Return of Arcade: How to Create Desktop Icons (148744)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Return of Arcade for Windows

This article was previously published under Q148744

SUMMARY

The following article tells how to create desktop icons, known as shortcuts, for Return of Arcade.

MORE INFORMATION

To create desktop icons for Return of Arcade, do the following.

NOTE: The following instructions use the game Dig Dug as an example. The item name for Pole Position is PP.exe. For Pac Man it is Pacman.exe. For Galaxian it is Galaxian.exe. To use these instructions to create icons for a game other than Dig Dug, substitute the new item name in Step 3.

  1. With your right mouse button, click your desktop, point to New, and then click Shortcut.
  2. In the Command line box, enter the location name and name of the item, surrounded by quotation marks. The item name for Dig Dug is Digdug.exe.

    For example, in the Command line box type the following:

    "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Return of arcade\Digdug.exe"

    NOTE: You must include the quotation marks.

    Where C is the letter of your hard drive, where you installed Return of Arcade and DigDug.exe is the item name of the game you are creating the shortcut for.
  3. Click Next.
  4. Enter the name of the shortcut, and then click Finish. For example, enter the following name and click Finish.

    Dig Dug

  5. To start Dig Dug, double-click the shortcut.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/16/2005
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