Can I add my own short cut to Windows Explorer?

Hi All,

Windows Explorer, not Internet Explorer.

When I open Windows Explorer, the left column is full
of useless shortcuts (well, useless to me). IS drives
me nuts trying to get to the C: drive.

Is there a way I can add a short cut that would actually be
useful to me to the list?

Is there a way I can have all the other useless short
cuts minimized?

Many thanks,
-T

On 14/12/2014 01:58, Todd wrote:
Hi All,

Windows Explorer, not Internet Explorer.

When I open Windows Explorer, the left column is full
of useless shortcuts (well, useless to me). IS drives
me nuts trying to get to the C: drive.

Is there a way I can add a short cut that would actually be
useful to me to the list?

Is there a way I can have all the other useless short
cuts minimized?

Many thanks,
-T


You can remove the links that are useless to you by right-clicking on
them and selecting "Remove from the list"

To add new items to the list, you can just open the folder with Windows
Explorer and it will added to the list.

It is that simple in Windows.

On 12/13/2014 06:02 PM, Good Guy wrote:
On 14/12/2014 01:58, Todd wrote:
Hi All,

Windows Explorer, not Internet Explorer.

When I open Windows Explorer, the left column is full
of useless shortcuts (well, useless to me). IS drives
me nuts trying to get to the C: drive.

Is there a way I can add a short cut that would actually be
useful to me to the list?

Is there a way I can have all the other useless short
cuts minimized?

Many thanks,
-T


You can remove the links that are useless to you by right-clicking on
them and selecting "Remove from the list"

To add new items to the list, you can just open the folder with Windows
Explorer and it will added to the list.

It is that simple in Windows.

Hi Guy,

I right clicked on "videos" and saw nothing about removing
anything.
I also right clicked on c:\drives and found no way to add
it to the short cuts on the right column.

What am I missing?

-T

-T

On 14/12/2014 02:25, Todd wrote:
On 12/13/2014 06:02 PM, Good Guy wrote:
On 14/12/2014 01:58, Todd wrote:
Hi All,

Windows Explorer, not Internet Explorer.

When I open Windows Explorer, the left column is full
of useless shortcuts (well, useless to me). IS drives
me nuts trying to get to the C: drive.

Is there a way I can add a short cut that would actually be
useful to me to the list?

Is there a way I can have all the other useless short
cuts minimized?

Many thanks,
-T


You can remove the links that are useless to you by right-clicking on
them and selecting "Remove from the list"

To add new items to the list, you can just open the folder with Windows
Explorer and it will added to the list.

It is that simple in Windows.

Hi Guy,

I right clicked on "videos" and saw nothing about removing
anything.
I also right clicked on c:\drives and found no way to add
it to the short cuts on the right column.

What am I missing?

-T

-T





You don't have something like in this pictu

remove-from-list http://s28.postimg.org/xgwra0g8d/2014_12_14_0244.png

On 14/12/2014 02:25, Todd wrote:
On 12/13/2014 06:02 PM, Good Guy wrote:
On 14/12/2014 01:58, Todd wrote:
Hi All,

Windows Explorer, not Internet Explorer.

When I open Windows Explorer, the left column is full
of useless shortcuts (well, useless to me). IS drives
me nuts trying to get to the C: drive.

Is there a way I can add a short cut that would actually be
useful to me to the list?

Is there a way I can have all the other useless short
cuts minimized?

Many thanks,
-T


You can remove the links that are useless to you by right-clicking on
them and selecting "Remove from the list"

To add new items to the list, you can just open the folder with Windows
Explorer and it will added to the list.

It is that simple in Windows.

Hi Guy,

I right clicked on "videos" and saw nothing about removing
anything.
I also right clicked on c:\drives and found no way to add
it to the short cuts on the right column.

What am I missing?

-T

-T





Perhaps I misunderstood your question. This is what you want:

Start-in-folder http://s28.postimg.org/x83rxtstp/2014_12_14_0252.png

On 12/13/2014 06:46 PM, Good Guy wrote:
On 14/12/2014 02:25, Todd wrote:
On 12/13/2014 06:02 PM, Good Guy wrote:
On 14/12/2014 01:58, Todd wrote:
Hi All,

Windows Explorer, not Internet Explorer.

When I open Windows Explorer, the left column is full
of useless shortcuts (well, useless to me). IS drives
me nuts trying to get to the C: drive.

Is there a way I can add a short cut that would actually be
useful to me to the list?

Is there a way I can have all the other useless short
cuts minimized?

Many thanks,
-T


You can remove the links that are useless to you by right-clicking on
them and selecting "Remove from the list"

To add new items to the list, you can just open the folder with Windows
Explorer and it will added to the list.

It is that simple in Windows.

Hi Guy,

I right clicked on "videos" and saw nothing about removing
anything.
I also right clicked on c:\drives and found no way to add
it to the short cuts on the right column.

What am I missing?

-T

-T





You don't have something like in this pictu


Picture worth 1000 words!

That is the start menu, not Windows Explorer

do winE to get Windows Explorer

On 14/12/2014 1:58 am, Todd wrote:
Hi All,

Windows Explorer, not Internet Explorer.

When I open Windows Explorer, the left column is full
of useless shortcuts (well, useless to me). IS drives
me nuts trying to get to the C: drive.

Is there a way I can add a short cut that would actually be
useful to me to the list?

Is there a way I can have all the other useless short
cuts minimized?


Yes. You might find this page handy.

http://www.theeldergeek.com/start_ex...in_c_drive.htm

--
Bob
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England

Atheist - a person with no invisible means of support.

In article , lid (Todd) wrote:

*From:* Todd
*Date:* Sat, 13 Dec 2014 17:58:58 -0800

Hi All,

Windows Explorer, not Internet Explorer.

When I open Windows Explorer, the left column is full
of useless shortcuts (well, useless to me). IS drives
me nuts trying to get to the C: drive.

Is there a way I can add a short cut that would actually be
useful to me to the list?

Is there a way I can have all the other useless short
cuts minimized?

Many thanks,
-T

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/10357...-in-windows-7/
or http://tinyurl.com/yhyxo9l for a short link.

Regards
John ) Remove the obvious to reply...

"Todd" wrote in message

Hi All,

Windows Explorer, not Internet Explorer.

When I open Windows Explorer, the left column is full
of useless shortcuts (well, useless to me). IS drives
me nuts trying to get to the C: drive.

Is there a way I can add a short cut that would actually be
useful to me to the list?

Is there a way I can have all the other useless short
cuts minimized?

Many thanks,
-T

If you drag a shortcut of C: to your desktop, clicking it will open
Explorer with C: selected and expanded.
______________________

Todd, you might like Hot Key Plus. I have used it for a dozen years or so
to start programs, go to web sites, open Explorer to a particular folder,
etc. I use it constantly.

To use it, one sets up a hot key combo with it. That combo consists of
one or more of four control keys plus any other key. Once set up,
pressing those keys does whatever you have designated them to do.
Naturally, Hot Key+ has to be running so it can monitor KB input.

http://www.brianapps.net/hotkeyplus/

Here's a link to more info in my now defunct "dadiOH's dandies".
http://www.shareup.com/dadioh/hot-key-plus.html


--

dadiOH
____________________________

Winters getting colder? Tired of the rat race?
Taxes out of hand? Maybe just ready for a change?
Check it out... http://www.floridaloghouse.net

On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 17:58:58 -0800, Todd wrote:

Hi All,

Windows Explorer, not Internet Explorer.

Is there a way I can have all the other useless short
cuts minimized?

If you mean the Favorites and Libraries, the answer is yes.

As always, it requires a bit of registry hacking. Standard warnings
and disclaimers apply. I'm being scant on exact instructions on how to
do this because it is very easy to mess up your computer with a bad
registry hack. If you don't know what you are doing in there, keep out


Note you might need to take permission of the various registry keys
first.


To hide libraries:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{031E4825-7B94-4dc3-B131-E946B44C8DD5}\ShellFolder]
"QueryForOverlay"=""
"HideOnDesktopPerUser"=""
"PinToNameSpaceTree"=""
"Attributes"=dword:b090010d

(to restore Libraries, change "Attributes"=dword:b080010d)

To hide favorites:
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{323CA680-C24D-4099-B94D-446DD2D7249E}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:a9400100

(to restore Favorites, change "Attributes"=dword:a0900100)

This should simplify the left pane greatly. If you don't use it, you
can also disable Homegroup.

On 12/14/2014 01:39 AM, Bob Henson wrote:
On 14/12/2014 1:58 am, Todd wrote:
Hi All,

Windows Explorer, not Internet Explorer.

When I open Windows Explorer, the left column is full
of useless shortcuts (well, useless to me). IS drives
me nuts trying to get to the C: drive.

Is there a way I can add a short cut that would actually be
useful to me to the list?

Is there a way I can have all the other useless short
cuts minimized?


Yes. You might find this page handy.

http://www.theeldergeek.com/start_ex...in_c_drive.htm


Nice link. Thank you!

On 12/14/2014 04:20 AM, John K.Eason wrote:
In article , lid (Todd) wrote:

*From:* Todd
*Date:* Sat, 13 Dec 2014 17:58:58 -0800

Hi All,

Windows Explorer, not Internet Explorer.

When I open Windows Explorer, the left column is full
of useless shortcuts (well, useless to me). IS drives
me nuts trying to get to the C: drive.

Is there a way I can add a short cut that would actually be
useful to me to the list?

Is there a way I can have all the other useless short
cuts minimized?

Many thanks,
-T

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/10357...-in-windows-7/
or http://tinyurl.com/yhyxo9l for a short link.

Regards
John ) Remove the obvious to reply...


Thank you!

On 12/14/2014 04:39 AM, dadiOH wrote:
"Todd" wrote in message

Hi All,

Windows Explorer, not Internet Explorer.

When I open Windows Explorer, the left column is full
of useless shortcuts (well, useless to me). IS drives
me nuts trying to get to the C: drive.

Is there a way I can add a short cut that would actually be
useful to me to the list?

Is there a way I can have all the other useless short
cuts minimized?

Many thanks,
-T

If you drag a shortcut of C: to your desktop, clicking it will open
Explorer with C: selected and expanded.
______________________

Todd, you might like Hot Key Plus. I have used it for a dozen years or
so to start programs, go to web sites, open Explorer to a particular
folder, etc. I use it constantly.

To use it, one sets up a hot key combo with it. That combo consists of
one or more of four control keys plus any other key. Once set up,
pressing those keys does whatever you have designated them to do.
Naturally, Hot Key+ has to be running so it can monitor KB input.

http://www.brianapps.net/hotkeyplus/

Here's a link to more info in my now defunct "dadiOH's dandies".
http://www.shareup.com/dadioh/hot-key-plus.html



Thank you. I will look at it.

On 12/14/2014 07:44 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 17:58:58 -0800, Todd wrote:

Hi All,

Windows Explorer, not Internet Explorer.

Is there a way I can have all the other useless short
cuts minimized?

If you mean the Favorites and Libraries, the answer is yes.

As always, it requires a bit of registry hacking. Standard warnings
and disclaimers apply. I'm being scant on exact instructions on how to
do this because it is very easy to mess up your computer with a bad
registry hack. If you don't know what you are doing in there, keep out


Note you might need to take permission of the various registry keys
first.


To hide libraries:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{031E4825-7B94-4dc3-B131-E946B44C8DD5}\ShellFolder]
"QueryForOverlay"=""
"HideOnDesktopPerUser"=""
"PinToNameSpaceTree"=""
"Attributes"=dword:b090010d

(to restore Libraries, change "Attributes"=dword:b080010d)

To hide favorites:
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{323CA680-C24D-4099-B94D-446DD2D7249E}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:a9400100

(to restore Favorites, change "Attributes"=dword:a0900100)

This should simplify the left pane greatly. If you don't use it, you
can also disable Homegroup.




Thank you!

Would it not be easier to use the link John provided?

-T

On Sun, 14 Dec 2014 19:36:03 -0800, Todd wrote:

On 12/14/2014 07:44 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 17:58:58 -0800, Todd wrote:

Hi All,

Windows Explorer, not Internet Explorer.

Is there a way I can have all the other useless short
cuts minimized?

If you mean the Favorites and Libraries, the answer is yes.

As always, it requires a bit of registry hacking. Standard warnings
and disclaimers apply. I'm being scant on exact instructions on how to
do this because it is very easy to mess up your computer with a bad
registry hack. If you don't know what you are doing in there, keep out


Thank you!

Would it not be easier to use the link John provided?

Well, possibly, had I seen it at the time I posted. Usenet propogation
is odd.

Anyway, John just showed how to remove Favorites. I showed you how to
zap the Libraries too. And my answer wasn't dependent on a website
that may not exist in 5 years. You never know who will be searching
Usenet Archives in the future ;-)