How to Create an "Add Network Location" Shortcut in Windows 7 and Windows 8
Information
The
Add Network Location Wizard helps you create a
network folder shortcut in
Computer to a website, an FTP site, or other network location.
This tutorial will show you how to create or download an
Add Network Location Wizard shortcut in
Windows 7 and
Windows 8.
EXAMPLE: Add Network Location Wizard EXAMPLE: An Added Network Location in Computer
OPTION ONE
To Download the "Add Network Location" Shortcut
1. Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below.
Add_Network_Location.zip
2. Save the .zip file to the desktop.
3. Open the .zip file and extract the Add Network Location shortcut to the desktop
.
4. Right click or press and hold on the
Add Network Location shortcut, click/tap on
Properties,
General tab, and on the
Unblock button. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: If you do not have a Unblock button under the General tab, then the shortcut is already unblocked and you can continue on to step 5.
5. In
Windows 7, you can now
Pin to Taskbar or
Pin to Start Menu, add to
Quick Launch,
assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.
6. In
Windows 8, you can
Pin to Taskbar on desktop,
Pin to Start screen, add to
Quick Launch,
assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.
7. When finished, you can delete the downloaded .zip file if you like.
OPTION TWO
To Manually Create the "Add Network Location" Shortcut
1. Right click or press and hold on an empty area on the desktop, and click/tap on
New and
Shortcut.
2. Copy and past either location below into the location area, and click/tap on the
Next button. (See screenshot below)
%windir%\explorer.exe shell:::{D4480A50-BA28-11d1-8E75-00C04FA31A86}
OR
RUNDLL32.EXE %SystemRoot%\system32\shwebsvc.dll,AddNetPlaceRunDll
3. Type
Add Network Location for the name, and click/tap on the
Finish button. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: You can name this anything you would like though. 4. Right click or press and hold on the new
Add Network Location shortcut on the Desktop, and click/tap on
Properties.
5. Click/tap on the
Shortcut tab, then click/tap on the
Change Icon button. (See screenshot below)
6. In the line under "Look for icons in this file", copy and paste the location below, and press
Enter. (See screenshot below)
%SystemRoot%\System32\imageres.dll
7. Select the icon highlighted in blue above, and click/tap on
OK. (See screenshot above)
NOTE: You can use any icon that you would like instead though.
8. Click/tap on
OK. (See screenshot below)
9. In
Windows 7, you can now
Pin to Taskbar or
Pin to Start Menu, add to
Quick Launch,
assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.
10. In
Windows 8, you can
Pin to Taskbar on desktop,
Pin to Start screen, add to
Quick Launch,
assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.
That's it,
Shawn