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Title: Restore Desktop Icons
Post by: Overloaded on September 21, 2008, 10:03:41 AM
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I had 4 Mach Icons/Shortcut on my desktop. All but the LOADER have been deleted from the desktop.

How can I get the Mill and Turn Icon/Shortcuts back to the desktop ?

Thanks,
RC
Title: Re: Restore Desktop Icons
Post by: budman68 on September 21, 2008, 10:18:21 AM
Rc, hopefully somone else will chime in here but I have found that those shortcuts point directly to the loader.

I don't think you can restore those unless you do a reinstall    :(

Dave
Title: Re: Restore Desktop Icons
Post by: HimyKabibble on September 21, 2008, 10:46:09 AM
Can't you just re-create them by finding the executable, right-clicking and selecting "Create Shortcut", then pasting to the desktop?
Title: Re: Restore Desktop Icons
Post by: budman68 on September 21, 2008, 10:51:02 AM
Ray, this is what I was trying to explain. When you click on the properties to one of these shortcuts on the desktop, the "target" goes to the Loader Icon in the C: directory of Mach 3.

There are no separate icons for each program (Mach Mill, Mach Turn and so on).


Dave
Title: Re: Restore Desktop Icons
Post by: BobsShop on September 21, 2008, 10:54:12 AM
Go into the drive containing your program (in my case it is c:\mach3).  Find the file named - Mach3 which is an Application type file.  You have have to click on "View," and then click on "Details," to find the Application file.

Once you have located the proper file, you can go to your desktop and right click on a blank area to create a new shortcut then use the "Browse," feature to locate the previously located file.  That should do it.  Repeat for anyother missing files.

If that way is too daunting for you, let me know and I will tell you another way that will work also.

Bob @ BobsShop.  Not a windows guru.  But, I try.
Title: Re: Restore Desktop Icons
Post by: budman68 on September 21, 2008, 11:14:28 AM
Bob, do you have seperate files for each Mach 3 Application in the Mach 3 directory in your C: drive?

I have one that just says "Mach 3" and that's it.

That happens to be the Mach 3 Loader that will bring up the menu for you to choose Mach Mill, Mach Turn and so on.

I have to missing something here if your saying you can create new shortcuts from the loader icon-

Dave
Title: Re: Restore Desktop Icons
Post by: HimyKabibble on September 21, 2008, 11:37:30 AM
Ray, this is what I was trying to explain. When you click on the properties to one of these shortcuts on the desktop, the "target" goes to the Loader Icon in the C: directory of Mach 3.

There are no separate icons for each program (Mach Mill, Mach Turn and so on).


Dave

Dave,

    Yes, I believe they all point to the same executable, which then figures out how to behave based on a command line argument.  On mine, the Mach3 Mill icon has this command line:  "C:\Mach3\Mach3.exe /p Mach3Mill"
    I would assume Mach 3 Turn would be the same, except for "Mach3Turn" as the last argument, instead of Mach3Mill.
Title: Re: Restore Desktop Icons
Post by: Chaoticone on September 21, 2008, 11:39:51 AM
Here are a few pics to help I hope. In the properties tab you will see Mach3.exe/p MyMach. The bit after the p is your profile name you want to piont to. If your using keygraaber for any reason you can also replce the Mach3.exe with Keygrabber.exe and it will open your profile through keygrabber.

Brett
Title: Re: Restore Desktop Icons
Post by: Chaoticone on September 21, 2008, 11:41:01 AM
And this is where the default icons are stored. You can just create a shortcut to anything or copy the one you have left and then edit the properties. You can also rename the short cut by right clicking it and rename. I have a pop out toolbar on the right of my screen with the most common shortcuts and files in it. This is not recommended (fly out toolbar) but I have had no trouble with it.

Brett
Title: Re: Restore Desktop Icons
Post by: BobsShop on September 21, 2008, 11:47:32 AM
No, I don't create shortcuts from the Loader Icon.  Lets try another way.

Go to the c:\mach3 file and locate your mach3 application.  Like I said, you will have to click on "View" and then "Details" to find the Application type files.

Or, a really easy way to locate the Mach application file is to right click on the Loader Icon then left lick on Properties  section.  When the window opens click on the Shortcut tab and look at Target - that should tell you exactly where the Mach application is located.  Highlight the data in the Target box and copy it.

Then, right click on a blank spot on your desktop, go to NEW and choose Shortcut.  When it opens you can paste the path and file name you copied from the loader into the box and create a new shortcut for Mach3.

Unfortunately, since you don't have loaders for Turn or Plasma, if you want those, you will have to go into the Mach3 or Mach folder and find them.  As someone else mentioned,   It might be easier to do a full install to bring them back.  That would not be my solution, but if all else fails then . . .

Bob @ BobsShop -
Title: Re: Restore Desktop Icons
Post by: BobsShop on September 21, 2008, 11:50:06 AM
Did not see the other suggestions before jumping back in.  Had taken a lunch break.  A picture is worth a thousand words.  Hope one or the other of our suggestions helps.

Bob @ BobsShop.  Back to cutting and jiving
Title: Re: Restore Desktop Icons
Post by: budman68 on September 21, 2008, 11:57:44 AM
I'm definitely losing it...lol!

Here's a screen shot of the Mach 3 directory open with the right clicked properties dialog box. Do you see a shortcut tab?

Title: Re: Restore Desktop Icons
Post by: Chaoticone on September 21, 2008, 12:01:21 PM
Well, you may be losing it, but you right, you won't see them there.   :) You can just paste or type this in the icon location field and hit enter. It will open to give you a couple of options.

%SystemDrive%\Mach3\Mach3.exe

Brett
Title: Re: Restore Desktop Icons
Post by: budman68 on September 21, 2008, 12:05:04 PM
I will do what you said to but isn't that what Bob was telling me to do?

Title: Re: Restore Desktop Icons
Post by: Chaoticone on September 21, 2008, 12:19:24 PM
First thing I would do is just copy the one shortcut and edit the properties as below. You will have to have a shortcut first, then you can right click on the shortcut icon to view and edit its properties.

Brett
Title: Re: Restore Desktop Icons
Post by: budman68 on September 21, 2008, 12:29:20 PM
But the whole point of this was for RC (Overloaded) not having any shortcuts at all. I have my shortcuts but I was just trying (in my "oh so feeble way!) to help him figure it out.

Unfortunately he hasn't posted back so I'm not sure if he figured this out or not.
Title: Re: Restore Desktop Icons
Post by: Chaoticone on September 21, 2008, 01:02:13 PM
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I had 4 Mach Icons/Shortcut on my desktop. All but the LOADER have been deleted from the desktop.

Brett
Title: Re: Restore Desktop Icons
Post by: BobsShop on September 21, 2008, 01:09:23 PM
One last thought.  Do you know what was the last day that you had all your icons?  If so, you can do a System Restore (assuming you are using Windows) and all your icons will mysteriously reappear.  It is a little scary the first time you do it (sort of like kinky sex) but its only scary the first time (well, maybe the second and third also  ::) ).

Let me know if you want to go that way. (He said with a wink ;) )

Bob
Title: Re: Restore Desktop Icons
Post by: Overloaded on September 21, 2008, 05:34:54 PM
FINALLY back.
Bob, I cant get what you suggest to work for me.
Brett, what is the Properties tab OF in your first pic ? I never seen that before. Where do you click first ?
Dave....I' with you...losing it. Did you come to understand ?

I'll tinker a little more.

Thanks,
RC

Title: Re: Restore Desktop Icons
Post by: Chaoticone on September 21, 2008, 05:42:02 PM
RC, right click on the loader Icon that is still on your DT. That is what the first pic is of.


Brett
Title: Re: Restore Desktop Icons
Post by: Overloaded on September 21, 2008, 06:00:19 PM
Hey Brett...I got this far  ...  Like you said.  BUT..........
The loader works fine...as always. Mill opens Mill and Turnopens Turn.
MILL icon goes to MILL,
TURN icon goes to MILL also.........???
What do I have wrong ?
Thanks,
RC
Title: Re: Restore Desktop Icons
Post by: Hood on September 21, 2008, 06:06:31 PM
You have a space between the P and Mach3Turn?
Hood
Title: Re: Restore Desktop Icons
Post by: Hood on September 21, 2008, 06:09:42 PM
Also use a lower case p, think that might also matter but not sure.
Hood
Title: Re: Restore Desktop Icons
Post by: budman68 on September 21, 2008, 06:18:07 PM
Rc,

Make sure you have a space as hood mentions at the end of "exe" and after the lower case "p" as shown below:

Title: Re: Restore Desktop Icons
Post by: Overloaded on September 21, 2008, 06:19:46 PM
Hello Hood,
Lower case p w/space worked.....without the space, it opens mill.
So it needs BOTH spaces.
But the MILL works fine w/Uppercase and spaces.
All OK now.
The more I learn....the more confused I get.
Thanks,
RC
Title: Re: Restore Desktop Icons
Post by: Chaoticone on September 21, 2008, 06:22:14 PM
 ;D

Brett
Title: Re: Restore Desktop Icons
Post by: Overloaded on September 21, 2008, 06:24:36 PM
I had the spaces right....P opens mill and p opens turn.
Thanks Dave.
Title: Re: Restore Desktop Icons
Post by: Overloaded on September 21, 2008, 06:26:28 PM
Brett...BRETT ! Put that thing down. You'll shoot your eye out kid !
Thanks,
RC
Title: Re: Restore Desktop Icons
Post by: Hood on September 21, 2008, 06:26:58 PM
nope, P will open the default I think because you screwed up, p will open any profile you have after the p
I think ;D

To try make another mill profile and name it Oveload then link from an icon and see .
Hood
Title: Re: Restore Desktop Icons
Post by: Overloaded on September 21, 2008, 06:45:07 PM
Thanks for making THAT clear Hood. ::) Look up "Screwed-up" in the dictionary....ther'es my pic. :D
Thanks,
RC
Title: Re: Restore Desktop Icons
Post by: Hood on September 22, 2008, 04:58:36 AM
Yes I already knew that was your pic, mine is right beside it under the definition of Screwed Up AGAIN!!!!!! ;D

Hood