NO ISP Shortcut


  1. Posts : 154
    Windows XP-Pro-SP3, Windows 7
       #1

    NO ISP Shortcut


    In XP, I could easily create a shortcut to my internet connection.
    Not so in Win-7. There is nothing I can click on, to make a shortcut.

    Does anyone know of another way to do this?

    The Doctor
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  2. Posts : 18,404
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #2
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  3. Posts : 154
    Windows XP-Pro-SP3, Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Well, close but no Cigar!
    It's not a shortcut to the Network Connections Folder that I want.
    I have just one connection, and I'd like to make a shortcut to that (one) connection, like I could in XP.
    With that shortcut on my desktop, I can open the connections window to that one connection and see how it's doing and disable it if I want to.
    When it's disabled, just clicking on the shortcut, ENABLES it again, without ever opening a window at all.

    I can go into the connections folder in control panel and do the same, but that's slow and clunky.

    There are so many quick and easy things that I did in XP that I can no longer do in Win-7 that I'm beginning to get used to it. I won't loose any sleep over it anyway. And I won't be running Windows 7 as my primary OS anytime soon.

    I just wanna say that I thank the guys on this forum for helping me to get Windows Mail up and running on Win-7, 64bit. I have it tweaked and tuned so it looks and acts pretty much like Outlook Express 6, which is what I was after.
    I also have my entire address book from XP transferred to Win-7 'Contacts'.
    I had to save it as a CSV file in XP for it to be importable into Contacts in Win-7.

    I've already had several of my customers buy new PC's with Win-7 installed
    (a few of those are 64 bit) and of course they want to use an email program that's familiar to them....
    something that looks and works like Outlook Express.
    I get lots of "attaboys" when I pull the rabbit out of my hat and make Windows Mail work for them and then save their Address Book to Win-7 as well. And it's all thanks to information I've read on this forum.

    I'm in XP-Pro right now, but when I get back into Win-7, I'll try to make that shortcut to the connections folder.

    Thanks again,
    The Doctor
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  4. aem
    Posts : 2,698
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit
       #4

    Couldn't you right-click the connection (list from the Network connections) and create shortcut? This will put it on your desktop for you.
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  5. Posts : 11,990
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
       #5

    aem said:
    Couldn't you right-click the connection (list from the Network connections) and create shortcut? This will put it on your desktop for you.
    DrWho, is this what you are wanting to create a shortcut to? I had this in my taskbar with XP. I could not right click on it and create a shortcut.
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  6. aem
    Posts : 2,698
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit
       #6

    In Network and Sharing center, left side click Change adapter settings. There is a listing in there, right click your required connection, and create shortcut. A message will say do yiuwant to create a shortcut in your desktop instead, just click yes.
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  7. Posts : 154
    Windows XP-Pro-SP3, Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Well, I finally got the job done.
    From the tutorial mentioned earlier, I made the desktop shortcut to the Connections folder where my two possible connections were shown. I then right clicked on the one I want and clicked on "Create Shortcut".
    That worked! I now have my connection shortcut on my desktop, right where I wanted it.
    When I click the desktop shortcut, I get the connection windows shown by CarlTR6.
    It works to allow me to disable and then re-enable my Internet Connection, just like it did in Windows XP.

    I want to thank yous guys once again...... for helping me make Windows 7 more friendly and helpful.

    * How would a person, who has NO Knowledge of internet help forums, ever cope with this stuff? Ergo, most of the hatred for Vista.

    MS changed things in Vista and Win-7 that just should have never been changed.
    And just think..... some programmer at MS actually got paid good money for making Windows less friendly. Go figure!

    Thanks again!
    The Doctor
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  8. Posts : 11,990
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
       #8

    aem said:
    In Network and Sharing center, left side click Change adapter settings. There is a listing in there, right click your required connection, and create shortcut. A message will say do yiuwant to create a shortcut in your desktop instead, just click yes.
    Thanks much, aem; it worked like a charm
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