Possible to add "Downloads" shortcut to start menu

[Kindovic]

Hi

Under the vista start menu, i can see shortcuts to music, pictures, saved game, documents and the user folder. Is there anyway to add the "Downloads" in the user folder shortcut to the start menu?

Thanks

[x-Shadow-x]

Not really, the only way is to sacrifice one of thoes other folders on the rite. Right click on the folder you want to change and go to properties. Change the name under the general tab (example: music changes to Downloads), then go to the location tab, hit the move button and select the location of your download folder.

Edited September 20, 2008 by x-Shadow-x

[Kindovic]

icic...

so there's no other way?

thanks

[x-Shadow-x]

Ya, I know, its crappy that you cant add folders.

Shadow

[Kindovic]

wat to do??

tat's M$ for u

haha

[mc134]

Only way to do it is to replace "Games" with "Downloads" using these registry entries:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{ED228FDF-9EA8-4870-83b1-96b02CFE0D52}]
@="Downloads"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{ED228FDF-9EA8-4870-83b1-96b02CFE0D52}\DefaultIcon]
@="imageres.dll,-184"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{ED228FDF-9EA8-4870-83b1-96b02CFE0D52}\InProcserver32]
@="shell32.dll"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{ED228FDF-9EA8-4870-83b1-96b02CFE0D52}\shell\open\command]
@="explorer.exe shell:Downloads"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{ED228FDF-9EA8-4870-83B1-96B02CFE0D52}]
@="Downloads"

To remove and set back to default:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{ED228FDF-9EA8-4870-83b1-96b02CFE0D52}]

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{ED228FDF-9EA8-4870-83B1-96B02CFE0D52}]

Edited September 23, 2008 by mc134

[Kindovic]

wow thanks for the help!!