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windows-xp
Dan Barron
Dan Barron

Reputation: 1104

How do I pin a *file* on the Start Menu in XP?

At work I have two XP PCs. On one, I can click with the left mouse button and drag a file from Windows Explorer to the Start button, which pops up the Start menu. Then if I drag it to the "pinned" area at the top, I get a horizontal black bar "cursor" and I can drop the file there. It sticks, and I have a permanent short cut to that file.

This works with graphics files, Word docs, Remote Desktop connection files, anything. Whatever file I put there is opened in its default application when I click it.

On the new PC I got this does not work. When I drag the file to the Start menu the horizontal black bar "cursor" never appears, and I can only drop files onto the apps that already in the list, which will then try to open the file I drop. Not at all what I want. Works for applications but not files.

Does anyone know the black magic required to make it work as it does on the first PC? I've scoured the interwebs looking for it, but the few suggestions I found (adding mysterious registry keys) do not work.

It's working on one PC so I know it's possible. Can anyone help?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1929

Answers (1)

zero
zero

Reputation: 3084

right click the start menu an select properties in it there should be a button that says customize click it, then scroll down until you see a check box that says "enable context menus and dragging and dropping" click that and you should be able to pin to the start menu now

Upvotes: 1

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