virtual folder vs menu - i really did look for this question

well, i think what i am wanting is a virtual folder inside a virtual folder. but it seems like i can only hang virtual folders off the taskbar. a pointer to an existing folder that acts like a menu, being what i mean as a virtual folder. something that isnt on the hard-drive itself physically twice in its entirety.

i did discover that the 'folders' i was seeing in my 'desk' tlb were in fact shortcuts and not folders. when i actually tried doing a drag/drop of a folder it would become a 'menu' but it also copied itself into a directory beneath the 'desk' folder that was present on the drive. so i then get 2 copies of the same data, but they arent 'linked' so if i change one the other doesnt. thats not a lot of help tho.

i created a series of tlb menus/folders off the taskbar and they worked like i wanted but whenever i tried to link one of those inside another then things started not working the way i expected/wanted.

thanks all.

jim