a Mac that allows the user to interact with the system using icons for the files, folders and discs that are displayed on the desktop,
How you close a window on a desktop?
A user can use the "X" icon on the upper-right corner of the application window, press Alt+F4 in most applications, press Alt, Space, C to close the application via the system menu, or right-click on the program's icon in the taskbar and choose Close.
How do you add an icon to the desktop for all users of a computer?
Right click desktop background, highlight new, left click folder. New folder icon shows on desktop, now just name it what you like, if you don't it will just say, new folder under the icon. BTW, if you have multiple user accounts set up for the computer, this process should be done by/in the Administrator account to be assessable by all users/accounts. Alternate: Log on as Administrator: Add the icon to C:\Documents and settings\All Users\Desktop.
Which type of program causes banners and ads to appear on the desktop without any user intervention?
Adware
