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Old 08-25-2009   #1 (permalink)
John Goche


 
 

Pinning Downloads folder to left hand side of start menu


Hello,

When I click on the Windows Vista Home Premium
start menu there on the transparent grayish part of
the menu on the right at the top one can click on
the MyUserNameHere, Documents, Pictures,
Music, and Games folders. However what I
would like to have given that it is the one
I use the most is a way to click on an
entry called Downloads, perhaps in
addition to or in place of the Games
or Music entry. Basically I can get
at it by clicking on MyUserNameHere
and then clicking on Downloads but
I would like accessing it to be just
a little bit quicker ie. one click less.
Does anyone know how to pin the
Downlaods folder to the right hand
side of the start menu in this way?

Thanks,

John Goche

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Old 08-25-2009   #2 (permalink)
Gordon


 
 

Re: Pinning Downloads folder to left hand side of start menu


"John Goche" <johngoche99@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

>
> Hello,
>
> When I click on the Windows Vista Home Premium
> start menu there on the transparent grayish part of
> the menu on the right at the top one can click on
> the MyUserNameHere, Documents, Pictures,
> Music, and Games folders. However what I
> would like to have given that it is the one
> I use the most is a way to click on an
> entry called Downloads, perhaps in
> addition to or in place of the Games
> or Music entry. Basically I can get
> at it by clicking on MyUserNameHere
> and then clicking on Downloads but
> I would like accessing it to be just
> a little bit quicker ie. one click less.
> Does anyone know how to pin the
> Downlaods folder to the right hand
> side of the start menu in this way?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John Goche
Have you tried right-clicking on the folder, doing send to-desktop (as
shortcut) then dragging the shortcut onto the Start button? (Works here in
Win 7 - vista may be different...)

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Old 08-25-2009   #3 (permalink)


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Quote  Quote: Originally Posted by John Goche View Post
Hello,

When I click on the Windows Vista Home Premium
start menu there on the transparent grayish part of
the menu on the right at the top one can click on
the MyUserNameHere, Documents, Pictures,
Music, and Games folders. However what I
would like to have given that it is the one
I use the most is a way to click on an
entry called Downloads, perhaps in
addition to or in place of the Games
or Music entry. Basically I can get
at it by clicking on MyUserNameHere
and then clicking on Downloads but
I would like accessing it to be just
a little bit quicker ie. one click less.
Does anyone know how to pin the
Downlaods folder to the right hand
side of the start menu in this way?

Thanks,

John Goche

There is no way you can replace the entries in the right pane. But do as Gordon says. Drag a Download shortcut from the desktop into the Vista orb on the bottom left and release it there. Then your Download will appear in the left pane of the Start menu. Works in Vista and in W7.
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