Copying Taskbar items

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Hi,

I have Windows XP Pro. I would like to periodically copy to an external hard
drive the items I have saved on my Taskbar (Quick Launch). How do I do this?
Thank you.
 
In moon4707 typed on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:42:01 -0700:
Hi,

I have Windows XP Pro. I would like to periodically copy to an
external hard drive the items I have saved on my Taskbar (Quick
Launch). How do I do this? Thank you.
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C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Quick Launch

and

C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Quick Launch
 
moon4707 said:
Hi,

I have Windows XP Pro. I would like to periodically copy to an external hard
drive the items I have saved on my Taskbar (Quick Launch). How do I do this?
Thank you.
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"Items"? You mean the shortcuts that are in your Quick Launch toolbar?
These shortcuts are in the Quick Launch folder.

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Quick Launch

You can open it quickly by

- right-click on an empty area of the Quick Launch area
- uncheck "Lock the Taskbar"
- right-click the same place and choose "Open Folder"
- re-lock the taskbar when you're done
 
BillW50 said:
In moon4707 typed on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:42:01 -0700:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Quick Launch

and

C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Quick Launch
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I had never thought about "All Users" for the Quick Launch tool bar, but
you're correct, there is such a directory.

However, it doesn't seem to work the same way as the "Start Menu"
folders (which merge the contents of the <user> and All User "Start
Menu" folders) for display when you click Start > All Programs

At least, on my XP box, although there is a shortcut in ...\All
Users\...\Quick Launch, it doesn't show up on any actual Quick Launch
tool bar that I can find.
 
In Lem typed on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:10:59 -0400:
I had never thought about "All Users" for the Quick Launch tool bar,
but you're correct, there is such a directory.

However, it doesn't seem to work the same way as the "Start Menu"
folders (which merge the contents of the <user> and All User "Start
Menu" folders) for display when you click Start > All Programs

At least, on my XP box, although there is a shortcut in ...\All
Users\...\Quick Launch, it doesn't show up on any actual Quick Launch
tool bar that I can find.
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You are right Lem! I have Ad-Aware SE in the "All" one (which I don't
use anymore). And it isn't currently showing under my user account. It
might show under different shells (desktops) like Aston1 and Aston2.
Which I often run as well, but not at the moment.
 
Hi,

I have Windows XP Pro. I would like to periodically copy to an external hard
drive the items I have saved on my Taskbar (Quick Launch). How do I do this?
Thank you.
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You've already gotten "how-to" answers, but let me add the following:

What's on the Quick Launch Bar is nothing but shortcuts. They are
*tiny* if you want to copy them. Moreover, if you should lose them
without having copied them, recreating them is *extremely* easy.

So as far as I'm concerned, you don't need copies of these. All you
really need is remembering what shortcuts you have there. If you can't
remember by yourself, I would just write down the names of the
programs they are shortcuts to.
 
Hi,

I have Windows XP Pro. I would like to periodically copy to an external hard
drive the items I have saved on my Taskbar (Quick Launch). How do I do this?  
Thank you.
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Are they sometimes disappearing?

If they are, copying them and replacing does not fix your problem.

But now you know where things are if that is your desire.
 
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