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        <title><![CDATA[Thanks]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-249490-3517583]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Thanks for sharing. Really helpful post.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[joezanotti10]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:48:33 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Add a Create New Folder icon to the Windows XP Quick Launch toolbar]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-249490-3409059]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[zambeste_corina_te_iubesc]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[niculescu]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2011 11:45:37 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[You want to create an application shortcut, not a file/folder shortcut.]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-249490-3318608]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Easiest way is to create a new shortcut for an existing app, then edit it.Target: cmd.exe /C MD &quot;New Folder&quot;Start in: (Clear this box)Shortcut key: You decideChange Icon: You may want to do this, or not. otherwise, it gets a CMD icon. Plenty of icons available in Shell32.dll in the Windows/System32 directory.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[seanferd]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 13:52:57 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[...so children, what have we learned today?]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-249490-3318592]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Actually, I learned a lot of good tricks from this post! I was searching for a way to create a shortcut (based on a tip I saw elsewhere) on the quicklaunch bar (or even the links menu in explorer...I don't use it much in ie).Here is the shortcut I was never able to recreate on my XP-SP3(From Grl):Purpose? Hit a key combo &amp; a new folder appears on your desktop,1) Create a new shortcut, (where ever, but in a place you won?t delete it)2) In Location put mkdir &quot;%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\New Folder&quot;3) Click Next4) Name: Create New Folder5) Click Finish6) Right Click on this new file &amp; click properties7) In the Shortcut Key box press  ctrl-shift-n (or what ever you prefer)8) Choose OK*Note: this does not overwrite or rename if that folder exists.**My problem: I never had success completing number two! I appears easy enough to follow, but I wished I'd found an zipped sample of this shortcut somewhere...that's when I stumbled onto this old thread.If anyone figures out if there's a mistake in the above shortcut how-to, please post it!  :0)I also used the tweak UI powertoy to trim down my contextual menu and I've added the camtech, mdaxel and and updated version of the 'bx new folder' tools (see the link for whoever edited that last one) to my system to see if any work better for me.http://www.4shared.com/file/145993156/b890321e/Baxbex_FolderBox_Unpacked-Skinned.html]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[cballeron@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 13:25:32 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Add a Create New Folder icon to the Windows XP Quick Launch toolbar]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-249490-3131071]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Great]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[rajeevjha]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:49:03 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Add a Create New Folder icon to the Windows XP Quick Launch toolbar]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-249490-3040225]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[C:\Users\{Username}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch. (in Windows Vista, inquiry by yusof125)]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:54:10 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Here's how to make ^N create a new folder.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I've just written this AutoHotkey script and it works a treat.  In any Explorer window I can now hit CTRL-N to create a new folder. It asks for the folder name, then sets focus on it to boot.  Based on the initial work of others, here's my solution:http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=214791#214791Of course you need to install AutoHotkey which is an *invaluable*, yet free, macro scripting tool.  Check it out, it's a legend amongst us geeks and has an amazing array of uses.http://www.autohotkey.com/]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:33:51 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Couple of solutions here]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Old discussion I know, but thought I'd add my contribution as this setup works really well for me:1. Organise your Start Menu by creating certain common categories of programs. This has MANY benefits, not least is hugely simplifying your Start/Programs list.Mine looks like this:http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/7745/startmenumv1.gifNotice the following points:a) Each entry has a *unique* starting letter.  This allows me to hit Win+G+P to go to my Projects folder for example ('g' for &quot;Goto&quot; menu, 'p' for the &quot;Projects&quot; shortcut to the folder).  Quick and easy (for me at least - I'm a keyboard fan).b) All my programs are moved *out* of the Start/Programs menu.  There's *nothing* in my Programs menu besides Startup.  Everything is categorised by the type of application as you can see in the main Start list. Don't believe me? http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/3241/startupnl3.gifIt's easy to do - you don't have to use as many categories as I do of course. Whatever is logical to you. As an example, I have &quot;Entertainment&quot; for games and media players.  A quick tap of Win+E+W takes me to my Winamp menu.  Win+E+O is Oblivion of course. c) My &quot;Quick&quot; menu is used like my &quot;goto&quot; menu, except for frequently used apps instead of folders. For eg, a quick tap of Win+Q+P starts Photoshop, Win+Q+N starts Notepad, Win+Q+C is Calculator, etc. These are *copies* of the app shortcuts in the original app menus - ie. the Quick menu only contains shortcuts that run an app.http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/6553/quickaj8.gifd) Notice how I prefix all my shortcuts with a unique letter (most of the time) so a specific keypress &quot;combo&quot; only does one thing.  Once you set this kind of thing up it's easy to remember - just do it however is most logical and easy to remember for you personally.  You may end up using different categories and different first letters.And don't forget you can change the first letter if names conflict. eg. Because my &quot;Color Picker&quot; program started with &quot;C&quot; - same as Calculator - I changed the shortcut name to &quot;L - Color Picker&quot;. So Win+Q+L starts that up.2... finally.  The other thing I've done, to speed up the right-click &quot;new folder&quot; context submenu, is to install the TweakUI PowerToy from MS.  They're found here:http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/Downloads/powertoys/Xppowertoys.mspxUsing TweakUI, you can disable ALL of the &quot;new&quot; context items (called &quot;templates&quot;).  I've disabled all except new Word doc, new text file and a couple of others I use a lot.Setting TweakUI like this:http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/2739/templatesbg6.gifResults in this:http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/6059/newny0.gifNice and neat.  My &quot;New&quot; context menu pops up without any delay as it's not bloated with a mass of templates from self-important programs that want to put themselves on your desktop and in every context menu they can find - ooh I hate that. Well I hope this setup proves as useful to someone else as it has to me, I've been using my PC and laptops like this for years, haven't found an easier way of navigating my stuff than setting up the Start menu like this.  I 3 my keyboard shortcuts!Sorry for the loooong post!Cheers]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:58:56 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Agree... why make it so difficult]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-249490-2492841]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[By adding a new folder to quicklaunch.When creating a new folder in the right map you already opened the explorer.So why not rightclick and choose new folder instead of selecting your createnewfolder in quicklaunch and press CTRL and drag it to the desired destination? It is a nice trick but more time consuming in my eyes. I stay to my &quot;right click&quot; and &quot;new folder&quot;...:)]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[abbos@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 02:48:49 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I always have]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[&quot;My Computer&quot; in the taskbar. Handy especially for the Control Panel, although there are several other ways of having a cascading control panel folder, I find it has other benefits as well.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[seanferd]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:03:22 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Add an often used folder to the Windows XP task bar]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This isn?t quite what you were asking for, but I use this method to have quick access to a few folders I use all the time: right click on the task bar in a unused area, this will bring up the context-menu for the task bar; select ?Toolbars? and from the ?Toolbars? sub-menu select ?New Toolbar??; this will bring up a ?file open? dialog box where you can navigate to a folder you want quick access to; click on the folder name and it will be added to the task bar with a little ?chevron? button.  You can click on the ?chevron? button to pop up a list of sub-folders and files in the folder you selected, or right click on the task bar button and select ?Open Folder? to bring up an explorer window on that folder.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[JP20]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:58:09 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Better, perhaps, to Drag-and-Drop a Clone of the Original New Folder ...]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-249490-2407309]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[directly to its intended home, so that the Original remains unaware of what's happening.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[deepsand]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:53:17 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Consider also]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-249490-2407228]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[the psychological effects of being separated at birth...]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[NickNielsen]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:04:09 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I'll consider that in the future]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I haven't had a problem before, but generally, they are immediately renamed, usually nested, and moved off the desktop to another dir after they are filled with whatever it is I was organizing. I'll keep that point in mind if I run into issues. Thanks.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[seanferd]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 11:06:41 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Possible additional effect using your method.]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-249490-2406991]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[The 1st &quot;New&quot; folder might react badly to the presence of so many clones, particularly if they're sharing the same Parent Folder.Sibling rivalry and/or identity crises can be a bitch.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[deepsand]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:25:34 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[It was just a guess]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[as I've seen it that way on a lot of systems, usually because the system may be a bit older, and because there are 20 or so objects in the 'New' menu. Mine is usually quick enough, and it is my preferred method for generating a new directory. If I want a whole slew of folders, I just make a new one, then copy &amp; paste, paste, paste, paste ... then rename them. And to think I never considered the emotional effect of changing the names they were born with. ]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[seanferd]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:17:23 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Works fine for me.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Perhaps yours is just tuckered out, or is pissed that it always ends up being renamed.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[deepsand]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:30:22 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[My only thought on that is]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[New &gt;  Can take its own sweet time showing up.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[seanferd]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:04:42 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I think the basic idea is]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[1) Off the desktop2) but in top level of explorer tree3) personalized / unique4) some people just like customizing the shellWhy? A different example:What was the big deal about the File Manager after Win 3.1?  Explorer. (MS liked the word so much they applied it to their internet browser.)  What is the default action in Windows for double-clicking My Computer or any folder? Open!  Kinda dumb, no?  You need to reset the default action for folders to explore.  What is still in the view pane? Big, stupid icons. Well, lets change that to details view so we can sort things easily, then make sure we Make All Folders Look Like This One, so we are not repeatedly confronted with this. Attributes column? File extensions? Hidden files? Really really hidden files?   That is how it starts. That's why there are so many replacement shells and shell hacks.Folks just want things the way they want them. ]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[seanferd]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:59:04 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Not sure what the problem is]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[If you create the folder on the Desktop, it will appear in the Explorer folder tree in the left pane, near the bottom of the list (under the Recycle Bin).  You shouldn't have to click through anything to see it.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[NickNielsen]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:54:54 -0800</pubDate>
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