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Currently in my Windows XP Home Edition Start Menu (the menu that you get
when you click on "start" at the left of the tool bar on the bottom of the screen), I have three folders in the top right hand section: "My Documents, My Pictures and My Music." Under those three is "My Computer." I want to add in a folder above "My Computer" called "My Downloads." I can't remember how to add in a folder to the Start Menu. Please tell me IN DETAIL how to do this. Thank you in advance, Orville |
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Hi Orville,
Your options are limited in this area. Here are some to consider: You can replace either My Pictures or My Music with a specialized folder of your choice. It will behave as the above folders do as in cascading, etc. Add Folder to Start Menu - Replace MP or MM (Line 2) http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Or you can add a folder or link under Search and Run. Note: If you running an OEM, it will replace their link. Add a Folder or Link Under the Run Command (Line 180) http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm And/or: Add a folder to My Computer, Desktop and Right Click (Start Button) Add a Folder to My Computer and Desktop (Line 130) Add a Folder to the Start Button - Right Click (Line 124) http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Another option is adding a special folder to My Documents as a sub. ~~~ Use as an example. Go to your My Documents folder. Right click in the right pane and choose, New/Folder. Name it My Downloads. Copy your downloads into this folder. Go to your "My Pictures" folder. In the right pane choose, New/Folder. Name it Images. Copy your images into this folder. Then right click the Start button/Properties/Customize/Advanced and scroll down to My Pictures and choose, "Display as a menu". Apply, ok. Then go to your Start Menu and left click My Pictures, your image folder will be listed first and will also be cascading. Another option: To have "Images" listed on the right side under Help and Support, Search and Run. Save the attached .reg file to your desktop. Open it in Notepad and change the section listed in brackets to your user name, "if" you are using this path. The line in my regedit looks like this: "command"="C:\Documents and Settings\[Change to your user name]\My Documents\My Pictures\Images" The above line is an example, modify that line to your exact path. Once done, save the .reg edit and apply (double click it). Open the Start Menu.... ~~~ Right click the Start Button/Properties/Customize/Advanced. Scroll down to My Documents and choose List as a Menu. Then go to Windows Explorer\Documents and Settings\[User Name]\My Documents. Highlight My Documents, then choose File/New/Folder. Name it and move any contents there that you want. It will then be added to the Start Menu My Documents and cascading. Another option if you don't use My Documents and want to point it to another folder: Right click the Desktop My Documents icon, go to Properties and change the Target path. That will become your Start Menu My Documents cascading folder. The same can be done with the My Pictures folder. -- All the Best, Kelly Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP Troubleshooting Windows XP http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com "Orville Bullitt" wrote in message ink.net... Currently in my Windows XP Home Edition Start Menu (the menu that you get when you click on "start" at the left of the tool bar on the bottom of the screen), I have three folders in the top right hand section: "My Documents, My Pictures and My Music." Under those three is "My Computer." I want to add in a folder above "My Computer" called "My Downloads." I can't remember how to add in a folder to the Start Menu. Please tell me IN DETAIL how to do this. Thank you in advance, Orville |
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Kelly,
You have a problem on the page you show below. You have this line: Add Folder to Start Menu - Replace MP or MM. I clicked upon the MM link, got the VBScript File. Trouble it that it downloads a file called "smfoldermp" which replaces the MyPictures folder. I tried clicking upon the MP link on your page and NOTHING happens. Orville "Kelly" wrote in message ... Hi Orville, Your options are limited in this area. Here are some to consider: You can replace either My Pictures or My Music with a specialized folder of your choice. It will behave as the above folders do as in cascading, etc. Add Folder to Start Menu - Replace MP or MM (Line 2) http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Or you can add a folder or link under Search and Run. Note: If you running an OEM, it will replace their link. Add a Folder or Link Under the Run Command (Line 180) http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm And/or: Add a folder to My Computer, Desktop and Right Click (Start Button) Add a Folder to My Computer and Desktop (Line 130) Add a Folder to the Start Button - Right Click (Line 124) http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Another option is adding a special folder to My Documents as a sub. ~~~ Use as an example. Go to your My Documents folder. Right click in the right pane and choose, New/Folder. Name it My Downloads. Copy your downloads into this folder. Go to your "My Pictures" folder. In the right pane choose, New/Folder. Name it Images. Copy your images into this folder. Then right click the Start button/Properties/Customize/Advanced and scroll down to My Pictures and choose, "Display as a menu". Apply, ok. Then go to your Start Menu and left click My Pictures, your image folder will be listed first and will also be cascading. Another option: To have "Images" listed on the right side under Help and Support, Search and Run. Save the attached .reg file to your desktop. Open it in Notepad and change the section listed in brackets to your user name, "if" you are using this path. The line in my regedit looks like this: "command"="C:\Documents and Settings\[Change to your user name]\My Documents\My Pictures\Images" The above line is an example, modify that line to your exact path. Once done, save the .reg edit and apply (double click it). Open the Start Menu.... ~~~ Right click the Start Button/Properties/Customize/Advanced. Scroll down to My Documents and choose List as a Menu. Then go to Windows Explorer\Documents and Settings\[User Name]\My Documents. Highlight My Documents, then choose File/New/Folder. Name it and move any contents there that you want. It will then be added to the Start Menu My Documents and cascading. Another option if you don't use My Documents and want to point it to another folder: Right click the Desktop My Documents icon, go to Properties and change the Target path. That will become your Start Menu My Documents cascading folder. The same can be done with the My Pictures folder. -- All the Best, Kelly Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP Troubleshooting Windows XP http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com "Orville Bullitt" wrote in message ink.net... Currently in my Windows XP Home Edition Start Menu (the menu that you get when you click on "start" at the left of the tool bar on the bottom of the screen), I have three folders in the top right hand section: "My Documents, My Pictures and My Music." Under those three is "My Computer." I want to add in a folder above "My Computer" called "My Downloads." I can't remember how to add in a folder to the Start Menu. Please tell me IN DETAIL how to do this. Thank you in advance, Orville |
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It has been corrected, thanks!
-- All the Best, Kelly Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP Troubleshooting Windows XP http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com "Orville Bullitt" wrote in message link.net... Kelly, You have a problem on the page you show below. You have this line: Add Folder to Start Menu - Replace MP or MM. I clicked upon the MM link, got the VBScript File. Trouble it that it downloads a file called "smfoldermp" which replaces the MyPictures folder. I tried clicking upon the MP link on your page and NOTHING happens. Orville "Kelly" wrote in message ... Hi Orville, Your options are limited in this area. Here are some to consider: You can replace either My Pictures or My Music with a specialized folder of your choice. It will behave as the above folders do as in cascading, etc. Add Folder to Start Menu - Replace MP or MM (Line 2) http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Or you can add a folder or link under Search and Run. Note: If you running an OEM, it will replace their link. Add a Folder or Link Under the Run Command (Line 180) http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm And/or: Add a folder to My Computer, Desktop and Right Click (Start Button) Add a Folder to My Computer and Desktop (Line 130) Add a Folder to the Start Button - Right Click (Line 124) http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Another option is adding a special folder to My Documents as a sub. ~~~ Use as an example. Go to your My Documents folder. Right click in the right pane and choose, New/Folder. Name it My Downloads. Copy your downloads into this folder. Go to your "My Pictures" folder. In the right pane choose, New/Folder. Name it Images. Copy your images into this folder. Then right click the Start button/Properties/Customize/Advanced and scroll down to My Pictures and choose, "Display as a menu". Apply, ok. Then go to your Start Menu and left click My Pictures, your image folder will be listed first and will also be cascading. Another option: To have "Images" listed on the right side under Help and Support, Search and Run. Save the attached .reg file to your desktop. Open it in Notepad and change the section listed in brackets to your user name, "if" you are using this path. The line in my regedit looks like this: "command"="C:\Documents and Settings\[Change to your user name]\My Documents\My Pictures\Images" The above line is an example, modify that line to your exact path. Once done, save the .reg edit and apply (double click it). Open the Start Menu.... ~~~ Right click the Start Button/Properties/Customize/Advanced. Scroll down to My Documents and choose List as a Menu. Then go to Windows Explorer\Documents and Settings\[User Name]\My Documents. Highlight My Documents, then choose File/New/Folder. Name it and move any contents there that you want. It will then be added to the Start Menu My Documents and cascading. Another option if you don't use My Documents and want to point it to another folder: Right click the Desktop My Documents icon, go to Properties and change the Target path. That will become your Start Menu My Documents cascading folder. The same can be done with the My Pictures folder. -- All the Best, Kelly Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP Troubleshooting Windows XP http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com "Orville Bullitt" wrote in message ink.net... Currently in my Windows XP Home Edition Start Menu (the menu that you get when you click on "start" at the left of the tool bar on the bottom of the screen), I have three folders in the top right hand section: "My Documents, My Pictures and My Music." Under those three is "My Computer." I want to add in a folder above "My Computer" called "My Downloads." I can't remember how to add in a folder to the Start Menu. Please tell me IN DETAIL how to do this. Thank you in advance, Orville |
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