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swingaleg
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windows 8.1
Not sure what happened but I just ran Malwarebytes and it re-downloaded and re-instalelled the programme
In the process the short cut to Malwarebytes on my desktop was deleted
I can't figure out how to create a new one !........
Can anyone spell it out for me ?
Not sure what happened but I just ran Malwarebytes and it re-downloaded and re-instalelled the programme
In the process the short cut to Malwarebytes on my desktop was deleted
I can't figure out how to create a new one !........
Can anyone spell it out for me ?
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What a palaver !
I couldn't even find a way to open the programme without a short cut on the desk top
Right clicking on the Start Menu and clicking 'programs' brings up a list of programs but the there doesn't appear to be any way to open them.......the only option seems to be Uninstall
Windows 8.1 is really the most user-unfriendly system ........>:(
On XP but should be similar in Win 8. Find Malwarebytes in programs, right click and 'send to' ... desktop (create shortcut).
There doesn't appear to be a list of programs ...........
If you click on 'Programs and Features' from the start menu you get the list of programs but the only option for each one appears to be 'Uninstall'.......
Right click it and Send to / Create shortcut etc.
Open File location of any other file likely to be in the same directory often helps in locating as well.
As I posted earlier I solved the problem by uninstalling the program, downloading it again, installing it and ticking the 'create short cut' box during installation
That seems a hell of a way to do something as simple as create a shortcut but I couldn't find any way to do it from the desktop, which seems crazy
Right click bottom left menu - File explorer - find program and send to desktop.
Or
1. Tap and hold or right-click the desktop, tap or click New, then tap or click Shortcut.
2. Enter the location of the item or tap or click Browse to find the item in File Explorer.
Or..
Just pin to task bar for easy access.
While you are at it you can put a shortcut to the programs folder on your desktop to save time if you need to do it again.
Hope that helps a bit.
Start Screen > Down Arrow to All Apps > find Icon > Right click > Pin to Start Screen, Pin to Task Bar, Open file location > Send to... > Desktop.
The Start Screen is available from the Desktop, on the Task bar, and there's the Windows Key, and also via the Charms bar (RH side).
Admittedly there were others ways in Windows XP like dragging and dropping, but Windows 8.1 is far from impossible.
As per usual the posts from non Windows 8.1 users, strange.
Not really seeing the reason for your attacking attitude.
Yes........I don't use the Tiles screen for anything
I open straight into desktop mode and work from there
So what I wanted was to create a desktop shortcut from within the desktop
apparently it's impossible..........which is ridiculous
thanks !
that's probably what I needed to know
I did get as far as the malwarebytes folder but there are about 25 things in there and I didn't know what any of them do.........or which, if any, to click on
Well it's the one I mentioned. I know it's correct because I did it myself.
cheers !........I meant when I was trying to do it yesterday I got to the malwarebytes folder but was faced with about 25 files and didn't know what to do from there
I do now !........:D
You should have tried clicking on the folder on the Task Bar and then This PC -> Local Disk (C: ) -> Program Files (x86) -> Malwarebytes Ant-Malware. You could have sent a shortcut of the exe file to the desktop from there.
It's much easier just to choose 'send to' and then choose desktop.
Probably but that's what I always do and it never cocks up.
I just said all that above, only you did it neater. The problem was the original poster didn't know what exe file to use. There are two in the folder and only one of them is correct. Still, I suppose you could try them both if you didn't know and see which one works.
mbam.
Yes. I said that above too and the OP thanked me. From my original post
click on the mbam.exe.
If windows 8.1 is anything similar to windows 8 you will have an icon on the left side of the task bar which opens the libraries folder. Open your C folder from there. Open the Programs folder (x86). Open the Malwarebytes folder. Right click on the mbam.exe icon and choose the option create shortcut. You will then get a message saying the shortcut can't be placed there and would you like to place it on the desktop. Click yes. Result, the program can now be opened and run from the desktop. You don't need to access the tiles at all.
I admitted you can use send to instead of how I do it but as far as everything else is concerned the problem was solved. It's done and dusted.