How to Create a People Near Me Shortcut
Information
People Near Me is a service that enables you to use certain peer-to-peer programs on a network. People Neer me identifies people nearby who are using computers and allows them to send you invitations to use programs installed on your computer. To use People Near Me, you have to sign in to the service.
This will show you how to create or download
People Near Me shortcuts that will open to the
Settings and
Sign in tab in People Near Me.
You can also
Pin to Taskbar or
Pin to Start Menu this shortcut, or move where you like for easy use in Windows 7.
For more information and details about
People Near Me, see:
People Near Me: frequently asked questions
EXAMPLE: People Near Me shortcuts
OPTION ONE
Download the "People Near Me" Shortcuts
1. "People Near Me" Shortcut that Opens to the Settings Tab
A) Click on the download button below to download the file below.
2. "People Near Me" Shortcut that Opens to the Sign in Tab
A) Click on the download button below to download the file below.
3. Click on Save, and save the .zip file to the desktop.
4. Open the downloaded .zip file and extract the People Near Me shortcut to the desktop
.
5. Right click on the
People Near Me shortcut, and click 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.
6. Move or pin the shortcut to where you like for easy use.
7. When done, you can delete the downloaded .zip file if you like, or save it to use again.
OPTION TWO
Manually Create the "People Near Me" Shortcuts
1. Right click on a empty area on desktop, and click on
New and
Shortcut.
2. Copy and paste the location below into the location area for what tab you want the
People Near Me shortcut to open to, and click on the
Next button. (see screenshot below)
- Settings Tab
Code:
%SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL collab.cpl,,0
- Sign in Tab
Code:
%SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL collab.cpl,,1
3. Type
People Near Me for the name, and click on the
Finish button. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: You can name this anything you would like though. 4. Right click on the new
People Near Me shortcut on the Desktop and click on
Properties.
5. Click on the
Shortcut tab, then click 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\collab.cpl
7. Select the icon highlighted in blue above, and click on
OK. (see screenshot above)
NOTE: You can use any icon that you would like instead though.
8. Click on
OK. (see screenshot below)
9. Move or pin the shortcut to where you like for easy use.
That's it,
Shawn