Windows 7 TaskBar Explorer Icon Pins

Windows 7 TaskBar Explorer Icon Pins If I want to add a shortcut to any folder on my HD it pins them to the "Pinned" section of the Windows Explorer icon on my Taskbar. So to get to one of these shortcuts, I have to right click on the icon then click on the specific shortcut.
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"You can actually pin the folder to Windows 7 tasbar (and I don't mean that it appears in the jump list).

First, create a new shortcut (right-click > new > shortcut)
in the shortcut, you should be keying in the value like this %systemdrive%\explorer.exe /E::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} for a shortcut to ""My Computer""
Right-click the shortcut, and choose ""Pin to Taskbar"".

There ya go - cumbersome, but hey it works. For a list of other codes to different system folders (such as ""My Documents""), check this page out. If you want to have a shortcut to a normal folder (not any of 7's preset folders), you can just use this shortcut value :

%systemdrive%\explorer.exe /E ""C:\Users\scoopdreams\worlddomination""

That will let me directly access my world domination plans with one-click.

P.S You can also change the icon of the shortcut, and then re-pin to the taskbar with the new icon. Also a tip, you might want to move the shortcut to some out-of-the-way folders, so it doesn't get in the way."