In my end of month blog post for Tech Republic, I wrote a piece on Windows 7. See the post here:
http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-12849-0.html?forumID=102&threadID=300730&start=0
One of my personal misses is the Quick Launch bar. A helpful user: gaitch32, located it. Here is how to get it back:
1- Unlock the Taskbar.
2- Right Click the Taskbar. Select Toolbars - New Toolbar.
3- Browse to: %userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch as the folder.
4- The toolbar will be created near the "notification area". Right click the divider and de-select Show Text and Show Title.
5- Drag the divider for the Qucik Launch far left.
6- Drag the divider for the open or "pinned" programs to the right of the Quick Launch.
You will also notice that you have Quick Launch as an available selection under Toolbars now!
Thanks Gaitch32!