Tweaking question...

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In XP, as you know, there is an "other places" area on the left side of file windows....I was wondering if anyone had any idea of how to add something there. Like, add a link to "My Pictures" or the Fonts folder, ect.

Also, is there a way to add items to the right side of your start menu?
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Have you tried right clicking on your start menu, properties, start menu tab, customize? You can also mess around with your task bar settings and stuff like that. That's with basic XP. I haven't tried to do much with my start menu so I don't know what else to tell you on how to edit it.



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Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Yes I have done the start menu properties bit...
I was more looking for help with the "other places" bit of my question more than the start menu, but thanks anyway for your help.
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Tweak UI does it... and lots more...

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/tweakui

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

It's called the "places bar" under the explorer section in Tweak UI.

I can't figure out why my links don't make a clickable hyperlink... try it again with some html around it...

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/tweakui TweakUI


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Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
cool... it worked. I need to remember that one.
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
DavidK, it's not in tweakUI for xp...
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

yes it is

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
doh..there it is >.<

any way i can do custom ones?
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Oh..also...
That only changes things when you're like downloading something or opening something ect..
is there any way to change it when you're just like browsing in explorer?
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top

When you're browsing in explorer you should have a list of all the folders on the left... you're entire system including every drive. In "My Computer" there's the XP drop down stuff on the left and one is called "other places". Is that what you mean?

I think that would be a reg hack if it's possible, I don't know if it can be changed.

Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top

You could try this: http://www.creativelement.com/powertools/ Creative Element Power Tools

I'm not sure if would do that but it does a lot of cool stuff. I got it for a couple features but I waited too long after installing it and it timed out before I went to try it out. It costs $18 to register it.


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Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I don't see "other places" in mine, just "My Network Places". I find it odd if there is a thing called other places as that seems so nondescript. just my two cents.



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