Adding Start Menu Items (WXP)

[LiquidPro]

Hey, I was wondering if there is a way to add custom Windows XP Start Menu Items, like Hewlett Packard does on their packaged version of Windows XP. What it is, is an icon with text right inside the start menu (Right under Run) on the Windows XP version of the start menu. Please reply if you have any ideas.

[reghakr]

I running my Windows 2000 machine right now, but I believe if you go back to the Classic Start Menu in XP, you can simply drag and drop a program and have the shortcut to it appear in the list.

I, or another expert using XP may be able to try it for you later.

reghakr

[Mosaic1]

Those entries in the New XP Start menu are implemented as Objects. In the registry:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f0-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}

to
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}

The next would probably be

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f7-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}

But then the question is programming. I don't really know. I'd have to see. I am not a programmer. What did you have in mind to add?


If you drag and drop something onto the start button, it will be added to the left side of the menu. And if you right click on an exe and choose Pin to Start Menu, it will be added to the left side as well.

[LiquidPro]

OK, well I don't really know what to do with those. Well basically what I wanted to add was a shortcut to a program/webpage or whatever. I didn't think it'd be that hard, but whatever. We'll keep on trying.

[Mosaic1]

Create the shortcut and then drag and drop it to the start menu. It will appear on the left side of the New XP Satrt Menu. Or drop it in the Quick Launch Toolbar. There are always other possibilities in Windows.