If you’re like most people, you use your computer for work, entertainment, and communication. You want to be able to access your files and programs quickly and easily. One way to do this is to add your computer’s name or icon to the Windows 7/Vista taskbar. To add a computer name or icon to the taskbar:

  1. Open the Start menu and click “Control Panel.”
  2. Under “Appearance and Personalization,” click “Taskbar and Start Menu.”
  3. In the Taskbar tab, under “Show icons on the taskbar,” select the checkbox next to “Computer names or icons.”
  4. Click OK. To add a computer name or icon using a shortcut:1. Right-click on an empty area of your desktop and select “New” from the context menu. Select “Shortcut.”
  5. In the Target field, type %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ComputerName . (Replace “%APPDATA%” with your PC’s actual path.)
  6. Type in a name for your shortcut in the Description field, and then click Finish. ..

To add a folder to the taskbar, just right-click on the taskbar and choose the Toolbars menu, and then click on New Toolbar. 

Just find the folder that you want… in this instance we’ll select the Computer icon and then click on Select Folder. 

Now you can see the Computer folder right there on the taskbar. If you click the little arrows it will pop up and let you browse through all your drives. 

I always add the Desktop to the toolbar as well.

The same thing works on Windows 7 as well.