Vista: Place a Shortcut to Flip3D (Flip-3D) Back in the Quick Launch Toolbar

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Some builds of vista do not have the flip3d shortcut in the quick launch toolbar. This will walk one through getting it back in there.


I have recently discussed the cool new alternative window/task switcher thingie in vista.

If you have vista installed, you can view it right now by hitting the following keystrokes:

winkey+TAB

Many people liked having a shortcut to flip3d in the quick launch toolbar; however, recently it was removed from this area. Here’s how to put it back in.

1. Right-click on the quick launch toolbar, but not on an icon
2. Select Open Folder from the context menu. It’ll take you to the quick launch folder which should live:

C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

3. Right-click in a blank area of this folder
4. Select New and then Shortcut from the context menu
5. For the location textbox, input the following:

C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe dwmapi #105

6. Click the Next button
7. Name it. (Flip3D, for example)
8. Click Finish

The shortcut will now be in your quick launch toolbar.

 

3 Comments -


  1. rory said on December 8, 2008

    yeah,all right now.
    and how to make the shorcut “minimize all windows”?

  2. Guesty said on June 14, 2009

    in order to get the standard icon for 3D-flip u do following:
    -right click on the icon and go on properties
    -change symbol
    -and use following path: %SystemRoot%system32imageres.dll

    the standard symbol is the first one….

  3. Anonymous said on July 19, 2009

    were is winky

 

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