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Extras:

Use SideSlide from a USB drive:

  • Install SideSlide to your USB drive (you can also install it to your local hard drive and copy the SideSlide folder to the USB drive).
  • Run LocationChooser.exe from the SideSlide folder in the USB drive and choose Root Folder.
  • Move the Skin folder from the user directory (C:\Users\[your user name]\Roaming\SideSlide\Skin on Vista) to the USB drive.
  • If you are planning on running files from the USB drive SideSlide is installed to, remember to use relative path for shortcuts (use the menu command or simply change the shortcut's path drive letter from C:, E:, etc to @: ).

Vista: Starting an app that requires admin privileges without the UAC prompt:

  • Click the Windows Start button.
  • Enter Task and launch the Task Scheduler application.
  • From the menu select Action and Create Task...
  • Give the task an easy to remember name (preferably the name of the program you want to launch with admin privileges, e.g. CCleaner).
  • Check the Run with highest privileges check box.
  • Switch to the Action tab, click New... and then click Browse... to select the program.
  • Click OK twice.
  • From SideSlide:
  • Add the program shortcut to the workspace, right click the new shortcut and select Properties.
  • Optional: Select and copy the path from the Target field and paste it in the Icon field.
  • Check the Command check box.
  • Enter schtasks /run /tn "THE NAME YOU CHOSE FOR THE TASK" in the command field.

* Note: THE NAME YOU CHOSE FOR THE TASK is not what you need to enter! :) You should enter the name you chose for the task in step (4) instead. Do not forget the quotes around the name!

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