jars

Join Date 10/2003

Windows OS 64-bit shortcuts in Folder as menu OD shortcuts

Hi:

Does anyone knows if Stardock is going to address the problem of having an OD shortcut that points to a folder (with the "Show folder in menu" checked) which contains shortcuts to 64-bit programs that resides in "C:\Program Files".

When the folder OD shortcut is pressed and a 64bit program is selected from the folder menu, OD has problems resolving the location of the program and treats the program as a 32-bit program and tries to locate it in the "C:\Program Files (x86)" folder.

These has been happening several years now and still it hasn't been solved.

Please let us know if there's hope in the resolution of this. Making temporary fixes like creating symbolic links in "c:\Program Files (x86)" to folders in "C:\Program Files" is cumbersome and not the right way to do it.

Thanks.

objectdock

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madmads

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Join Date 11/2001

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If you drag the EXE from the directory to OD, does it still not work?

(Dragging from the start menu may not)

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I have the very same problem and It seems cannot be solved dragging the EXE from the directory to the OD.

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I'm having the same problem also with the error:

Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item.

Even when accessing 32 bit programs in the (x86) folder.

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got this as well - in one folder i have 2 applications that start ok and 2 that show the error message.

some action to fix this would be much appreciated

mads

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Uvah

Join Date 05/2006

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I'm trying to replicate the problem but I don't see where it says to 'show folder in menu'. Looked all around in settings.

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Check out this thread, maybe you will find some working solution to yourself. I have the same problem and reported it months ago, sadly none of those workarounds work for me ..

https://forums.stardock.com/402910/page/1/#3317369

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Apparently this is the same problem that I am having:

https://forums.stardock.com/446948/page/1/#3384134

Is there an anticipated fix? This is probably going to become more common as programs advance into the 64-bit realm.

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