Good WindowsXP Tip with Instructions

OK so when you click save for a file in XP it brings up the "Save As" box and there are 5 folders on the left to choose from. I always hated the choices they gave and figured out a way to change them.
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[b63c4cb084d]1.[/b63c4cb084d] Click "Start" and the click "Run"

[b63c4cb084d]2.[/b63c4cb084d] Type [code163c4cb084d]gpedit.msc[/code163c4cb084d]

[b63c4cb084d]3.[/b63c4cb084d] Navigate to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Explorer > Common Open File Dialog
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[b63c4cb084d]4.[/b63c4cb084d] Open the properties of "Items displayed in Places Bar"

[b63c4cb084d]5.[/b63c4cb084d] Under the "Setting" tab click "Enabled"

[b63c4cb084d]6.[/b63c4cb084d] Now change the 5 items to what you'd like. I chose my Desktop, C\, D\, MyDocuments, and a Network Drive. Look at the "Explain" tab for help.
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[b63c4cb084d]7.[/b63c4cb084d] Click "OK" and you are done. Enjoy!
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hot damn wolfie, ive always wanted to change that. i shall try it in a moment...can u add more or can u only swap out the 5?

wah is that an xp pro thing only? it no worky for me (

edit in XP home u can either figure out the reg keys like i did, or be smarter and use the tweak UI powertoy heh. cool stuff tho!

TweakUI all the way. Been running it since Win95. It does this for you, plus a jillion other tweaks to Windows, and it's from Microsoft.

cool find

Any idea how to change the default in Save As... dialogs so it doesn't automatically go to My Documents? I would love to default that to another directory...

[quoted44f9002bb="PsychoAU"]Any idea how to change the default in Save As... dialogs so it doesn't automatically go to My Documents? I would love to default that to another directory...[/quoted44f9002bb]

Did you read the OP, Wolfeman couldn't have been more explicit in explaiing how to do what you're asking.

doylnea That isn't what I'm talking about. I mean when any third party program wants to save something and you choose the directory, it defaults to My Documents... like below

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There has to be a setting in Windows that programs read to know which directory to default to. And I'm not talking about a default directory setting in each program.

mine always defaults to the last dir i picked

PsychoAU, that is controllable by the application. Any app can decide where your default location is, and if not specified most file prompt controls will default to My Documents.

Because this is under application control, there is no universal way to change it that I could think of. You might find something that would work for a few programs, but not across the board.

You can however change the location of My Documents. I always point mine to my D drive.

[quote45ea5de67f="kyks17"]wah is that an xp pro thing only? it no worky for me (

edit in XP home u can either figure out the reg keys like i did, or be smarter and use the tweak UI powertoy heh. cool stuff tho![/quote45ea5de67f]
HAHA. I didn't know you can do this with Tweak UI. Anyway you do it, its awesome!