Creating desktop shortcuts links to the standalone applications in Creator NXT

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How-To

This is a guide on how to create desktop shortcuts to the different standalone apps included with the Creator NXT 9 software suite.

Purpose

These desktop shortcuts will allow you to conveniently start and use any of the standalone apps without having to access them via the Creator NXT 9 launcher screen.

Procedure

Creator NXT 9 is a software suite made up of a number of separate applications that serve different purposes. A number of them are integrated into the main Creator NXT 9 program (Roxio Central), which means they can only be accessed from the Creator NXT 9 launcher screen. However, the rest of them that are standalone apps, which means they are discrete apps that do not rely on Creator NXT 9 to function. You can, thus, create separate shortcuts for each of these apps on your desktop so you can start using them right away without having to go through the main Creator NXT 9 program.

The table below shows a list of the standalone Creator NXT 9 applications, their launcher name, executable, and folder location.

Launcher Name Application Name Executable Folder Location
Create 3D Photos Create 3D Photos 3DPhotoCreator15.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Roxio Creator NXT Pro 9\3DPhotoCreator
Capture Audio from Sound Card Easy Audio Capture AnalogRec15.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Roxio Creator NXT Pro 9\AudioCore
Create DVD Music Discs DVD Music Assistant DVDMusicAssistant15.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Roxio Creator NXT Pro 9\AudioCore
Digitize LPs and Tapes LP and Tape Assistant LpAndTapeAssistant15.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Roxio Creator NXT Pro 9\AudioCore
Create Music Disc Projects Music Disc Creator MusicDiscCreator15.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Roxio Creator NXT Pro 9\AudioCore
Create Audio Books Audio Book Creator RxAudioBook15.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Roxio Creator NXT Pro 9\AudioCore
Convert Audio Audio Converter RxAudioConvert15.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Roxio Creator NXT Pro 9\AudioCore
Edit Song Information Edit Audio Tags RxTagEdit15.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Roxio Creator NXT Pro 9\AudioCore
Edit Audio Sound Editor SoundEdit15.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Roxio Creator NXT Pro 9\AudioCore
Archive AVCHD Video AVCHD Archive AVCHDArchive15.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Roxio Creator NXT Pro 9\AVCHD Archive
Create Labels Express Labeler LCTaskAssistant15.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Roxio Creator NXT Pro 9\Label Creator
Create Labels Advanced=Label Creator RxLabelCreator15.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Roxio Creator NXT Pro 9\Label Creator
Capture Video Media Import MediaCapture15.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Roxio Creator NXT Pro 9\Media Import
Edit Photos PhotoSuite PhotoSuite15.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Roxio Creator NXT Pro 9\PhotoSuite
Edit Video Advanced=VideoWave VideoWave15.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Roxio Creator NXT Pro 9\VideoUI
Create DVDs MyDVD MyDVDApp.exe C:\Program Files\Roxio Creator MyDVD
Record Your Screen MultiCam Capture MultiCamCapture.exe C:\Program Files\Roxio Creator NXT Pro 9\MultiCam Capture
Convert Videos File Converter RoxioFileConverterApp.exe C:\Program Files\Roxio Creator NXT Pro 9\Roxio File Converter
Disk and File Tools Roxio Genie RoxioGenie.exe C:\Program Files\Roxio Creator NXT Pro 9\Roxio Genie

 

To create a desktop shortcut, you will first need to locate the application's executable, such as "MyDVDApp.exe", which belongs to the MyDVD app, or what you see as "Create DVDs" in the Creator NXT 9 launcher screen. Once located, follow these steps:

  1. Make sure that files are set to show system extensions, as this will help you identify executable files;
    Note: to show file extensions, see this link: Common file name extensions in Windows (microsoft.com)
  2. Right-click on the executable file;
    The MyDVD executable file
     
  3. Select "Send to" from the context menu;
    Right-click context menu
     
  4. Select "Desktop (create shortcut)" from the submenu;
    create shortcut on desktop
     
  5. Confirm that the shortcut has been created by locating it on your desktop.

 

That's it, you are done! The next time you wish to use the MyDVD application (or any of the other Creator NXT 9 apps, for that matter), you can simply launch it from the convenience of your desktop screen.

 

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