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If you want to have desktop icons for your favorite Google Talk contacts and there's an easy to do it.

Right-click on your desktop and select New/shortcut. Then type:

gtalk: chat? jid= [Gmail-Username] @gmail.com

and the name of your friend (of course and replace [Gmail-Username] with the actual username). When you click on the shortcut and Google Talk will open a new window where you can chat with your friend. To make a shortcut that automatically calls your friend type this instead:

gtalk: call? jid= [Gmail-Username] @gmail.com

You could right-click on the icon and select properties and choose a new icon. To convert a JPG file into an icon and you need a software like IrfanView: just open the photo and crop the face area and save it as an ICO file.

If Google Talk is not open and clicking on the shortcut will launch it and but won't open a new chat window for your friend.

Bonus tip: you can easily launch Google Talk by going to Start/Run and typing gtalk: (gtalk followed by a colon).

via Messenger.es, Google Operating System

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