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XLaunchPad Windows 7 64-bit "Program Files" links are broken
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Author:  frodo640 [ July 20th, 2012, 9:00 pm ]
Post subject:  XLaunchPad Windows 7 64-bit "Program Files" links are broken
I really like this program, but there's one thing I can't figure out and is really bugging me.

The 64-bit version of Windows 7 has a "Program Files" directory (for 64-bit programs) and a "Program Files (x86)" directory (for 32-bit programs). The problem is that if I create a link to anything in the "Program Files" directory and drag it into XLaunchPad, the link will be broken.

Here's something interesting...
If I create a link to "Program Files" and a link to "Program Files (x86)", then drag them into XLaunchPad, both links in the XLaunchPad application will actually link to "Program Files (x86)", but the .lnk targets show correctly in the My Documents\XLaunchPad\Shortcuts\Links directory.

Here's what I guess is happening...
I am guessing that when XLaunchPad reads the .lnk files from the My Documents\XLaunchPad\Shortcuts\Links directory, it shortens them to something like C:\PROGRA~1\WHATEV~1, so the paths to "Program Files" and "Program Files (x86)" would conflict.

As I said before, I really like this program...good job. I look forward to this bug being fixed! :D
Author:  Tony [ August 2nd, 2012, 6:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: XLaunchPad Windows 7 64-bit "Program Files" links are br
Thanks for your feedback, I will fix it as soon as posible :)
Author:  diegopau [ September 16th, 2012, 9:34 am ]
Post subject:  Re: XLaunchPad Windows 7 64-bit "Program Files" links are br
Same here! its really annoying..
Hope you can fix it soon!, and thanks for this great software!!.
Author:  diegopau [ February 16th, 2013, 12:43 am ]
Post subject:  Re: XLaunchPad Windows 7 64-bit "Program Files" links are br
Hi! any new about this? still with this bug, many of my programs are 64 bit so I am waiting for an update on this to fully enjoy xlaunchpad!

greetings!
Author:  alexisjiron [ May 25th, 2013, 5:52 am ]
Post subject:  Re: XLaunchPad Windows 7 64-bit "Program Files" links are br
still waiting for a fix...
Author:  c2k [ July 23rd, 2013, 6:20 am ]
Post subject:  Re: XLaunchPad Windows 7 64-bit "Program Files" links are br
I am having this problem as well. "Program Files" becomes "Program Files (x86)"
version: 1.0.9.518 (latest at time of post)
Author:  220v110 [ October 12th, 2013, 1:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: XLaunchPad Windows 7 64-bit "Program Files" links are br
c2k,
can you edit items.xml manually?
Author:  digigamer [ April 19th, 2015, 11:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: XLaunchPad Windows 7 64-bit "Program Files" links are br
XWidget is a 32bit program, 32bit programs are not allowed to access 64 bit programs. We need a 64 bit build to fix this
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