Creating a Windows 7 Taskbar Icon

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My Goal

I want to make it so that, on first run, my program will make its icon appear in the Windows 7 Taskbar. I know that the icon files are shortcuts in C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar and mostly want to know this:

My Questions

How, in Java, can I create a shortcut file (.lnk)
~~Is it possible to even access that without admin privileges?~~

Related: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1629393/is-it-possible-to-pin-to-start-menu-using-innosetup — Josh Lee, Oct 24 '10 at 13:10

atamanroman · Accepted Answer · 2010-10-24T15:55:30.060

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You should not need admin privileges but you do need to do this in context of the user whose taskbar is being changed.

Here's a library which does what you want: http://alumnus.caltech.edu/~jimmc/jshortcut/

edited Oct 24 '10 at 15:55

answered Oct 24 '10 at 14:24

atamanroman

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This is not a .NET application. It is a Java application. – Ky - Oct 24 '10 at 15:16
I thought you might be able to do the transfer, see the updated answer. – atamanroman Oct 24 '10 at 15:54

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 02 '10 at 16:11

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There is a Java library providing the new Windows 7 features for Java. It's called J7Goodies by Strix Code. Applications using it can be properly pinned to the Windows 7 taskbar. You can also create your own jump lists, etc.

answered Dec 02 '10 at 16:11

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I was hoping for something that's free and non-librarian – Ky - Oct 20 '12 at 16:43

Creating a Windows 7 Taskbar Icon

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