All Shortcuts are NOT created Equal

"Larry(LJL269)" <NO RemoveThis @EMAIL.COM> wrote on Wed, 28 Feb 2007:

>If I copy a folder & then paste as Shortcut, sometimes I get a
>Shortcut that sorts with files & sometimes I get 1 that sorts with the
>folders. Screenshots are at
> http://web.tampabay.rr.com/server/Posts/2typesLinks/
>
>What determines which 1 u get?

Hi Larry

I recently noticed this too. It seems to be connected to the Start Menu
and I think it must be by design To make the following clearer, by
"Start Menu folder" I mean the window you get if you right-click on the
Start button and choose Open, or Open All Users. I have many subfolders
under Programs, with shortcuts arranged in categories.

I get a "folder" shortcut if I drag any folder with the right mouse
button into a Start Menu folder and select "Create Shortcut Here". In
the Start Menu itself it gives you a cascading menu of the contents. If
you right-click on this peculiar shortcut and choose Properties, the
icon at the top of the property sheet has a shortcut arrow on it, but
the icon within the Start Menu folder doesn't. Also the property sheet
doesn't have a Shortcut tab.

If i do the same right-drag/create shortcut, with the same folder, to
any other ordinary folder, or to the Desktop, I get a regular "file"
shortcut. To make sure I get one of those into the Start Menu, I now
either:

1. Right-click the wanted folder, choose Create Shortcut Here, then
right-drag the new shortcut into the Start Menu folder and choose Move
Here. (Or you could cut and paste it.)

2. In the Start Menu folder, right-click and choose New > Shortcut,
type in the name of the target folder and let the wizard create it.

Hope this helps. At least it's not just you

--
Nightowl

Greetings & thank you for your response.

Nope- never saw that b4 ur post

Thanks- bye- Larry


On 28 Feb 2007 05:22:59 -0800, "bxf" <bill.DeleteThis@topman.net>
wrote:

|On Feb 28, 6:30 am, "Larry(LJL269)" <N....DeleteThis@EMAIL.COM> wrote:
|> If I copy a folder & then paste as Shortcut, sometimes I get a
|> Shortcut that sorts with files & sometimes I get 1 that sorts with the
|> folders. Screenshots are at
|> http://web.tampabay.rr.com/server/Posts/2typesLinks/
|>
|> What determines which 1 u get?
|>
|> Your help is MUCH appreciated. Thanks- bye- Larry
|>
|> Any advise given is my attempt to show appreciation for all
|> the excellent help I've received here but I'm no MVP so it
|> may only apply NUGS (Normally, Usually, Generally, Sometimes
|
|Are you sure that you didn't create one of these shortcuts using "Pin
|to Start Menu"?

Any advise is my attempt to contribute more than I have received but I can only assure you that it works on my PC. GOOD LUCK.

I apologize for taking so long to reply to your post but I had some
medical problems that had to be taken care of.

Your observation regarding the Start Menu was something I missed and
was really a breakthrough. On my PC a shortcut which sorts with the
folders is created in any subfolder of the Start Menu. I did some
experiments and found this did not happen in any other special
folders like Desktop or SendTo or Favorites.

What is interesting is that if you take one of these folder shortcuts
from within the start menu and cut and paste it to any other location
it will continue to sort with the folders and not down with the the
files. So now we have a way of generating one of the shortcuts that
sorts as a folder anywhere we want to.

Comments/suggestions/corrections appreciated.
Your help is MUCH appreciated. Thanks- bye- Larry


On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:23:56 +0000, Nightowl <owl@[127.0.0.1]> wrote:

|"Larry(LJL269)" <NO DeleteThis @EMAIL.COM> wrote on Wed, 28 Feb 2007:
|
|>If I copy a folder & then paste as Shortcut, sometimes I get a
|>Shortcut that sorts with files & sometimes I get 1 that sorts with the
|>folders. Screenshots are at
|> http://web.tampabay.rr.com/server/Posts/2typesLinks/
|>
|>What determines which 1 u get?
|
|Hi Larry
|
|I recently noticed this too. It seems to be connected to the Start Menu
|and I think it must be by design To make the following clearer, by
|"Start Menu folder" I mean the window you get if you right-click on the
|Start button and choose Open, or Open All Users. I have many subfolders
|under Programs, with shortcuts arranged in categories.
|
|I get a "folder" shortcut if I drag any folder with the right mouse
|button into a Start Menu folder and select "Create Shortcut Here". In
|the Start Menu itself it gives you a cascading menu of the contents. If
|you right-click on this peculiar shortcut and choose Properties, the
|icon at the top of the property sheet has a shortcut arrow on it, but
|the icon within the Start Menu folder doesn't. Also the property sheet
|doesn't have a Shortcut tab.
|
|If i do the same right-drag/create shortcut, with the same folder, to
|any other ordinary folder, or to the Desktop, I get a regular "file"
|shortcut. To make sure I get one of those into the Start Menu, I now
|either:
|
|1. Right-click the wanted folder, choose Create Shortcut Here, then
|right-drag the new shortcut into the Start Menu folder and choose Move
|Here. (Or you could cut and paste it.)
|
|2. In the Start Menu folder, right-click and choose New > Shortcut,
|type in the name of the target folder and let the wizard create it.
|
|Hope this helps. At least it's not just you

Any advice is my attempt to contribute more than I have received but I can only assure you that it works on my PC. GOOD LUCK.

Thanks for interesting post... I have noted that sometimes my folders
have taken on inappropriate properties. Folders containing data files
somehow get setup to display "artist", "song title" and "duration"
rather than things like "size" and "date." After reading your post, I
realize that I need to be more sensitive to how I create and move short
cuts, and perhaps the inappropriate folder properties are a result of
the folder properties being encoded in and carried with the shortcut.

Larry(LJL269) wrote:
> I apologize for taking so long to reply to your post but I had some
> medical problems that had to be taken care of.
>
> Your observation regarding the Start Menu was something I missed and
> was really a breakthrough. On my PC a shortcut which sorts with the
> folders is created in any subfolder of the Start Menu. I did some
> experiments and found this did not happen in any other special
> folders like Desktop or SendTo or Favorites.
>
> What is interesting is that if you take one of these folder shortcuts
> from within the start menu and cut and paste it to any other location
> it will continue to sort with the folders and not down with the the
> files. So now we have a way of generating one of the shortcuts that
> sorts as a folder anywhere we want to.
>
> Comments/suggestions/corrections appreciated.
> Your help is MUCH appreciated. Thanks- bye- Larry
>
>
> On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:23:56 +0000, Nightowl <owl@[127.0.0.1]> wrote:
>
> |"Larry(LJL269)" <NO RemoveThis @EMAIL.COM> wrote on Wed, 28 Feb 2007:
> |
> |>If I copy a folder & then paste as Shortcut, sometimes I get a
> |>Shortcut that sorts with files & sometimes I get 1 that sorts with the
> |>folders. Screenshots are at
> |> http://web.tampabay.rr.com/server/Posts/2typesLinks/
> |>
> |>What determines which 1 u get?
> |
> |Hi Larry
> |
> |I recently noticed this too. It seems to be connected to the Start Menu
> |and I think it must be by design To make the following clearer, by
> |"Start Menu folder" I mean the window you get if you right-click on the
> |Start button and choose Open, or Open All Users. I have many subfolders
> |under Programs, with shortcuts arranged in categories.
> |
> |I get a "folder" shortcut if I drag any folder with the right mouse
> |button into a Start Menu folder and select "Create Shortcut Here". In
> |the Start Menu itself it gives you a cascading menu of the contents. If
> |you right-click on this peculiar shortcut and choose Properties, the
> |icon at the top of the property sheet has a shortcut arrow on it, but
> |the icon within the Start Menu folder doesn't. Also the property sheet
> |doesn't have a Shortcut tab.
> |
> |If i do the same right-drag/create shortcut, with the same folder, to
> |any other ordinary folder, or to the Desktop, I get a regular "file"
> |shortcut. To make sure I get one of those into the Start Menu, I now
> |either:
> |
> |1. Right-click the wanted folder, choose Create Shortcut Here, then
> |right-drag the new shortcut into the Start Menu folder and choose Move
> |Here. (Or you could cut and paste it.)
> |
> |2. In the Start Menu folder, right-click and choose New > Shortcut,
> |type in the name of the target folder and let the wizard create it.
> |
> |Hope this helps. At least it's not just you
>
> Any advice is my attempt to contribute more than I have received but I can only assure you that it works on my PC. GOOD LUCK.