Making shortcut using "Start In"

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When creating a Windows shortcut to an application program, what is the
"Start In" field typically used for? What is put there that's different
than what's in "Target"? Thanks.

 

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Target is where the program executable is. Start in is supposedly where it
will first look for files when you use the excuatable to open other files.
Rarely works.

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"Rick Charnes" <rickxyz--nospam.zyxcharnes@thehartford.com> wrote in message
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> When creating a Windows shortcut to an application program, what is the
> "Start In" field typically used for? What is put there that's different
> than what's in "Target"? Thanks.

 

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Thanks. Any documentation anywhere about this?

In article <ui$KYsKiFHA.3672@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>,
hesterloli@hotmail.com says...
> Target is where the program executable is. Start in is supposedly where it
> will first look for files when you use the excuatable to open other files.
> Rarely works.
>
> --
> George Hester
> _______________________________
> "Rick Charnes" <rickxyz--nospam.zyxcharnes@thehartford.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1d407c15f52f8ff99898ee@msnews.microsoft.com...
> > When creating a Windows shortcut to an application program, what is the
> > "Start In" field typically used for? What is put there that's different
> > than what's in "Target"? Thanks.
>
>

 

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Yes, R-click on "Start in" and L-click on "What's this?"

Rick Charnes wrote:

> Thanks. Any documentation anywhere about this?
>
> In article <ui$KYsKiFHA.3672@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>,
> hesterloli@hotmail.com says...
>
>>Target is where the program executable is. Start in is supposedly where it
>>will first look for files when you use the excuatable to open other files.
>>Rarely works.
>>
>>--
>>George Hester
>>_______________________________
>>"Rick Charnes" <rickxyz--nospam.zyxcharnes@thehartford.com> wrote in message
>>news:MPG.1d407c15f52f8ff99898ee@msnews.microsoft.com...
>>
>>>When creating a Windows shortcut to an application program, what is the
>>>"Start In" field typically used for? What is put there that's different
>>>than what's in "Target"? Thanks.
>>
>>