Microsoft KB Archive/182780

= How to Create a Shortcut to a TV Channel on Your Desktop =

Article ID: 182780

Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

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This article was previously published under Q182780



SUMMARY
This article describes how to create a shortcut on your desktop to a TV channel. When you double-click the shortcut, Microsoft WebTV for Windows starts and loads the TV channel you specified.



MORE INFORMATION
To create a shortcut on your desktop to a TV channel, follow these steps:
 * 1) Right-click an empty area on your desktop, point to New, and then click Shortcut.
 * 2) In the Command Line box, type tv:, where is the channel to which you want to create a shortcut, and then click Next. For example, if you are creating a shortcut to the PBS channel, type the following line:

tv:pbs
 * 1) In the "Select the name for the shortcut" box, type a descriptive name for the shortcut, and then click Finish.

For more information about WebTV for Windows, click Start, click Help, click the Index tab, type tv, and then double- click the "TV, WebTV for Windows" topic.

Additional query words: BPC broadcast

Keywords: kbfaq kbhowto KB182780

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