Need some help with a custom shortcut

Im trying to make a shortcut to open Saitek's Control panel. This panel looks similar to the windows control panel for controllers,
C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL joy.cpl

Saitek's version uses its own control panel interface with more options and settings. It is not the profiler software.

The folder its located in is here
C:\Program Files\Saitek\SD6\Software

I used Procmon to find out which file or exe it was using to open. the file is "cpl.dll"

Pic showing what its using to open and what Im opening.


I'm just trying to make a simple shortcut for this control panel so that its easy to open,I need it open anytime I use the joystick to make certain buttons function.

Thanks for any help

dalchina said:

If C:\Program Files\Saitek\SD6\Software
is the installation folder for this control panel, please post a screenshot of explorer showing that folder.

How do you normally open it?

Thanks.

Ok I normally open that control panel by right clicking " Saitek x52 Flight Controller" in the lower right task bar of windows. By right clicking it opens a pop up window with different selections,
for ex: Proflie Editor,Control panel(the joysticks control panel and not windows), select different profiles and such.

Location of the file


And what Im actually clicking to open in lower right corner of desktop


Sometimes I load up my game and I forget to start this file and well the game isnt very alt+tab friendly so I usually have to close it and restart again,gets kind of annoying.

Thank you

I'll try Sysinternals Procmon.
I used a program called process explorer and I did what you said before I made the thread and the only change I saw was the cpl.dll added.

So I was assuming that was launched by the dll file just like the default windows version(joy.cpl) is opened.
I came across how to open the default windows one similar to the joy.cpl I showed in the first post.

But I'll try Sysinternals Procmon and see what info I can grab with it,then come back with the info.

Thank you.

EDIT:
I did try every exe file int the Saitek folder but none launched what I needed shown in pic above. What Im trying to shortcut to is that small pic to the right in the first pic I posted,it has all the numbered red dots and such on it.

Here is what Ive found,sorry if this isnt all the info,Im unfamiliar with this program.
The saimfd.exe is for the lcd display thats on the joystick. Only thing that changes is the cpl.dll.



And Event properties

This is a better shot of when the process starts.

Im not too sure about the filter.
When I opened Process Monitor it had a filter list and I unchecked everything that said exclude and left checked anything that said include.

It still gave the same info as the pics above. So i'm not really sure what I need to do.

Thank you