Where does Windows Explorer store the ordering of file item menus, like Start & Quick Launch?

Question

In the Favorites menu for example, Windows Explorer allows the user to move files and folders around within each sub-menu, and "remembers" the ordering. Where is that ordering information stored?

The Quick Launch Bar and Desktop Toolbars are also examples of this menu-ordering feature.

Answer 1

For Favorites:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Menu Order\Favorites\Order

For the Start menu:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Menu Order\Start Menu\Order and HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Menu Order\Start Menu 2\Order (one contains the ordering for the stuff installed under All Users, the other for your current user)

For the toolbars (e.g., Quick Launch): haven't figured that one out yet.

Answer 2

The directory is here:

C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Folder\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

Once it's there, you will have to set the order or emplacement on the bar by yourself.