Creating Folders in the Quick Launch Menu

[kalizar]

If you are like me, then you keep a lot of icons in your Quick Launch menu for quick access to your favorite programs. However, if you build up too many icons here, finding the one that you are looking for can become a hassle. I have always wished that I could create folders in the Quick Launch menu so that I could organize the icons. Well, I have stumbled upon a solution to this!

The following was tested on Windows XP Pro. I imagine it will also work for home, and maybe for 2000. Beyond that, the directories are different, and you will just have to compensate for your version of Windows, and its directories. I would appreciate it if people with different versions of Windows would try this out and tell me if it works or not.

Ok, so its actually quite simple. Just browse to the following folder:

C:\Documents and Settings\<YOUR-USER-NAME>\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

Be sure to replace the <YOUR-USER-NAME> text with the username that you use for windows. Now that you are in the Quick Launch folder, you can add and arrange your icons to your liking. Enjoy!

Finished Product:

[jack_canada]

thx

[Slimy]

or right click the quicklaunch and hit open folder ;)

thx for the folder idea tho :yes:

[qknet]

C:\Documents and Settings\<YOUR-USER-NAME>\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

This can be shortened to

%userprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

It works regardless the knowledge of <YOUR-USER-NAME> and location or name of "Documents and Settings" folder (if it is moved or renamed for some reasons)

:)

[sub317]

If you want links to existing folders you can set up hardlinks with the Hardlink Shell Extension.

Pick a hardlink for the folder you wan't to put in Quick Launch Menu and drop it in the .. Explorer\Quick Launch folder.

[Echilon]

Or use true launch bar to create folders that look like icons, but open to show several items.

[oddcrap]

Yeah, that's alot easier but some programs automatically create them.

[galoosh33]

I now have folders, but clicking them only opens the folder itself, it doesn't give me a list of everthing inside.. What to do? :o

[Tarzan]

See his taskbar, he have left so little room for the bar it transforms itself into almost normal menu :)

But you will want this instead https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?show...l=freelaunchbar You can have same spacesaving effect, set toolbars min. size to 0 and squeeze it - all content will pop up clicking on the arrows. Nice freeware.

[YBG]

Nice

[98XT]

Interesting idea .. nice one!

[shuangyefei]

you give me a good idea.thanks.