Comments on: How to Make Folders Appear as Cascading Menu in the Quick Launch Toolbar

By: Z

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:38:46 +0000

I should also point out that the cascading menu does work on Windows XP themes, but you have to click just to the right of the folder icon to activate the invisible drop-down arrow. Clicking the icon directly opens the folder in Windows Explorer.

By: Z

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:36:55 +0000

The registry entry does work on XP, but I believe that people think it doesn’t work due to the following:
1. It places a drop-down arrow next to the folder icon, so that if you click the folder directly, it will open the folder. However, if you click just to the right of the folder, it will pop up the cascading menu.
2. The default XP theme causes (1) to happen, but if you change the Windows Classic theme, you will see the drop-down arrow.

By: lordick

lordick — Tue, 12 May 2009 12:08:44 +0000

I should create folder just in QuickLauch folder (c:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\), but not drag the folder drom anywhere, cause it create only shortcut, when dragging.

Thanks! It works :)

By: Ramesh Srinivasan

Ramesh Srinivasan — Mon, 11 May 2009 03:59:03 +0000

@Tom: Did you reboot or logoff-login back, after applying the REG?

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 10 May 2009 19:46:27 +0000

Tried the reg file on Win XP 32 bit sp3 and it did not work.

By: Ramesh Srinivasan

Ramesh Srinivasan — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:49:12 +0000

@Sha: The edit works fine in XP SP3 and in Vista (after a logoff-logon routine). Haven’t tested it in Win 7.

By: Sha S

Sha S — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:29:00 +0000

Did the registry tweak using your .reg file above. Did not work in XPsp3. And does not work in Win 7.

This is great if it works. Thanks!

By: Deyaa Addeen Fahmy Shedeed

Deyaa Addeen Fahmy Shedeed — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:41:02 +0000

Thanks.

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:03:10 +0000

You could just add the file as a new toolbar
Works in XP and Vista