Windows 7: Quick Launch from Windows XP!

• Right-click an empty space on the Windows 7 taskbar and select Toolbars > New Toolbar.
• Enter the following path: %userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch
• Click on Select Folder
• The Quick Launch toolbar should appear.
• Right-click the Windows 7 Taskbar again and select Lock The Taskbar from the menu.
• Drag and drop the Quick Launch toolbar into the location where you want it to be.
• Select Lock The Taskbar again to lock the Windows 7 Taskbar in place

The result could look like this:

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Syncronize Gmail on Thunderbird, 2 computers

I found out a method where you can syncronize your Gmail account using Thunderbird. It works with the latest Thunderbird version, 2.

1. Download the following plugin: Gmail IMAP Account Setup 1.6.21

2. Install Gmail IMAP Account Setup 1.6.21

3. In your Gmail account, click Settings and make the following changes:

In the General tab, please confirm the language on top of the tab. Please use the same language in both Thunderbird and Gmail. If your Thunderbird's locale is"en-US" then you should set "English (US)" in Gmail.

In this tab, please enable IMAP by the option in the buttom of the tab. Check "Enable IMAP" to activate IMAP.

Source: Gmail IMAP Account Setup 1.6.21 official website.

4. In Thunderbird, Add a new Account. The plugin must be installed first.

5. Select Gmail - IMAP. As your Gmail display language select en-US