I've noticed the default Start Menu has direct links to folders like
Documents, Music, and Pictures. More than any of those, I really love
my Downloads folder. Is there anyway to add this to the Start Menu?

Thanks,

- Munchie

I don't know if you can add it to the right side, but you can add it to the
left side..
In Windows Explorer, drag the Downloads folder to the Start button, it will
create a shortcut.


"munchie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I've noticed the default Start Menu has direct links to folders like
> Documents, Music, and Pictures. More than any of those, I really love
> my Downloads folder. Is there anyway to add this to the Start Menu?
>
> Thanks,
>
> - Munchie
>

On Oct 2, 9:17 pm, "Dave" <d...@beepbeep.com> wrote:
> I don't know if you can add it to the right side, but you can add it to the
> left side..
> In Windows Explorer, drag the Downloads folder to the Start button, it will
> create a shortcut.
>
> "munchie" <mrn...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> > I've noticed the default Start Menu has direct links to folders like
> > Documents, Music, and Pictures. More than any of those, I really love
> > my Downloads folder. Is there anyway to add this to the Start Menu?
>
> > Thanks,
>
> > - Munchie

Good enough! Thanks for the quick reply.

This is really close:
1 Right-click the gray area on the start menu and select properties
2. Click the Customize... button
3. Scroll down and select "Display as a menu" under "Personal folder"
4. Click OK twice.
5. Click the Start menu
6. Click your user name

There is your Downloads folder. If you want to open it just double-click on
it.
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"munchie" wrote:

> On Oct 2, 9:17 pm, "Dave" <d...@beepbeep.com> wrote:
> > I don't know if you can add it to the right side, but you can add it to the
> > left side..
> > In Windows Explorer, drag the Downloads folder to the Start button, it will
> > create a shortcut.
> >
> > "munchie" <mrn...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > > I've noticed the default Start Menu has direct links to folders like
> > > Documents, Music, and Pictures. More than any of those, I really love
> > > my Downloads folder. Is there anyway to add this to the Start Menu?
> >
> > > Thanks,
> >
> > > - Munchie
>
> Good enough! Thanks for the quick reply.
>
>

t-4-2 wrote:
> munchie;470016 Wrote:
>> I've noticed the default Start Menu has direct links to folders like
>> Documents, Music, and Pictures. More than any of those, I really love
>> my Downloads folder. Is there anyway to add this to the Start Menu?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> - Munchie
> Hello munchie,
> Why not just put a downloads shortcut on the desktop ?
>
>

No registry change! In windows explorer, right click "downloads", click
"send to", click "desktop (create shortcut)", then drag the shortcut to
the start orb. Viola.

--
Dave T.

Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach a
person to use the internet and they won't bother you for
weeks.

Daisame wrote:

>> Actually that will only let you create a shortcut within one of the
>> existing folder links (Documents, Pictures, etc). It will not let you
>> create a new folder listing called "Download" (or whatever you are
>> trying to add)
>
>
That's odd, it works on my machine. The new shortcut is in the list on
the left side of the start menu, and is a folder unto itself not a sub
of one of the other folders.

--
Dave T.

And what, if I may ask, is the difference WHERE the shortcut is? Left part,
right part, as long as it's there doesn't it serve its purpose?

Just my $0.02.

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Sincerely,

Daniel Petri
MVP, Senior IT consultant, trainer
www.petri.co.il

"Daisame" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> Dave T.;755296 Wrote:
>> Daisame wrote:
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > >> Actually that will only let you create a shortcut within one of
>> > > >> the
>> > > >> existing folder links (Documents, Pictures, etc). It will not let
>> > > you
>> > > >> create a new folder listing called "Download" (or whatever you are
>> > > >> trying to add)> > > >
>> > >
>> > > > >
>> That's odd, it works on my machine. The new shortcut is in the list
>> on
>> the left side of the start menu, and is a folder unto itself not a
>> sub
>> of one of the other folders.
>>
>> --
>> Dave T.
>
> I have a feeling you are talking about the Top of the Left area. Where
> the other quick launch icons are. There are numerous posts on how to put
> a folder there. We are talking about the right side of the start menu
> that currently holds things like the link to the control panel and the
> Documents and Music folders, etc.
>
>
> --
> Daisame

Daniel Petri <MVP> wrote:
> And what, if I may ask, is the difference WHERE the shortcut is? Left
> part, right part, as long as it's there doesn't it serve its purpose?
>
> Just my $0.02.
>

Your opinion is the reason I posted what I thought was a common sense
approach. I guess some people just like to futz with the registry.
--
Dave T.