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How to create a shortcut to open 2 or more programs kirk 05-24-2006
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Posted by kirk on May 24, 2006, 1:46 pm
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I would like to create a shorcut that would open 2 or more programs. How
would I do this? I would also like to create a shortcut that would open
mulitple explorer windows each with different folders

Posted by Jason Tsang on May 24, 2006, 2:46 pm
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Your best bet is probably to create a .cmd file and then have the shortcut
point to that.

See here for more details

Using batch files
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/batch.mspx

Batch Files (Scripts) in Windows XP
http://commandwindows.com/batch.htm

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> I would like to create a shorcut that would open 2 or more programs. How
> would I do this? I would also like to create a shortcut that would open
> mulitple explorer windows each with different folders



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