Unable to pin InstallShield 2011 to Windows 7 taskbar

[AaronM]

Is anyone else having difficulties pinning InstallShield 2011 to the Windows 7 taskbar?

I am referring to the InstallShield 2011 product itself and not any installation created from it.

For some reason I am unable to do so. It doesn't matter if I create a shortcut first or directly try to drag isdev.exe to the taskbar. I do not have the taskbar locked and I am able to drag other shortcuts and applications without any issues.

[ericpaul]

Yes, I am facing the same problem.
Also in the context menu of Start Menu programs both Pin to Taskbar and Pin to Start Menu are missing.

[joshstechnij]

Windows does not allow pinning shortcuts/programs to the taskbar that contain certain words. From the MSDN article Application User Model IDs (AppUserModelIDs):

If any of the following strings, regardless of case, are included in the shortcut name, the program is not pinnable and is not displayed in the most frequently used list:

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You can work around this by first creating a shortcut to isdev.exe (do not include any of the above words in the shortcut name). This shortcut can then be pinned to the taskbar.

[AaronM]

Thank you for the feedback, including the link to Microsoft's documentation for further understanding.

I named my shortcut "IS 2011" and it works great. Thanks again.

[PilotBob]

I had the same problem... resolved it with a shortcut rename... however, I don't get the InstallShield icon, just a generic windows form icon.

Anyone resolve this?

BOb