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$WshShell = New-Object -comObject WScript.Shell
$Shortcut = $WshShell.CreateShortcut("C:\Users\$user\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\CheckLauncher.lnk")
$Shortcut.TargetPath = "cmd.exe"
$Shortcut.Arguments = "C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Packages\checkLauncher.bat"

Error

Exception calling "Save" with "0" argument(s): "Unable to save shortcut "C:\Use
rs\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\
CheckLauncher.lnk"."
At C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Packages\Setup.ps1:22 char:15
+ $Shortcut.Save <<<< ()
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ComMethodTargetInvocation

I assure you that this path - C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Packages\checkLauncher.bat does exist. Please do help to find out what is wrong with this.

Any help is awaited.. Thanks in advance

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I have the administrative permissions. I was earlier creating shortcut for a ps scrip.. It was working fine. Now it isnt – worried Sep 19 '13 at 16:16
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I can successfully create a shortcut using this approach however, have you defined $user somewhere else because that isn't defined by default. Perhaps you meant to use $env:username? Alternatively you could use $home to get the c:\users\<username> part of the path. And even better is to use this .NET method:

[Environment]::GetFolderPath([environment+specialfolder]::ApplicationData)

I think you also want to specify the arguments like so:

$Shortcut.Arguments = "/c C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Packages\checkLauncher.bat"

The following works fine for me:

$roaming = [environment]::GetFolderPath([environment+specialfolder]::ApplicationData)
$path = "$roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\UpdateBinDir.lnk"
$WshShell = New-Object -comObject WScript.Shell
$shortcut = $WshShell.CreateShortcut($path)
$shortcut.TargetPath = "cmd.exe"
$shortcut.Arguments = "/c C:\bin\updateBinDir.bat"
$shortcut.Save()
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I have $user defined in the same script. $user=[Environment]::UserName I have tried the /c in arguments too.. Stil it gives the same error – worried Sep 19 '13 at 16:23
    
I don't think that is the issue because in the error the path has been resolved.. There is Administrator inplace of $user – worried Sep 19 '13 at 16:27
    
I tried your code with only file name changes needed. Yet its giving the same error – worried Sep 19 '13 at 16:34
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If you are not running this code under the Administrator account, I doubt you have access to the bat file in the Administrator user dir. Try moving the bat file to a location where you have access as you run this code and then try to create the shortcut with that path. – Keith Hill Sep 19 '13 at 16:44

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