[tor-bugs] #6062 [Tor bundles/installation]: Tor Browser wont start via shortcut in windows start menu

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#6062: Tor Browser wont start via shortcut in windows start menu
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     Reporter:  trallala             |      Owner:  erinn
         Type:  defect               |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal               |  Milestone:  TorBrowserBundle
    Component:  Tor                  |  2.3.x-stable
  bundles/installation               |    Version:
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Comment (by BugMagnet):

 Further testing and documentation:

 Works as expected: Running '''"Start Tor Browser.exe" itself''' from the
 directory it was extracted to (C:\Tor Browswer\*):

   CMD               = App/vidalia.exe --datadir .\Data\Vidalia\
   Curr Dir          = C:\Tor Browser\
   Path              = C:\Tor Browser\App\vidalia.exe

 Works as expected: Running''' shortcut''' created for "Start Tor
 Browser.exe" that was "Pin to Start Menu".

   CMD               = App/vidalia.exe --datadir .\Data\Vidalia\
   Curr Dir          = C:\Tor Browser\
   Path              = C:\Tor Browser\App\vidalia.exe

 '''FAILED: '''Select executable file "C:\Tor Browser\'''Start Tor
 Browser.exe" and "Pin to Start Menu". '''Click that Start Menu link to
 run. - Fails to find tor, hence neither tor nor browser open.

   CMD               = App/vidalia.exe --datadir .\Data\Vidalia\
   Curr Dir          = '''C:\Documents and Settings\user1\'''
 <=======<<<<<
   Path              = C:\Tor Browser\App\vidalia.exe

 Note: When starting TBB from a pinned link, it fails to set the "Start In"
 location to the folder where ('''Start Tor Browser.exe) '''has been
 extracted. It defaults to the user's folder in C:\Documents and Settings\
 instead of C:\Tor Browser\

 Because of this, an error dialog appears:

   "Error Starting Tor"
     Vidalia was unable to start Tor. Check your settings to ensure the
 correct name and location of your Tor executable is specified.[Show
 Settings] [Cancel] [Help]

 Clicking [Show Settings] button revealed that Vidalia had by default set
 the Tor path = C:\Program Files\Tor\tor.exe due to running in the wrong
 current directory.

 When vidalia starts, might it not be possible for it to determine where
 vidalia.exe itself is located (here, C:\Tor Browser\App\vidalia.exe) then
 simply do > "CD C:\Tor Browser\" where "Start Tor Browser.exe" is located
 upon which all relational paths are based?

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