http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ How-To Geek Forums Topic: Right Side Of Vista Start Menu en Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:04:41 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/right-side-of-vista-start-menu/page/2#post-59413 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:42:22 +0000 pcgeek 59413@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Sarah,</p> <p>Randy (pcgeek) here... I've changed the labels on my links and they stay as I changed them. So maybe the language problem is correct. Check that out and let us know if it works.</p> <p>Good luck,</p> <p>Randy </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/right-side-of-vista-start-menu/page/2#post-57560 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:22:39 +0000 SarahJames 57560@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Okidokie :) </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/right-side-of-vista-start-menu/page/2#post-57559 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:21:15 +0000 LH 57559@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>@Sarah. An update on Vistalizator. I installed it on my other laptop 2 weeks ago, to lend to my French housemate, with strict instructions to thrash the heck out of the machine, and report to me any problems at all. He spent the first 10 days playing Far Cry (sob, sob). But he has since used it for a lot of other stuff and the feedback is, so far, good. with no probs.<br /> (Will get back online) :) </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/right-side-of-vista-start-menu/page/2#post-57555 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:04:27 +0000 SarahJames 57555@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>@ LH - Yeah, that's why I haven't tried it yet, because I don't have the time to make a new drive image, before I start.<br /> But maybe next week things will finally slow down. Oh, but first I have to get my new desk up - I have a zillion plans how to make my perfect workspace (can't work in clutter LOL).</p> <p>Cheers,<br /> Sarah.</p> <p>Btw - would like to chat, but you're offline all the time:( </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/right-side-of-vista-start-menu/page/2#post-57548 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:39:17 +0000 LH 57548@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Hi Sarah, I've been around :). Remember. Definitely image your disk before you do it, because I know how much you love your customized bits, and I would hate to see all that SarahJames Phenomenon work disappear in a flash. Good luck :) </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/right-side-of-vista-start-menu/page/2#post-57546 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:33:04 +0000 SarahJames 57546@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Hi LH! Missed you lately ...</p> <p>Well, actually, that was why I thought about doing so in the first place.<br /> And yes, I think I might give that one a try:)</p> <p>Cheers,<br /> Sarah. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/right-side-of-vista-start-menu/page/2#post-57537 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:09:39 +0000 LH 57537@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Ah Sarah! You didn't try changing the (system) language to English then? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/right-side-of-vista-start-menu/page/2#post-57432 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:13:19 +0000 SarahJames 57432@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>You can see on top that I'm in the folder 'Pictures', but I clicked on the link 'afbeeldingen' to get there.<br /> And rightclicking on the link and renaming it doesn't help a bit. The name stays afbeeldingen.<br /> Same goes for the folder 'Music'. It's called 'Muziek' in Dutch and won't allow the name to be changed to Music.<br /> .... annoying!!! LOL</p> <p>Cheers,<br /> Sarah. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/right-side-of-vista-start-menu/page/2#post-57431 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:10:42 +0000 SarahJames 57431@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>@ PCGeek - I like it, though I have little need for it;)<br /> But maybe you know the solution to this one too:<br /> I have a Dutch version of Vista Home Premium.<br /> The link for Pictures is called 'Afbeeldingen' by default and I can't rename the darn thing:(<br /> I just want it to be called Pictures - that is also the folder the link points to.<br /> But whatever I do, the name 'afbeeldingen' always returns.<br /> Like this:</p> <p><img src="http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc103/RareSarah/2008-11-16_130559.png" /> </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/right-side-of-vista-start-menu#post-57429 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:47:11 +0000 pcgeek 57429@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>It may be a little late to post this here, but...</p> <p>The following is a tweak I developed (I think) from things I discovered while searching the web, then adding or changing some things I thought of.</p> <p>To change the folder that a right side Start Menu link points to, revise the following registry values:</p> <p> For the “Music” link, edit:</p> <p> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\My Music</p> <p> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders\My Music</p> <p> Change the default value of “My Music” to the name of the desired folder – e.g.<br /> “L:\Downloads”</p> <p> For the “Pictures” link, edit:</p> <p> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\My Pictures</p> <p>HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders\My Pictures</p> <p> Changing the default value of “My Pictures” as in the item above.</p> <p>Re-Boot.</p> <p>The User, Documents, &#38; Games links may be changed as well.</p> <p>An added “bonus” to this is that the items inside these new folders act just like any other item in the start menu, i.e. single clicking on an item (shortcut, document, etc.) launches the program; or opens the document in its associated program. So… be careful! For example, a single click on an executable or script file WILL run that file.</p> <p>Please let me know if this is of any use.</p> <p>Thanx,</p> <p>Randy </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/right-side-of-vista-start-menu#post-27129 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:19:19 +0000 Aleeve 27129@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>oh sorry, i wouldnt have asked in my other one!<br /> just seen this now<br /> oh well<br /> still </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/right-side-of-vista-start-menu#post-26984 Sat, 31 May 2008 15:39:37 +0000 Lighthouse 26984@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Thank for that, but I was wondering which post 14252 was? No probs :) </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/right-side-of-vista-start-menu#post-26979 Sat, 31 May 2008 15:20:19 +0000 metalmick 26979@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Lighthouse I am very sorry I have given you the wrong post number. This is the webpage to download the known folder browser</p> <p><a href='http://weblogs.asp.net/kennykerr/archive/2006/11/02/Known-Folders-Browser-1.0-_2800_for-Vista-and-Beyond_2900_.aspx'>http://weblogs.asp.net/kennykerr/archive/2006/11/02/Known-Folders-Browser-1.0-_2800_for-Vista-and-Beyond_2900_.aspx</a> </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/right-side-of-vista-start-menu#post-26966 Sat, 31 May 2008 12:42:11 +0000 Lighthouse 26966@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>metalmick. could you please post the actual link to 14252.<br /> Right click on the Hash sign (#) (at the bottom of the post), copy it and post it. Thankyou in anticipation :) </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/right-side-of-vista-start-menu#post-26965 Sat, 31 May 2008 12:17:30 +0000 metalmick 26965@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Thank you very much everyone for your help, Using the link to post 14252 I downloaded the known folder browser, This showed that one folder was Called Downloads and pointed to D:\ Downloads and the folder was called Downloads and pointed to downloads but was actually My Pictures, so I directed it back to its proper place and everything returned to normal. I have now happy with a short cut in my quick launch toolbar to downloads. Once again Thank you all for your help. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/right-side-of-vista-start-menu#post-26787 Fri, 30 May 2008 10:27:21 +0000 whs 26787@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>metalmick, I think you are going thru an awful lot of trouble for nothing. Why don't you make a shortcut of Downloads and stick it somewhere (e.g. left pane of start, Links, etc). I put it into AppLauncher in my sidebar. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/right-side-of-vista-start-menu#post-26771 Fri, 30 May 2008 07:02:21 +0000 Lighthouse 26771@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>After a bit of searching<br /> <a href='http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/2-video-folders?replies=17#post-13253'>http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/2-video-folders?replies=17#post-13253</a> </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/right-side-of-vista-start-menu#post-26744 Fri, 30 May 2008 00:55:25 +0000 jd2066 26744@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>@Lighthouse: Nice idea but it won't work here as these aren't actual shortcuts. Windows is just listing the same folder twice as it reads the same location twice from the registry.</p> <p>@metalmick: If you run that script again and set the path back to the Pictures or Music folder depending on the script you downloaded then the folder list will return to normal. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/right-side-of-vista-start-menu#post-26561 Thu, 29 May 2008 10:45:00 +0000 Lighthouse 26561@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>The (sort of) easy way out, is to set the attributes of one of those folders (the link one) to hidden or system, and set globally, not to show "hidden files or folders" or "system files" hidden. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/right-side-of-vista-start-menu#post-26555 Thu, 29 May 2008 10:32:11 +0000 metalmick 26555@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Thanks for your help its much appreciated. I will keep working on it. </p>