As you will find I will be writing a lot of batch files. I need to create a batch file to place an icon on the desktop .... Easy. Is there a way to place it in a specific location on the screen?(possibly by pixel?).

why us? why not the Geek, or Scott, or JD, or all our other helpers?

I just threw out some names .... anyones help would be much appreciated!

Thanks taybay.... I will take a look at this option. I think it will take me a while to read up on the program and learn to use it. I will let you know asap.

thats the thing in the upper left hand corner right .... oh wait thats an apple.... haha

I would love to use a mac but windows makes me to much money...

I don't think there is any way in the Windows API to say where a shortcut appears.
Why do you want to control that?

@ jd2066,
I work for an accounting firm with about 60-70 users. I am one of 2 network admins. I told the other network admin that I had created a batch file to add a shortcut to the desktop for a piece of software that I was going to put in an email and have the users run themselves.(I'm a lazy IT person what can I say ...). After that he challenged me to have it put in a specific spot on the desktop. (I.e. the lower right hand corner). That way in the email we could say that it would appear there. I know that it is a trivial thing but now it’s a thorn in my side because I know there must be a way to do it and its going to be an annoyance until I do it. I will let you guys know if I am ever successful. At this point I don't know if I will be.

You might be able to do it with AutoIt3 as there is an script at http://www.autoitscript.com/fo.....opic=53209 that uses it for saving and restoring desktop icon positions.
Though I think in the end trying to make a script that does what you want maybe more work then it's worth.