Start Menu Highlight - Revision history

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2008-11-17T15:48:40Z

Link is broken - updating to visual studio specific link

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	Windows XP has introduced a feature that automatically highlights newly installed programs in the Start Menu. Because it's automatic, there's no API function you need to call or registry value you need to modify to get your program highlighted too.		Windows XP has introduced a feature that automatically highlights newly installed programs in the Start Menu. Because it's automatic, there's no API function you need to call or registry value you need to modify to get your program highlighted too.

	So how do you get it highlighted? Very simple, add a [http://msdn.microsoft.com~~/library~~/en-us/~~winui/winui/windowsuserinterface/resources~~/~~versioninformation~~.~~asp~~ version information resource] to it. If you create a shortcut to an executable with a version resource, it will be highlighted and show a nice balloon informing the user of the new program.		So how do you get it highlighted? Very simple, add a [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/6fkzft86.aspx version information resource] to it. If you create a shortcut to an executable with a version resource, it will be highlighted and show a nice balloon informing the user of the new program.

	More information about this topic is available at [http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2005/11/24/496690.aspx Raymond Chen's blog]. It doesn't mention version information which, according to my tests, was the only thing that triggers this. However, he works for Microsoft, so he probably knows better...		More information about this topic is available at [http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2005/11/24/496690.aspx Raymond Chen's blog]. It doesn't mention version information which, according to my tests, was the only thing that triggers this. However, he works for Microsoft, so he probably knows better...

Kichik at 11:51, 2 December 2005

2005-12-02T11:51:32Z

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	So how do you get it highlighted? Very simple, add a [http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/winui/winui/windowsuserinterface/resources/versioninformation.asp version information resource] to it. If you create a shortcut to an executable with a version resource, it will be highlighted and show a nice balloon informing the user of the new program.		So how do you get it highlighted? Very simple, add a [http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/winui/winui/windowsuserinterface/resources/versioninformation.asp version information resource] to it. If you create a shortcut to an executable with a version resource, it will be highlighted and show a nice balloon informing the user of the new program.

	--[[User:Kichik\|kichik]] 11:39, ~~18 Jun~~ 2005 (~~PDT~~)		More information about this topic is available at [http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2005/11/24/496690.aspx Raymond Chen's blog]. It doesn't mention version information which, according to my tests, was the only thing that triggers this. However, he works for Microsoft, so he probably knows better...

			--[[User:Kichik\|kichik]] 03:51, 2 December 2005 (PST)

	[[Category:Tutorials]]		[[Category:Tutorials]]

Kichik: restore content, change author

2005-06-25T13:56:40Z

restore content, change author

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			[[Image:StartMenuHighlight.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|XP's new program highlight]]
			Windows XP has introduced a feature that automatically highlights newly installed programs in the Start Menu. Because it's automatic, there's no API function you need to call or registry value you need to modify to get your program highlighted too.

			So how do you get it highlighted? Very simple, add a [http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/winui/winui/windowsuserinterface/resources/versioninformation.asp version information resource] to it. If you create a shortcut to an executable with a version resource, it will be highlighted and show a nice balloon informing the user of the new program.

	--[[User:Kichik\|kichik]] 11:39, 18 Jun 2005 (PDT)		--[[User:Kichik\|kichik]] 11:39, 18 Jun 2005 (PDT)

	[[Category:Tutorials]]		[[Category:Tutorials]]

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2005-06-24T13:53:16Z

Adding new author and category links.

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	~~[[Image:StartMenuHighlight.jpg~~\|~~left\|thumb\|250px\|XP's new program highlight]]~~		{{PageAuthor\|Anonymous}}
	Windows XP has introduced a feature that automatically highlights newly installed programs in the Start Menu. Because it's automatic, there's no API function you need to call or registry value you need to modify to get your program highlighted too.

	So how do you get it highlighted? Very simple, add a [http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/winui/winui/windowsuserinterface/resources/versioninformation.asp version information resource] to it. If you create a shortcut to an executable with a version resource, it will be highlighted and show a nice balloon informing the user of the new program.

	--[[User:Kichik\|kichik]] 11:39, 18 Jun 2005 (PDT)		--[[User:Kichik\|kichik]] 11:39, 18 Jun 2005 (PDT)

	[[~~{{ns:14}}~~:Tutorials]]		[[Category:Tutorials]]

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2005-06-18T18:43:21Z

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Kichik at 18:39, 18 June 2005

2005-06-18T18:39:56Z

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[[Image:StartMenuHighlight.jpg|left|thumb|250px|XP's new program highlight]]
Windows XP has introduced a feature that automatically highlights newly installed programs in the Start Menu. Because it's automatic, there's no API function you need to call or registry value you need to modify to get your program highlighted too.

So how do you get it highlighted? Very simple, add a [http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/winui/winui/windowsuserinterface/resources/versioninformation.asp version information resource] to it. If you create a shortcut to an executable with a version resource, it will be highlighted and show a nice balloon informing the user of the new program.

--[[User:Kichik|kichik]] 11:39, 18 Jun 2005 (PDT)