Well, I want to avoid creating a standard shortcut or link (.lnk file). Does anyone have any information on the "Explorer.exe Unspecified Error" message I keep getting? I'm willing to keep digging at this problem until it's fixed.
Last edited by Butters; 23 Aug 2012 at 23:58.
Well I do not have any info on your error message
but if you Google the GUID there are other people trying to do what you are
Personally I was making a customization batch file for our customers installs, when I ran across that information
here is another
How to Show Documents on the Desktop in Vista
Lol, I had actually looked at this page before, but missed a few details. After reading it again, I realized I had previously only attempted to update the "{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}" registry key, and not the "Property Handlers" and the "Context menus" data.
So, after retrieving that data from a Windows Server 2003 VM, it worked perfectly. Seriously, this is more than I ever could've asked for. Thank you so much!
I attached a .reg file I put together for anyone else who wants this.
If you get any errors, just take ownership of the following registry keys:
HKCR\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}
HKCR\CLSID\{750fdf0e-2a26-11d1-a3ea-080036587f03}
HKCR\CLSID\{4a7ded0a-ad25-11d0-98a8-0800361b1103}
HKCR\CLSID\{596AB062-B4D2-4215-9F74-E9109B0A8153}
Again, thanks so much!
Last edited by Butters; 26 Dec 2012 at 01:08.
Ok, it's still working perfectly, but I am having one problem. I can't seem to change the icon. I tried changing the "HKCR\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\DefaultIcon" data, but it doesn't do anything. It only seems to read the icon file from "C:\Windows\system32\mydocs.dll".
I tried clearing the icon cache and restarting the computer, but that did nothing.
In all honesty, this is something I can live with, but I would prefer to find a fix.
Well I am glad I could help!
Hopefully you will find the icon change info
RNR
A decade too late, but it works..
Note that only 1 things is actually necessary to restore "My Documents" in Windows 7:
1. (Requires taking Ownership and adding Permissions):
= this flag should be changed (0x00100000 = SFGAO_NONENUMERATED), so it has value:Code:[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\ShellFolder] "Attributes"=dword:f090013d
And the rest - as usual - in the user's overrides:Code:"Attributes"=dword:f080013d
So all those other settings are excessive..Code:; Do not hide "My Documents" icon [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\ClassicStartMenu] "{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel] "{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}"=dword:00000000 ; Set custom icon: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\DefaultIcon] @="C:\Windows\shell32_XP.dll,-235"
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