Did you ever notice the free space under Run in New Windows XP Start Menu?
Following tutorial will teach you how to use that free space for your own shortcuts, e.g., you can create a shortcut of Windows Media Player in that free space, as I have done in following screenshot:
Download following ZIP file:
Extract it and run the extracted .REG file. It'll ask for confirmation, accept it. Now you'll see a new entry for Windows Media Player under RUN. (You might required to log off to make changes).
In the above tutorial a few things can be changed for other shortcuts. You can change the entry name if you want.
The "Default Icon" is the path of the icon file, which is displayed for the shortcut. (NOTE: Double slashes are compulsory).
Similarly, the "Param1" in "Instance\InitPropertyBag" is the path of the executable file, which you want to create the shortcut for. (Double slashes are compulsory).
NOTE: This .REG file has been created assuming your Windows is installed in C: drive. If its installed in any other drive, then change the drive letter in "PARAM1" section of .REG file.
This article was posted in Windows XP.
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Tony J>
Oh dear, I guess I should read a little more carefully!
Thanks for putting up with my Density!
T
Purps
I use Vista, so I couldn't get SP 3. Is there a new Start Menu in it, because that looks a lot like Vista.
VG
^^ No. Startmenu is old one.
Alex
I wanted to add a shortcut to the desktop folder under the run icon and it worked using this tutorial. But still I want to make it expandable(display as menu) like control panel so i can see the contents.I tried different combinations but didn't work. How can I do that?
Someone
Can this work for Windows Vista and can you use something else other than Windows Media Player?
Thanks.
VG
^^ it only works in XP. And pls check the last part which teaches you how to use any other program shortcut.
Serkan
Thanks for the info. Can we change the destination folder of my music shortcut in the start menu? thanks in advance.
VG
^^ Yep. Change the path in following keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
Serkan
It really works, thank you very much!
Someone Else
i tried to replace the bit at default icon (208 by default) and replace it as 864, it comes up blank? It's for a downloads folder in the start menu.
thx