Comments on: Pinning Visual Studio Projects to the Taskbar in Windows 7 http://www.toplinestrategies.com/dotneters/net/pinning-visual-studio-projects-to-the-taskbar-in-windows-7/?lang=en Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:32:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: EddyH http://www.toplinestrategies.com/dotneters/net/pinning-visual-studio-projects-to-the-taskbar-in-windows-7/?lang=en/comment-page-1/#comment-137 EddyH Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:48:37 +0000 http://www.toplinestrategies.com/dotneters/?p=1154#comment-137 When I got 7 running, I was exited to try this new feature of pinning applications. But soon I got disappointed of the realisation. It started with VS, which I couldn't pin solutions to. Then I also had your idea, with pinning VSLauncher. But any solution opened from its context, opens a new icon in the taskbar. That is not helpful. It's better to do it the old XP way by putting a folder shortcut. And it doesn't stop with VS. I use a lot of programs from PortableApps.com, because I find Microsofts way of spreading a programs files in the system annoying. Only a small percentage of programs really need that and I often have to move computers. The problem is, that portable apps use a launcher, which you cannot useful pin on the taskbar. So I ended up by putting my shortcuts in the startmenu again and still looking for a solution how to use the taskbar pinning. When I got 7 running, I was exited to try this new feature of pinning applications. But soon I got disappointed of the realisation. It started with VS, which I couldn’t pin solutions to. Then I also had your idea, with pinning VSLauncher. But any solution opened from its context, opens a new icon in the taskbar. That is not helpful. It’s better to do it the old XP way by putting a folder shortcut.

And it doesn’t stop with VS. I use a lot of programs from PortableApps.com, because I find Microsofts way of spreading a programs files in the system annoying. Only a small percentage of programs really need that and I often have to move computers. The problem is, that portable apps use a launcher, which you cannot useful pin on the taskbar. So I ended up by putting my shortcuts in the startmenu again and still looking for a solution how to use the taskbar pinning.

]]> By: jballard http://www.toplinestrategies.com/dotneters/net/pinning-visual-studio-projects-to-the-taskbar-in-windows-7/?lang=en/comment-page-1/#comment-129 jballard Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:54:24 +0000 http://www.toplinestrategies.com/dotneters/?p=1154#comment-129 Michael - Trying VS 2010 Beta is on my list of To-Do's. I'd actually like to couple that with the "Boot to VHD" functionality that is new to Windows 7 <a href="http://www.hanselman.com/blog/LessVirtualMoreMachineWindows7AndTheMagicOfBootToVHD.aspx" rel="nofollow">outlined by Scott Hanselman</a>. Gotta' work that in around the billable time. :) Michael – Trying VS 2010 Beta is on my list of To-Do’s. I’d actually like to couple that with the “Boot to VHD” functionality that is new to Windows 7 outlined by Scott Hanselman. Gotta’ work that in around the billable time. :)

]]> By: Michael G http://www.toplinestrategies.com/dotneters/net/pinning-visual-studio-projects-to-the-taskbar-in-windows-7/?lang=en/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Michael G Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:07:24 +0000 http://www.toplinestrategies.com/dotneters/?p=1154#comment-128 Nice workaround! I wonder if anyone has now tried it in Visual Studio 2010 beta... Nice workaround! I wonder if anyone has now tried it in Visual Studio 2010 beta…

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