Hate IE? One Reason to Still Love Its Favorites - How To
I can't remember when was the last time I actually used Internet Explorer as the default browser on one of my Windows computers. After posting my how to on making a DIY launcher with Explorer, I realized that I wasn't using another feature that's been part of Windows for ages: the favorites menu.
Most of us look at the menu, see all the factory links (like Windows Update, Windows Media, etc) and forget something: you can add local programs, drives, and folders to your favorites as well.
Why bother? Well, instead of using an app like Folder Guide you may just want to use the features Windows has already given you to work with.
Most of us look at the menu, see all the factory links (like Windows Update, Windows Media, etc) and forget something: you can add local programs, drives, and folders to your favorites as well.
Why bother? Well, instead of using an app like Folder Guide you may just want to use the features Windows has already given you to work with.
Since the Favorites menu appears on any explorer pane with the standard menus, why not add things like your downloads, documents, portable apps, c:\windows\fonts, or anything else you use on a daily basis?
Because of the number of apps I download and demo, I dropped in links to appwiz.cpl and my ccleaner.exe /auto to clean up my temp files. It's a lot easier than trudging through my folders to get at them.
Customize your start menu to display your favorites as well, and you've got a single location to make navigating your directories less bothersome.
