walterwood44 0 Report post Posted October 14, 2008 Somehow I lost my desktop icon for TMG7.03. I recreated it with the following properties: Target: "C:\Program Files\The Master Genealogist v7\tmg7.exe" Start in: "C:\Program Files\The Master Genealogist v7" Run: Normal Window Now when I double click the icon TMG checks for updates and then exits completely without starting. I then have to double click the icon again to start the program and it then starts normally. I checked and the path in the shortcut and it is correct. I am running Vista Ultimate SP-1. Anyone have an idea how to eliminate going through this process of having to open TMG twice to get it running? Thanks Walter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Byram 0 Report post Posted October 14, 2008 Don't have any ideas. Delete the shortcut that you created. Right-click on the shortcut in the Start menu and drag it to the desktop and select 'Copy' so that the shortcut is copied to the desktop and then try that one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
walterwood44 0 Report post Posted October 25, 2008 Don't have any ideas. Delete the shortcut that you created. Right-click on the shortcut in the Start menu and drag it to the desktop and select 'Copy' so that the shortcut is copied to the desktop and then try that one. The only thing I have in the Start Menu is Check for a program update! Not TMG Icons at all. Walter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Byram 0 Report post Posted October 25, 2008 OK. Run Windows Explorer and browse to the TMG program folder. Select the Tmg7.exe file, right-click on it, drag to your desktop, release, and select 'Create shortcuts here' from the menu. Now you have created your own shortcut. You can select the shortcut, right-click and select 'Properties' and edit the shortcut properties. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
walterwood44 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2008 >> Select the Tmg7.exe file, right-click on it, drag to your desktop, >> release, and select 'Create shortcuts here' from the menu. This is how I got the icon I am using now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Byram 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2008 Walter, I'm out of ideas. Let's go to Preferences and change some startup settings. Startup and Exit tab Check 'Show Welcome Window' Set 'Length of splash screen delay' to 1 Set 'Check for an update' to 0 and let's see what happens. That should eliminate the check for an update screen. Jim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites