Start Menu "How Do I?" Question

[Dan Kap]

Two things I want to do, which I can’t find in the docs as to how:

I have three websites in my Start Menu, and they appear in my Start Menu as
the web address (URL). How can I turn that URL into a name, such as “Google
Maps�

Second, how can I change the icon in my Start Menu from the default Firefox
or Google icon, to a more specific icon of my choosing?

Thanks, everyone, for the help!

 

[VanguardLH]

I have three websites in my Start Menu, and they appear in my Start Menu as
the web address (URL). How can I turn that URL into a name, such as ´Google
Maps¡?

Second, how can I change the icon in my Start Menu from the default Firefox
or Google icon, to a more specific icon of my choosing?

If you save a URL (.lnk file) as the shortcut, the hover over popup or
help text shows that URL. You need to use a program to load that URL
because then you can give a help name and hover text to that shortcut.
So instead of saving a shortcut as:

http://www.intel.com/

instead use:

"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" http://www.intel.com/
(or the path to whatever web browser you prefer)

Be sure to enclose the program's path in double quotes if its path
includes spaces. Then you can modify the shortcut properties. In the
General tab, you can give the help name. In the Shortcut tab, you can
give the hover text you want in the Comment field.

Because you are specifying the actual program instead of relying on
filetype association to call a "server" or loader program recorded in
the registry, you can also specify command-line parameters, like
specifying InPrivate mode and no load of extensions, as in:

"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -private -extoff
http://www.intel.com/

and even select which icon to use for that particular shortcut instead
of the default one for the URL (.lnk) filetype.

Instead of saving a URL as a shortcut, create a shortcut that runs your
web browser (the program) and loads that URL. Then you can specify the
help name, comment (hover help), and select an icon for that shortcut.

 

[Dick Mahar]

Two things I want to do, which I can’t find in the docs as to how:

I have three websites in my Start Menu, and they appear in my Start Menu
as the web address (URL). How can I turn that URL into a name, such as
“Google Maps�

Second, how can I change the icon in my Start Menu from the default
Firefox or Google icon, to a more specific icon of my choosing?

Thanks, everyone, for the help!

Right click on the Firefox icon, then choose properties, and you will be
given an opportinity to "change icon." There are plenty of mail-type icons
from which to choose.

 

[Dick Mahar]

Two things I want to do, which I can’t find in the docs as to how:

I have three websites in my Start Menu, and they appear in my Start Menu
as the web address (URL). How can I turn that URL into a name, such as
“Google Maps�

Second, how can I change the icon in my Start Menu from the default
Firefox or Google icon, to a more specific icon of my choosing?

Thanks, everyone, for the help! Sorry, but a little while ago my answer
referred to Thunderbird, not Firefox, although a similar proceedure might
work for you. Also, in Control Panel "personalizatuon" gives you a chance,
probably.

 

[Thip]

Two things I want to do, which I can’t find in the docs as to how:

I have three websites in my Start Menu, and they appear in my Start Menu
as the web address (URL). How can I turn that URL into a name, such as
“Google Maps�

Right click on it >>>Rename