How to create shortcut manually - Windows

[meikboop]

after downloading the ZIP file and extracting i double clicked InstagramHelperChrome.js but it comes up with a windows host script error saying unable to create shortcut, how do i fix this?

[pishangujeniya]

@meikboop

There might be some cases where you have installed Chrome Browser at some other places, so for those people who have installed Chrome Browser in some other location, they need to manually specify the path to Chrome.exe file in the below line of InstagramHelperChrome.js file.

• Open the InstagramHelperChrome.js file in Notepad and modify the following line

Original Code:

var chromeInstalledPath = "C:\\Program Files\\Google\\Chrome\\Application\\chrome.exe"; // Path to the Chrome.exe file installed in your Windows System.

To Modify Code:

var chromeInstalledPath = "YOUR_PATH_TO_CHROME_EXE_FILE"; // Path to the Chrome.exe file installed in your Windows System.

Note that, the path to Chrome.exe file must be written all single slashes to double slashes as mentioned above in original code.

Some examples of chrome.exe path

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Application\chrome.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Application\chrome.exe
• C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe

Every slashes should be written twice in code.

Once you got your path correct written in the code save the file, and try executing again.

[meikboop]

Hi thank u for replying,
I checked the location of my chrome.exe file but it is the same as the one specified in the original line of code "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe";
Is there another reason why i am getting an unable to create shortcut error?

[pishangujeniya]

@meikboop Can you please attach the screenshot here?

[pishangujeniya]

@meikboop Replace line 40 with this line :

link = Shell.CreateShortcut("D:" + "\\" + shortCutFileName);

and then see the ShortCut in D drive

[meikboop]

thank you i will try this now, sorry i deleted the screenshots because i want to keep myself anonymous

[meikboop]

i replaced line 40 with link = Shell.CreateShortcut("D:" + "\" + shortCutFileName); but the same error occured, i then tried to replace line 44 with link = Shell.CreateShortcut("D:" + "\" + shortCutFileName); instead because in the popup with the error line 44 was mentioned but it said see shortcut in desktop but there was no shortcut. I also checked if i had a D drive but i don't have one.

[pishangujeniya]

Then replace that capital D with C in line 40

@meikboop Replace line 40 with this line :

link = Shell.CreateShortcut("D:" + "\\" + shortCutFileName);

and then see the ShortCut in D drive

Replace D with C

[meikboop]

i have just replaced D with C but it wont work

[pishangujeniya]

@meikboop Wait 1 hour, I will provide you shortcut file

[meikboop]

thank you so much i appreciate it

[meikboop]

i cant find the shortcut file

[pishangujeniya]

• Right-Click Desktop

• New > Shortcut
  

• Paste the following path (including the quotes) (Correct if something is wrong with the path to chrome.exe or your System Drive Letter 'C'

"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --disable-web-security --disable-gpu --user-data-dir="C:\InstagramHelperTemp"

• Click Next
• Type InstagramHelperChrome
• Finish.