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"INTERNETSHORTCUTS"AND"PINNEDSITESHORTCUTS"IN"INTERNETEXPLORER9"AND"INTERNETEXPLORER10"IN"WINDOWS.
.
"High-levelExecutiveSummary:In"InternetExplorer9"and"InternetExplorer10",younowcanmakebotha.
WEBSITE"PinnedSiteShortcuts"and.
URL"InternetShortcuts".
Bydefault,whenyoudragaFavicon,ahyperlink,oratabfrom"InternetExplorer9",youcreateanew.
WEBSITE"PinnedSiteShortcut"whichisnotcompatiblewitholderversionsof"InternetExplorer"orotherpopularWebbrowsers.
Therearethreemethodsforyoutocreateatraditional.
URL"InternetShortcut"in"InternetExplorer9".
BACKGROUNDA"Favicon"isthelittleicontotheleftoftheURLintheaddressboxofmanyWebbrowserprograms.
http://en.
wikipedia.
org/wiki/FaviconInthe"InternetExplorer6","InternetExplorer7","InternetExplorer8",ifyoudraga"Favicon"oranyactive"hyperlink"totheWindows"Desktop"ortoanyharddrivefolder,youcreatea.
URL"Internetshortcut"filethatcanbeopenedbymostmajorWebbrowserprograms.
Whenwetriedtodothisin"InternetExplorer9",wecreatedanewtypeofInternetshortcutthathasafileextensionof.
WEBSITEThisnewtypeoffileiscalleda"PinnedSiteShortcut".
Wewereunpleasantlysurprisedthatearlierversionsof"InternetExplorer.
.
"andotherpopularWebbrowserslike"Firefox","Chrome",and"Safari"wereunabletoopen.
WEBSITE"PinnedSiteShortcut"files.
WewereevenmoreunpleasantlysurprisedtodiscoverthatMicrosoft'sWebsitehadalmostnothingtoeducateusaboutthenew.
WEBSITE"PinnedSiteShortcut"fileformat.
"INTERNETSHORTCUT"FILESThetraditional.
URL"InternetShortcut"fileisatextfile.
Ifyouusetherightmousebuttontoclickonitandthenselect"Properties"fromthepop-upcontextmenu:The"WebDocument"tabofthe".
.
Properties"dialogboxlookslikethis:The"General"tabofthe".
.
Properties"dialogboxlookslikethis:An.
URL"InternetShortcut"filecanbeeditedbyatexteditor:In"Windows",youcandraganddropthea.
URLfileontopofnotepad.
exeorashortcuttonotpad.
exe:"PINNEDSITES"In"InternetExplorer8",thereisanewfeaturecalled"PinnedSiteShortcuts".
"PinnedSiteShortcut"filesletyoucreateashortcuttoaWebsiteontheWindows"Taskbar".
"PinnedSiteShortcut"filesletyoucreateashortcuttoaWebsiteontheWindows"StartMenu".
Seehttp://windows.
microsoft.
com/en-US/internet-explorer/products/ie-9/features/pinned-sitesandhttp://msdn.
microsoft.
com/en-us/library/gg131029(VS.
85).
aspx"PINNEDSITESHORTCUTS""PinnedSiteShortcuts"arethedefaulttypeofshortcutin"InternetExplorer9":In"InternetExplorer9",whenyoudraga"Favicon"oranyactivehyperlinkoran"tab"totheWindows"Desktop"orany"folder",younowcreatea"PinnedSiteShortcut".
The"PinnedSiteShortcut"isafilewithafileextensionof.
WEBSITEItisalsoatextfile.
The.
WEBSITE"PinnedSiteShortcut"fileisalsoatextfile.
Ifyouusetherightmousebuttontoclickonitandthenselect"Properties"fromthepop-upcontextmenu,the"General"tabofthe".
.
Properties"dialogboxlookslikethis:Unlikea.
URL"InternetShortcut"file,the".
.
Properties"dialogboxofa.
WEBSITE"PinnedSiteShortcut"filedoesnothavea"WebDocument"tab.
A.
WEBSITE"PinnedSiteShortcut"filecanalsobeeditedbyatexteditor:In"Windows",youcandraganddropthea.
URLfileontopofnotepad.
exeorashortcuttonotepad.
exe:THREEWAYSTOMAKEATRADITIONAL.
URL"INTERNETSHORTCUT"FILEIN"INTERNETEXPLORER9"METHOD1FORMAKINGA.
URL"INTERNETSHORTCUT"FILE:USETHESHIFTKEYIfyouneedtomakea.
URL"InternetShortcut"filein"InternetExplorer9,pleasedothefollowing:Step1:Holdtheoneofthe"Shift"keysonyourkeyboard.
Step2:DragtheFavicon,hyperlink,ortabtotheWindows"Desktop"ortoa"WindowsExplorer"folder.
Step3:Releasethemousebutton.
Step4:Releasethe"Shift"key.
METHOD2FORCREATINGA.
URL"INTERNETSHORTCUTFILE:RIGHTCLICKONAWEBPAGEIfyouneedtomakea.
URL"InternetShortcut"filein"InternetExplorer9",youcanalsodothefollowing:Step1:Rightclickonnon-active"blankspace"onaWebpage.
Step2:Apop-upcontextmenuwillbedisplayed.
Step3:Clickon"Createshortcut"inthepop-upcontextmenu.
Step4:Clickonthe"Yes"buttonofthe"Doyouwant.
.
"box.
Anew.
URL"InternetShortcut"filewillbepresentonyourWindows"Desktop".
METHOD3FORCREATINGA.
URL"INTERNETSHORTCUTFILE":ALT+FIfyouneedtomakea.
URL"InternetShortcut"filein"InternetExplorer9",youcanalsodothefollowing:Step1:PressAlt+Fwiththekeyboard(orclickon"File"ifthe"Menubar"isavailablein"InternetExplorer8".
Step2:Clickon"Send"onthedrop-downmenu.
Step3:Clickon"ShortcuttoDesktop"inthepop-upsub-menu.
Step4:Clickon"Yes"inthe"Doyouwant.
.
"dialogbox:Anew.
URL"InternetShortcut"filewillbepresentonyourWindows"Desktop".
ONLY"INTERNETEXPLORER9"CANOPENA.
WEBSITE"PINNEDSITESHORTCUT"FILEMicrosoftapparentlydecidedtocreateaproprietaryadvantagewiththe.
WEBSITE"PinnedSiteShortcut"fileformat:only"InternetExplorer9"canopenoneofthesefiles.
"InternetExplorer9"canopenboth.
WEBSITE"PinnedSiteShortcut"filesand.
URL"InternetShortcut"files.
Ifyouoranyoneneedstoopentheshortcutsthatyoucreatewith"InternetExplorer8",pleasesendthem.
URL"InternetShortcut"files,not.
WEBSITE"PinnedSiteShortcut"files.
.
URL"InternetShortcut"filescanbeopenedbymostofthelaterversionsofallofthepopularWebbrowsers.
The"IceWeasel"browserin"Debian"Linuxwillnotopen.
URL"InternetShortcut"files.
IFSOMEONEGIVESYOU.
WEBSITE"PINNEDSITESHORTCUT"FILETHATYOURWEBBROWSERCANNOTOPENIfsomeonegivesyoua.
WEBSITE"PinnedSiteShortcut"filethatyoucannotopenwithyournon-IE8Webbrowser,dothefollowing:Step1:Ifyouhavenotalreadydoneso,createashortcutto"Notepad.
exe"ontheWindows"Desktop".
Step2:Draganddropthe.
WEBSITEfileontotheshortcut"Notepad.
exe".
Step3:CopyandpastetheURLintotheaddressboxofyournon-IE8Webbrowser.
Step4:PresstheEnterkeyofyourkeyboardorclickonthe"Refresh"buttonofyournon-IE8Webbrowser.
CONFUSIONBETWEEN.
URLFILESAND.
WEBSITE"PINNEDSITESHORTCUT"FILESIf"Hidefileextensionsforknownfiletypes"ischeckmarkedin"FolderOptions"intheWindows"ControlPanel",a.
URL"InternetShortcut"fileanda".
WEBSITE""PinnedSiteShortcut"fileforthesameWebsitewilllookthesamein"InternetExplorer"orontheWindows"Desktop".
Therefore,itisbestforyoutomakesurethatthereisnocheckmarkin"Hidefileextensionsforknownfiletypes":OpentheWindows"ControlPanel":Double-clickon"FolderOptions":Clickonthe"View"tab:Removethecheckmarkfor"Hideextensionsforknownfiletypes",ifyoufindacheckmarkthere.
Clickonthe"Apply"buttonifitisavailable.
Clickon"OK".
References:http://answers.
microsoft.
com/en-us/ie/forum/ie9-windows_7/how-to-create-an-internet-shortcut-instead-of-a/a1dc846e-47c4-43a0-8811-77a8fe22f221page=1&tab=MoreHelp