Windows Explorer Favourites Issue

An issue a lot of our users encounter is the explorer favourites list in Windows 7 failing to load/expand or being "stuck" where you can't drag something onto it to load it.

Windows 7 Explorer Favourites

In our case, this is caused by the roaming profile either not creating or not correctly resolving the path to the links directory.

All that is required to fix this is to create a folder called Links in the C:\users\username\ directory and a quick reboot to flush things out. (A log off/on would also likely suffice, but i'm cautious!)

Alternatively, you may find that the Links folder has been renamed. Simply rename and logoff/reboot to fix.

I will predict that this will also be an issue in Windows 8...