Missing Shortcut

[Carlt]

Hi Folks the library's shortcut has disappeared from my start menu navigation bar [not the icon, the actual word has gone] could anyone help please.

Regards Carl

 

[Peaches]

Open your start menu, and right click on an empty space, then click properties.
Go to the tab that says start menu, and click customize:

Then, scroll and find libraries and check the box that says "show as a link".

I really hope I could help! Let me know if it works for you.

 

[Peaches]

I just looked and didn't see Libraries listed, but My Documents is the same thing I think, so just check the box that says: show as link. Here's a picture:

Hope that helps more lol.

 

[Carlt]

Thanks for info Peaches but docks are ticked as link already

 

[Peaches]

Hmm, that's strange, I'll try to see if I can help. Do you know how they went missing? Or did it just disappear randomly?

 

[Carlt]

Just Went

 

[reghakr]

Then I'd go with a system restore hoping it wasn't too long ago that you made changes to your system or installed any software

In fact,. did you just install any new software?

 

[Carlt]

I have done a system restore to a week ago, if I go further back whole lot of stuff to re-install hope to avoid that if I can but will do as last resort. Thanks very much for your help tonight.

Regards Carl

 

[Brink]

Hello Carl, and welcome to Seven Forums.

Unfortunately there is not a "Library" option for the dark right side of the Start Menu in it's customization settings. The only quick link for Libraries is the default pinned Windows Explorer icon on the taskbar.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[Carlt]

Hi Shawn thanks for info, I was sure it was there when I installed Windows 7 last week must be getting old,
Regards Carl.

 

[Barman58]

In win7 the links on the start menu by default for things like pictures - actually point to the libraries rather than the respective user folders as in vista.

So in a way the libraries are there but not as a single entry

 

[Carlt]

Hi Nigel, thanks for that, I was just so sure that there was a libraries link there, ah well,

Regards Carl

 

[Bulldog7]

May i ask if your Library's shortcut is on the start menu left or right pane?
If it is on the right pane....guess you're getting old.....

Maybe you would like to try this: ( serve the same purpose )

Double click your computer, on the left pane drag and drop the Library Folder into the start orb.
It will be pin to the left pane of the start menu

Hope you don't mind if i switch your Library shortcut from the right to the left side.

 

[Barman58]

It is also possible to rename and point the Downloads entry in the start menu to a different library or folder. Which can be useful if you have a particular way of working and have created your own library

 

[Carlt]

Thanks for your help folks, I do have the library shortcut on the task bar now, if you do see a desktop with the library shortcut on the dark side of the start menu please let me be the first to know, I can then be reassured that I wasn't seeing things.

Best Regards Carl