USB Easy Button

Step 5 Make It Do Something

My button is going to be on a Windows XP machine. Here's how I make it run a program:

• Create a folder in your Start Menu called Easy Button
• Create one shortcut inside the folder called thatwaseasy.lnk
• Right-click the shortcut and select Properties.
• Click the "Shortcut key" field and press the hotkey combination you told the Easy Button to send (in my case, Alt + F8).
• Set the target of the shortcut to the program you want the Easy Button to run.

This shortcut has to be in your start menu or on your desktop. You can set a hotkey for any shortcut, but it only works if the shortcut is in the right place. No idea why.