Programs Will Not Open On Desktop

Discussion in 'Software' started by pompanoguy, Feb 11, 2017.

  1. pompanoguy

    pompanoguy Private E-2

    I have a secondary drive on my pc, and most programs are stored on it ( 5g). I have copied and pasted the program to my desktop, and it will not open. I have to open a program from the drive to make it work. Has anyone got an idea how to fix this? Thanks
     
  2. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Hi

    What Windows version do you have and whats the program you are trying to open?
    In majority of cases you need to install the software to a HDD and then depending on what HDD its installed to, you need to just create a shortcut to the .exe file of the software on your desktop to make it run. Find the main .exe file on your secondard drive to the app in question, right click it and choose Send To (Desktop - create shortcut) and apply/ok
     
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