Start Menu User Folder Buttons - Open to Users Instead of Libraries

henstew · Aug 20, 2010

Can you post the regedit(s) for the Recorded TV library to Set Start Menu User Folder Buttons to Open to Users Location? This would definitely solve a lot of problems for people wishing to add another folder link to the right side of the start menu, as well as those who don't want to use libraries.

Thanks.

Brink · Aug 21, 2010

Hello Henstew, and welcome to Seven Forums.

The Recorded TV Library is only visible in Explorer after a user has configured a TV Tuner from within Media Center. I only have it opening to the C:\Users\Public\Libraries location by default since I do not have one.

levymetal · Nov 7, 2010

Hey guys, new here, but I've been looking for something like this ever since I got Windows 7. This is unbelievably perfect - but for some reason very hard to find!

Just wondering, how do you get those HEX values (or whatever they are) for the folder names? I actually want to redirect the buttons to different locations, for example to E:\My Documents and E:\My Documents\My Pictures etc. Do you know how I can convert those folder names to the corresponding HEX values?

Thanks in advance

HonorGamer · Nov 7, 2010

I didn't even know it was possible to change all of this. Thanks though m8.

Gamer

Brink · Nov 7, 2010

You're most welcome Gamer.

Brink · Nov 7, 2010

levymetal said:
Hey guys, new here, but I've been looking for something like this ever since I got Windows 7. This is unbelievably perfect - but for some reason very hard to find!

Just wondering, how do you get those HEX values (or whatever they are) for the folder names? I actually want to redirect the buttons to different locations, for example to E:\My Documents and E:\My Documents\My Pictures etc. Do you know how I can convert those folder names to the corresponding HEX values?

Thanks in advance

Hello Levymetal, and welcome to Seven Forums.

The CLSID numbers will point them to whatever default location that you have the user folders set to. This way you can just move the user folders to the new location (ex: E: drive) using the tutorial below, and they will automatically point there from the Start Menu as well.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/18629-user-folders-change-default-location.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

levymetal · Nov 19, 2010

Ah ok, that's awesome, I didn't realise it would do that (I already have my folders set up that way). Thanks!

Just one thing though, when I now click the link from the start menu, it takes me to "Christian > My Documents". But if I open the folder from it's direct location, it takes me to "Computer > Local Disk (E

> My Documents". The strange thing about this is that when I click on the address bar and the text changes to the physical location, in both of these cases, the text changes to "E:\My Documents", so it's the same folder. It's still much better than libraries, but Windows keeps separate view / sort types for each location (even though they are the same folder?), so say for example I open my docs through the start menu and change the view to large icons, if I open the folder manually through my E drive the view won't have changed. It's a minor thing, but I like things to be consistent

.

Do you know if there's any way to actually force the start menu link to open "Computer > Local Disk (E

> My Documents" instead of "Christian > My Documents"?

Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it.

Brink · Nov 19, 2010

Did you use one of the options in the tutorial below to move those individual user folders to the E: drive?

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/18629-user-folders-change-default-location.html

levymetal · Nov 20, 2010

Yeah the folders are mapped like this:

The start menu shortcuts are opening the correct folders, but for some reason they just say "Christian > [folder]" in the address bar rather than "Computer > Local Disk (E) > [folder]", and Windows is storing different view/sort settings for each.

Brink · Nov 20, 2010

That would be normal for the Start Menu if they are mapped to the CLSID #. It acts the same as %USERPROFILE%\(user folder) instead of the full path.

Bongo · Dec 22, 2010

Great Tutorial & thanks for the .reg
Jerry

Brink · Dec 22, 2010

You're most welcome Jerry. Thank you.

foe · Jan 3, 2011

henstew said:
Can you post the regedit(s) for the Recorded TV library to Set Start Menu User Folder Buttons to Open to Users Location? This would definitely solve a lot of problems for people wishing to add another folder link to the right side of the start menu, as well as those who don't want to use libraries.

Thanks.

I realise it might be a bit late... I ran XP for a while...

Brink said:
Hello Henstew, and welcome to Seven Forums.

The Recorded TV Library is only visible in Explorer after a user has configured a TV Tuner from within Media Center. I only have it opening to the C:\Users\Public\Libraries location by default since I do not have one.

But I did find someting...

levymetal said:
Hey guys, new here, but I've been looking for something like this ever since I got Windows 7. This is unbelievably perfect - but for some reason very hard to find!

Just wondering, how do you get those HEX values (or whatever they are) for the folder names? I actually want to redirect the buttons to different locations, for example to E:\My Documents and E:\My Documents\My Pictures etc. Do you know how I can convert those folder names to the corresponding HEX values?

Thanks in advance

It is probably so hard to find, because i came up with it myself!

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Okay, here are the betaversions of the Recorded TV equivalent...
Extract the registry files and click them...
link removed
Do realize however: this will probably affect all users...

If they work well, perhaps Brink would be so kind to add it to the tut...?

Brink · Jan 3, 2011

Thank you Foe. I'll look at it more tonight when the head clears.

Brink · Jan 4, 2011

Thank you again FOE. The "Recorded TV" options have been added to the tutorial.

thee mc · Jan 5, 2011

I just created an account to say thank you. I see the practicality for some users to utilize libraries, but personally I can't stand them. Why isn't libraries optional??
C'mon Microsoft.

But, thanks to you and another registry edit I found removing libraries from Windows Explorer, I can enjoy a seemingly library-free Windows. Thanks again!

Brink · Jan 5, 2011

You're most welcome MC, and welcome to Seven Forums.

foe · Jan 6, 2011

Brink said:
Thank you again FOE. The "Recorded TV" options have been added to the tutorial.

No, thank you for doing a great job on this forum. You are a big help!

Thanks for the quick reaction. I've been gone a while, running xp for half a year with no issue's. Must have been a personal record

. But I installed 7 to help out a friend running it. I forgot so mutch :shock:.

So I thought, lets have a look around here too.

Ill have a look into a batchfile that cuts of the 'my' in front of al the real 'folders' in a few days. It is the last thing bugging me, and I would like to automate it, rather than renaming it manually. Note: this wil not rename the path of the folder, just the way it is displayed...

Brink · Jan 6, 2011

Sounds good. You chould create a tutorial for it.

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