Hello - 

I need to find out how to change the text inside the tooltip that
appears when mousing over a URL shortcut icon inside the Windows XP
Quick Launch area. It should be easy doing a rename via right-click
but it does not seem to work.

To replicate my problem, please do the following:

1. Go to http://www.onlinehomebase.com/test.html

2. Drag the link called "test" into your Windows XP Quick Launch Area
and create a short cut there.

When mousing over the icon, the tooltip on my computer says "Yahoo!
http://www.yahoo.com/".

I want it to change so that the tooltip reads "abc".

However, right-clicking the icon, and choosing rename and setting the
name to "abc" does not change the tool tip.

To answer this question, please provide a method that will change the
tooltip to read "abc".

Thank you.

Marc.

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Request for Question Clarification by bookface-ga on 06 Jan 2006 01:31 PST

To be clear:

Would a solution of any Quick Launch icon that triggers a link with a
custom tooltip be an acceptable solution?

Or does it specifically have to apply to .URL files (i.e. those
created from dragged links)?

Thanks,
bookface-ga

You need to right click on the shortcut in the QuickLaunch, and change
the field "Comment", not rename the shortcut. Please inform me if this
works.

There is not field comment when I rightclick on it.

It's a round-about way, but it worked for me:

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open notepad.

type  - ' start iexplore "http://www.yahoo.com/"  '
(minus single quotes only)

file, save as,

save as test.bat, save as type all files

drag this into quicklaunch bar

now you can rename it, change icon, and  most importantly, define a
comment (through properties)

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if you don't want to use internet explorer change "iexplore" to your
browser - e.g. "firefox"

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