How to Pin Network Icon to Quick Launch toolbar

whs said:

Have a look at post #8 here: How can i Pin an Internet shortcut to the taskbar?

Thanks but....Nothing there about the Network Icon but I assume you mean to create a folder called Quick Launch, put the network icon in it, create a new toolbar and link to the folder.

I have already set up an actual quick launch bar using help here that works like an actual quick launch bar. I used this for my folder

%userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

and now I can just drag icons onto the quick launch bar. I'd like to be able to do that rather than creating a second toolbar on the same bar containing stuff from another folder.

When I try to drag my Network Shortcut Icon to the quicklaunch bar it tries to pin it to the Show Desktop Icon that is there. I can't get it to pin to the quicklaunch bar I created from a folder at

%userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

Is it not possible the way tutorials section taught us to put other icons there? We created a new shortcut, a link to where the item was was given like My Computer is here:
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe shell:MyComputerFolder

Then we just change the icon to a computer for that shortcut and somehow that shortcut CAN be simply dragged to the quick launch bar without creating any new folders.

Is there a link like that that will work for Network Shortcut?

I just want the network icon on my existing quick launch bar so I can click on it and got to network like I used to in Vista. I don't want to have a folder lots of stuff to open or link to.

Is it impossible? It works for My Computer.

OK, my problem stems in part from poor terminology. I actually want to post items to the taskbar as shown on the left of the image below. I was able to get the network icon in the quick launch toolbar area on the right but I prefer it right on the taskbar on the left because the icons are big enough for me to see. I tried right clicking on a blank area of the quick launch to the right of the little dotted lines and choosing properties but the use small icons box is already unclicked. I can't make those icons big. I just want the big icons like the ones on the left. I don't want that second quick launch area on the right to even exist. Now I CAN and DID drag the network icon into that area on the right labled quick launch but I can't see it because it's too small. I also don't want TWO launch areas. I just want the one on the left.

Any ideas. See pic below If you click on it it gets bigger.