Win7 Desktop Shortcut with switch

[jimbofoxman]

Did some searching trying to find this, but not finding a solution.........I'm sure it's something simple stupid.

I want to create a shortcut icon on someones desktop to run a command line program that has a switch. If you just create a shortcut to the command line it sets the target to....

"C: \Program Files\SyncToy 2.1\SyncToyCmd.exe" (the space is not there after C:, forum wants to put a smiley face)

synctoycmd.exe -R is what I am looking for. -R runs all syncs.

-R inside quotes doesn't work, outside runs the command line program but doesn't trigger the run all.

What am I missing?

Thanks

 

[jimbofoxman]

DISREGARD!

I did have the syntax right outside the quotes. There was an error flashing up in a command prompt that I wasn't catching.

 

[Bubbaleone]

You could also put a batch file on the desktop.

Start "" /Wait "C:\Program Files\SyncToy 2.1\SyncToyCmd.exe" -r
pause
shutdown -s

Save in Notepad as Sync.bat.