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(Unverified)Aug 21st 2008 10:56AM
I stopped reading the instructions after the first two paragraph. As Halo2Master pointed out there is a lot of setup required to make this work. Also, do you have to manually add shortcuts every time you install something? That's a pain.
There are two things that Launchy does that I don't think your setup will. First, it interprets what you're typing in without having to fully spell it out. For example, when I want to run Notepad++ all I have to type is "+" and launchy gives me it as the top choice.
The other feature that Launchy has is the ability to add plugins. I've created a shortcut to my work's web-based email in launchy. All I have to type in is "v" and it takes me there.
Of course for people who are VERY conscious about system performance this could be a good option. But for me, it's worth the 13,736K of memory to have Launchy running. I use it ALL THE TIME!!!
leeAug 21st 2008 11:10AM
It looks like a lot of work, but it's really not - keep reading and try it. It's basic Windows stuff, but I tried to be as demonstrative as possible ;-)
(Unverified)Aug 22nd 2008 10:39AM
You can accomplish all of those things you listed with this method. For instance the web-email can be accomplished with a shortcut to that specific web page.
Also it really isn't that complicated to setup.