Vista - Start Menu - Pin to

Thanks for the information. However, the remove option leaves me wanting a little more...

Let's say I go to the application folder on the disk for Google Chrome ("C:\Users\MyUserFolder\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\") and pin chrome.exe to my start menu.

To remove that pinned item, is there no way I can edit the item on the start menu? I have to go back to the Google Chrome folder in order to unpin it? What if I don't remember where the program folder is? I have to search for "chrome.exe" to find it, then pick through the list until I find the right file? This seems ridiculous.

Is there an easier way to remove the pin?

Thanks,
Wes

Hello Wes, and welcome to Vista Forums.

I think you may have misunderstood. You can right click on the pinned item inside the Start Menu itself to see those options in OPTION TWO of the tutorial.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

The start menu pin removal option only works if we don't follow the above recommendation, and that still requires navigating through the start menu to find the pinned item in question. Is there any way to edit the list directly?

I just think it would be silly if I cannot either:
1. Right-click on the pinned menu to remove an item, OR
2. Open up the pinned menu list in file explorer and organize it as I wish.

And you're right, the way you say to remove the pinned item does seem to be the way it is intended to work, so I don't mean any disrespect to your tutorial. I guess this is more of a complaint against the functionality of the Vista start menu

Resetting the Pin to area in the Start menu should help get rid of it for you.

Start Menu - Reset Pin To Area

Aye, that's true, good to always have a way to start fresh

Yeah, sorry it's not exactly what your wanting, but at least it will get rid of that one.

How is a Pin exist physically in the file system?
Is it asort of shortcut (a small file)?

Hello Ildar, and welcome to Vista Forums.

Yes, it's just like a shortcut. You can see where these pinned Start Menu items are stored at in the green information box at the top of the tutorial.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Thank you, it a little helps. I found that Pin files.
I am confused that the properties of shortcut is showing as shortcut (.lnk) but
properties of Pin showing as executable file (.exe) which could mean that "Pinning" will copy exe file to user' s Start menu folder. One of friend of mine said
I organized my Start Up menu very poorly by Pinning (which he think copying) exe files.
Is there a difference between a shortcut and a Pin?