Vista and XP users are use to seeing the Quick Launch area next to the Start button in the taskbar. Its purpose is to allow one click access to favorite programs.

In Windows 7 this feature has been removed in favor of a new option to "pin" programs to the taskbar. But you can get back the old style of bar.

To add the Quick Launch area to the taskbar again follow these directions:

• Right click on the taskbar
• Select Toolbars > New Toolbar

• In the location bar (at the top) of the window that opens, type or paste "%appdata%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch". Then click on the Select Folder button at the bottom of the window.

To setup the Quick Launch area do the following steps:

• Right click on the taskbar and select "Unlock Task Bar".

• Using the 3 rows of dots that appear next to the quick launch bar, which is to the left of the icons, grab the bar and slide it to it's desired position
• Right click on the 3 rows of bars and uncheck the options for "Show Title" and "Show Text".

• Right click the taskbar again and select "Lock Task Bar".

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