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Resolved pin/unpin to start menu and taskbar

Discussion in 'Windows 7' started by ramjet, 2014/09/26.

  1. 2014/09/26
    ramjet

    ramjet Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    When right clicking on a file/folder, I have no "pin to or unpin "in the right click menu. I cannot drag a file to the tackbar(get the red o with a slash thru it).
    I've searched thru the forum and cannot find much on this problem.[This is a recently new install of windows 7 ultimate 64 bit]. Anyone have any ideas ??
     
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    Evan Omo

    Evan Omo Computer Support Technician Staff

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    Hi ramjet. Make sure these items are checked in the Start Menu properties in the screenshots below.
     
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    ramjet

    ramjet Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Hi E.
    Yep, those items are checked.
    R
     
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    You cannot pin a file or folder to the taskbar, only programs. This is the default behavior in Win7.

    There are work-arounds...
     
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    Hi T,
    My Bad..I should have stated that I cannot pin ANYTHING to the task bar..No "Pin To"
    in rt click menu and when dragging a program to TB I get a big zero with a slash thru it.
    R.
    This is a new install of win 7..On my old install everything worked OK
     
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    Evan Omo

    Evan Omo Computer Support Technician Staff

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    Hi E. and thanks but no joy.
    Still nothing in the rt click menu nor can I drag a program and pin it to the taskbar.
    Both methods seemed to install ok as it looked as if the REG file was merging into the Registry.
    R.
     
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    Evan Omo

    Evan Omo Computer Support Technician Staff

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    In the tutorial did you click on the links in the screenshot below and run the fixes to see if they work?
     
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    ramjet

    ramjet Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    pin / unpin

    Hi E.
    Yep, I did try both links, neither solved the problem..
    R.
     
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    Evan Omo

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    ramjet Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    pin / unpin

    Hi E.
    Yep, one of the first things I tried was SFC..Just retried it with "no errors found "
    Thanks, but still no JOY.
    R.
     
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    Evan Omo

    Evan Omo Computer Support Technician Staff

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    And you ran through all three steps in the link that I posted in my previous post without any results correct?
     
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    ramjet

    ramjet Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Hi E.
    Yep, ran all of them + have tried several other items from online.
    One progy allowed one to put operations in the RC menu, but none had the pin to and un pin options..Also (think I stated before) I cannot drag a program to the taskbar . When trying I get an O with a red slash thru it.
    Thanks,
    R
     
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    Evan Omo

    Evan Omo Computer Support Technician Staff

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    Have you tried creating a new user profile to see if the pin to Start Menu/Taskbar works there?

    Did this issue happen right after you performed a clean install of Windows or did you make a recent change that may have caused this issue to appear?
     
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    ramjet

    ramjet Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Hi E.
    Yep, I have tried another profile..no joy..
    This is a relative new install of win 7 and the pin to did work..don't know of anything I've installed or done to cause this problem..Tried a system restore, no joy.
    I do notice when I try to drag a *.exe file to the taskbar, I get a small flag saying "pin to taskbar ". I release the mouse button and nothing is pinned.
    R
     
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    Evan Omo

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    Have you tried booting the computer into Safe Mode with Networking and seeing if the pin to Start Menu/Taskbar works there?

    If that function is still not working properly then lets try this method to repair your system:

    1. Download the portable version of Windows Repair (All In One) from here, Windows Repair (All In One). (Make sure you have your computer running in a clean boot state BEFORE running repairs. If you need assistance with performing a clean boot then follow the instructions here, How to perform a clean boot in Windows)

    2. Download the portable zipped folder to your desktop.

    3. Extract the contents of the zipped folder, and then right click on the Repair_Windows.exe file and select Run as administrator to run the program.

    4. After the program opens, click on the Step 3 tab and click the Do It button to have the program run Check Disk on the file system. Screenshot.

    5. After the computer finishes running Check Disk, start the program again and proceed to Step 4.

    6. Click on the Step 4 tab and click on the Do It button to allow the program to run the System File Checker to find and fix any corrupt Windows files. Screenshot.

    7. After SFC finishes, proceed to the Step 5 tab.

    8. On the Step 5 tab go ahead and create a new system restore point before starting the repair by clicking on the Create button under the System Restore area. Screenshot.

    9. Once that is done click on the Start Repairs tab.

    10. On the Start Repairs tab click on the Start button and select Run when prompted. Screenshot.

    11. The Windows Repairs window will open. Now ensure that ONLY the checkboxes in the program are checked as indicated below:

    Reset Registry Permissions
    Reset File Permissions
    Reset Service Permissions
    Register System Files
    Repair WMI
    Repair Windows Firewall
    Repair Internet Explorer
    Repair MDAV/MS Jet
    Repair Hosts Files
    Remove Policies Set By Infections
    Repair Start Menu Icons Removed by Infections
    Repair Icons
    Repair Winsock & DNS Cache
    Remove Temp Files
    Repair Proxy Settings
    Repair Windows Updates
    Set Windows Services to Default Startup
    Restore Important Windows Services
    Repair MSI (Windows Installer)

    12. Then when those checkboxes are selected, click on the checkbox that says Restart System when Finished.

    13. Now click on the Start button to start the repair process.

    14. The process could take some time so please be patient.

    15. After the repair process finishes, the computer will be rebooted.

    16. See if there is any difference after performing the above steps.
     
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