Re: Script to Refresh Desktop

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JW, I tried the script but received the below error:

Script: C:\... \Desktop\Desktop Refresh Script.vbs
Line: 6
Char: 4
Error: Object required: 'oItem'
Code: 800A01A8
Source: Microsoft VBScript runtime error

It turns out that there is no underline for "Refresh" on my Win XP SP2
system. I made adjustments per your instructions with no success. Any
advise while I continue to identify the error?
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Thanks,
Chris A. Zanowick


"Chris A. Zanowick" wrote:

Thanks, JW!

This will be helpful. Now, all I have to do is get this into a schedule, as
this will only perform a single refresh command. My goal is to have it loop
every so many minutes and set the registry to start the VBS script file on
startup. Unless, you can suggest a better way.

I just realized how screwed-up my IE program is now, after upgrading from
version 6 to version 7. Just don't know if Microsoft will fix what they
broke.
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Thank you,
Chris A. Zanowick


"mr_unreliable" wrote:

hi Chris,

Try this:

--- <snip> ---
Set oShellApp = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
Set oFolder = oShellApp.NameSpace("C:\WINDOWS\")
Set oItem = oFolder.ParseName("DESKTOP")
' note: for the refresh verb (or any verb) to work, it MUST BE EXACT,
' including any underline (you use "&" to prefix the underlined
character)
oItem.InvokeVerb "Re&fresh" ' (works for U.S. spelling)

msgbox("finished desktop refresh, quitting now.. ")
WScript.Quit
--- </snip> ---

cheers, jw
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Chris A. Zanowick wrote:
Hello Everyone,

Has anyone out there written a script to run at startup that refreshes the
desktop every so many minutes? Trying to implement a script to work around
the broken Active Desktop Items-Schedule Update problem Microsoft created by
the current installation of IE 7. Able to still add items, e.g. weather
radar maps, to the desktop, but scheduled updates function is broken.
Thought a script would be a good workaround for the time being.

.

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