After some research, I have figured out how to pin items to the start menu. Here's what you do.

1. Set the pinned items the way that you want.
2. Open regedit and navigate to the following key: [HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartPage]
3. Export the above key to a reg file.
4. Using Notepad or a similar text editor, open the reg file and remove all values EXCEPT FavoritesChanges, FavoritesResolve, and Favorites.
5. Set the DWORD value of FavoritesChanges to 2. (Or, if you want to test now, add 1 to the current value and set it to that.
6. Save the reg file.
7. If you want to test now, then make sure you did the test now part in step 5 and then merge the data into the registry.
8. Add this tweak to your reg tweaks on your AIO CD.

Hope this Helps.

As for what the exact data is, I'm not sure. But, if you go and edit Favorites and FavoritesResolve, you will see in the ASCII portion of the editing window pathnames, filenames, and other binary data. Because path names and filenames are variable, it could be using a character counter or a end of field marker. I'll leave it up to the guys who hack DLL files figure this one out.

Hi g-force

I tried another 2 XP PC with your script & my script. Both yr couldn't work whereas for my scrpit : 1 m/c works but after applied, the Start menu is unable to go away immediately. Takes about 6 sec to go away by itself. The 2nd m/c works w/o issue.

I don't know what causes this, so I guess "your mileage may varies". Maybe other user can feebdack their finding.
Just for sharing info only. Cheers

^{*It is not my intention to say who comes up with better script}



Edit: When I translate Quick to German, it means Schnellsuche. Does it means the key is "S" as in your script?

This post has been edited by Geej: Sep 13 2009, 01:38 AM