Sep 02
Use the Pin to Start menu Option in XP
There are several programs that I use every day and I don’t have time to go digging through the All Programs menu to start them. That’s why I use an option in XP called “Pin to Start menu” to keep my most-used programs at hand.
There are two ways to pin a program icon to the Start menu.
The first is to go through the Start menu to All Programs and find the program you want to pin. Once you find the program, right click on the program’s icon and select “Pin to Start menu” . Your program is now pinned to the Start menu.
The second way to pin a program is to simply drag the program icon to the Start menu.
That’s it! Your most-used programs will now stay on the start menu and will not be replaced.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 5:16 pm
Thanks for this - had never noticed it but find it useful. I went through and pinned a few apps.
September 4th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Thank you so much for sharing this, I never realized that there existed such an option, it makes it so much easier lol.
-Very helpfull
September 5th, 2008 at 6:18 am
I always use the start menu. It also saves you from having to close down a browser window to access stuff on a desktop.
September 7th, 2008 at 10:20 am
Yeah its really effective and time saving. I always use this “Pin to Start menu” option to keep most-used programs at hand. I like the way you describe everything visually. Thanks:)
September 8th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
I love this feature, I have Photoshop, Illustrator, PuTTy, and WinSCP pinned!
September 9th, 2008 at 11:56 pm
I def use that, or i just throw them on my desktop
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September 12th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
Very helpful information. Thanks!
September 14th, 2008 at 5:40 am
The article presentation is like WOW. Really like your style and the way you explained it with pictures. Thanks for an informative post.
September 16th, 2008 at 4:04 am
Well i must admit when i first bought my new computer from Dell with Windows XP, it took me ages to figure out how to pin things to the start menu! I have now gone onto a mac now though. So really its much easier than windows, no virus threats and just drag and drop most of the time!