Friday, May 16, 2008

Add a Create New Folder icon to the Windows XP Quick Launch toolbar

Creating new folders to store files is a basic Windows XP task, but Windows Explorer does not have a button for easy creation of new folders. You can create your own shortcut by adding a Create New Folder button to the Quick Launch toolbar. Follow these steps:

1-Press [Windows]E to launch a new Windows Explorer window.

2-Navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\{Username}\Application
Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch. ({Username} is your account
name.)

3-Create a new folder in the Quick Launch folder and name it Create New Folder. You
will see a new button on the Quick Launch toolbar called Create New Folder.

4-To create a new folder, hold down [Ctrl], drag the Create New Folder icon from the
Quick Launch toolbar, and drop it in the folder in which you want to create a new
folder. You will see a new folder, and the Create New Folder icon will remain on the
Quick Launch toolbar.

Note: This tip applies to both Windows XP Home and Windows XP Professional

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