Comments on: ‘Pin to Start Menu’ appends “(2)” to shortcut in Windows 7 http://www.itedge.net/blog/2009/05/04/pin-to-start-menu-appends-2-to-shortcut-in-windows-7/ tech news, solutions and commentary Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:32:51 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Vincent http://www.itedge.net/blog/2009/05/04/pin-to-start-menu-appends-2-to-shortcut-in-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-24528 Vincent Thu, 22 Dec 2011 03:13:03 +0000 http://www.itedge.net/blog/2009/05/04/pin-to-start-menu-appends-2-to-shortcut-in-windows-7/#comment-24528 Great sluething, my friend. I was baffled by this, but the experience immediately cemented further in the bowels of my brain matter that Microsoft, no matter how slick their marketing is(or how slick they "THINK" their marketing is) are a collection of pooch-screwing morons unable and unwilling to admit that they are completely incompetant and in the wrong profession. Thank you, Microsoft. Great sluething, my friend. I was baffled by this, but the experience immediately cemented further in the bowels of my brain matter that Microsoft, no matter how slick their marketing is(or how slick they “THINK” their marketing is) are a collection of pooch-screwing morons unable and unwilling to admit that they are completely incompetant and in the wrong profession.

Thank you, Microsoft.

]]> By: mhs http://www.itedge.net/blog/2009/05/04/pin-to-start-menu-appends-2-to-shortcut-in-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-23331 mhs Sun, 17 Apr 2011 15:44:20 +0000 http://www.itedge.net/blog/2009/05/04/pin-to-start-menu-appends-2-to-shortcut-in-windows-7/#comment-23331 woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow! IT REALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLY WORKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED :D THANKZ MAN! woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow!

IT REALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLY WORKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED :D THANKZ MAN!

]]> By: SlyCooperFan1 http://www.itedge.net/blog/2009/05/04/pin-to-start-menu-appends-2-to-shortcut-in-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-23011 SlyCooperFan1 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:17:42 +0000 http://www.itedge.net/blog/2009/05/04/pin-to-start-menu-appends-2-to-shortcut-in-windows-7/#comment-23011 Wow, this has plagued me for a long time and it was really getting annoying. I bought this laptop with Windows 7 64bit pre-installed, so I didn't have to go through that...I don't know why this was happening. I must have done a tweak a while ago...anyway, it still worked perfectly, thanks so much. :D @Mawoooo!!: You would have to do that for each shortcut that this happens with. This solution, however, fixes it for good. Wow, this has plagued me for a long time and it was really getting annoying. I bought this laptop with Windows 7 64bit pre-installed, so I didn’t have to go through that…I don’t know why this was happening. I must have done a tweak a while ago…anyway, it still worked perfectly, thanks so much. :D

@Mawoooo!!: You would have to do that for each shortcut that this happens with. This solution, however, fixes it for good.

]]> By: Mawoooo!! http://www.itedge.net/blog/2009/05/04/pin-to-start-menu-appends-2-to-shortcut-in-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-22991 Mawoooo!! Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:35:05 +0000 http://www.itedge.net/blog/2009/05/04/pin-to-start-menu-appends-2-to-shortcut-in-windows-7/#comment-22991 Hey guys. I found an even easier way to do this with less hassle. So basically we know that it's because we moved the folder/reinstalled blah blah blah. So TECHNICALLY the originally pinned menu item is still there even though there's no hope in hell of ever seeing it again and when we try to move FIREFOX to the startmenu (or whatever) we get "FIREFOX (2)" So that sucks. Instead of re-doing all that stuff and reinstalling and all the rest of what was suggested above, I thought to myself "is there a way to change the file name without it appearing to be changed".. so I went to the Character Map and it turns out there's a character that LOOKS like a space, but isn't one... It's called a break.. and it looks like this " " The thing inside the "" isn't actually a space (which also looks like " ") Adding a space to the end of a shortcut doesn't work because windows takes it that you're a moron and removes it automatically (thanks windows).. SOLUTION: Just rename your original shortcut, that you want to be pinned with a break (eg FIREFOX turns to "FIREFOX " with the break at the end), re-pin the item and you should be good to go. Worked for me ,) Hey guys. I found an even easier way to do this with less hassle. So basically we know that it’s because we moved the folder/reinstalled blah blah blah. So TECHNICALLY the originally pinned menu item is still there even though there’s no hope in hell of ever seeing it again and when we try to move FIREFOX to the startmenu (or whatever) we get “FIREFOX (2)”
So that sucks.
Instead of re-doing all that stuff and reinstalling and all the rest of what was suggested above, I thought to myself “is there a way to change the file name without it appearing to be changed”.. so I went to the Character Map and it turns out there’s a character that LOOKS like a space, but isn’t one…
It’s called a break.. and it looks like this ” ”
The thing inside the “” isn’t actually a space
(which also looks like ” “)
Adding a space to the end of a shortcut doesn’t work because windows takes it that you’re a moron and removes it automatically (thanks windows)..

SOLUTION: Just rename your original shortcut, that you want to be pinned with a break (eg FIREFOX turns to “FIREFOX ” with the break at the end), re-pin the item and you should be good to go.
Worked for me ,)

]]> By: Chris Smith http://www.itedge.net/blog/2009/05/04/pin-to-start-menu-appends-2-to-shortcut-in-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-22544 Chris Smith Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:03:35 +0000 http://www.itedge.net/blog/2009/05/04/pin-to-start-menu-appends-2-to-shortcut-in-windows-7/#comment-22544 Awesome...this has been bugging me since I reinstalled Windows 7 4 months ago!!! =) Awesome…this has been bugging me since I reinstalled Windows 7 4 months ago!!! =)

]]> By: The Elephant Forgot! – Cleared the Windows 7 Start Menu | Bnpositive Communication http://www.itedge.net/blog/2009/05/04/pin-to-start-menu-appends-2-to-shortcut-in-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-22096 The Elephant Forgot! – Cleared the Windows 7 Start Menu | Bnpositive Communication Tue, 08 Jun 2010 22:54:48 +0000 http://www.itedge.net/blog/2009/05/04/pin-to-start-menu-appends-2-to-shortcut-in-windows-7/#comment-22096 [...] ‘Pin to Start Menu’ appends “(2)” to shortcut in Windows 7 [...] [...] ‘Pin to Start Menu’ appends “(2)” to shortcut in Windows 7 [...]

]]> By: Krum http://www.itedge.net/blog/2009/05/04/pin-to-start-menu-appends-2-to-shortcut-in-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-22085 Krum Mon, 07 Jun 2010 08:35:41 +0000 http://www.itedge.net/blog/2009/05/04/pin-to-start-menu-appends-2-to-shortcut-in-windows-7/#comment-22085 "Wow thanks man, had this problem because I copied my whole user folder, from windows.old.." same here THANKS ! “Wow thanks man, had this problem because I copied my whole user folder, from windows.old..” same here THANKS !

]]> By: David http://www.itedge.net/blog/2009/05/04/pin-to-start-menu-appends-2-to-shortcut-in-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-21700 David Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:38:27 +0000 http://www.itedge.net/blog/2009/05/04/pin-to-start-menu-appends-2-to-shortcut-in-windows-7/#comment-21700 Great work! My Win 7 machine locked up, upon reboot one start menu item was gone. This was driving me crazy! Thanks. Great work! My Win 7 machine locked up, upon reboot one start menu item was gone. This was driving me crazy! Thanks.

]]> By: Jason http://www.itedge.net/blog/2009/05/04/pin-to-start-menu-appends-2-to-shortcut-in-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-21683 Jason Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:45:38 +0000 http://www.itedge.net/blog/2009/05/04/pin-to-start-menu-appends-2-to-shortcut-in-windows-7/#comment-21683 Super tip man!! This was freakin me out! Thanks for the fix!! Super tip man!! This was freakin me out! Thanks for the fix!!

]]> By: Sam http://www.itedge.net/blog/2009/05/04/pin-to-start-menu-appends-2-to-shortcut-in-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-21681 Sam Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:39:43 +0000 http://www.itedge.net/blog/2009/05/04/pin-to-start-menu-appends-2-to-shortcut-in-windows-7/#comment-21681 Wow thanks man, had this problem because I copied my whole user folder, from windows.old.. Sam Wow thanks man, had this problem because I copied my whole user folder, from windows.old..

Sam

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