try this
I changed the name of the Pictures menu Item to My Programs and added
folders and shortcuts I needed..
Right click the Start Orb - select Properties - Start Menu tab - Customize
button - make sure Pictures is set to display as menu - click OK. Close the
dialog by clicking on Apply and then OK
Right click the picture menu item and rename to My Programs (for example)
go to c:\users\User Name\My Programs and add the folders and/or the
shortcuts you need . The easiest way is to drag and drop from the desk top.
This does not add a menu item but uses an existing one you might not need.
hope this helps
jm
"Ania" <Ania@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I wonder if anyone knows if there is a way of adding a shorcut to my
> Downloads folder to the black right-hand-side area of the Start menu in
> Vista?
>
> I want to put it in the column where there are shortcuts to folders such
> as
> Documents, Pictures, Music and Games.
>
> Is it possible?
>
> Ania