Make My Computer First icon on Desktop

How to view the system registry by using 64-bit versions of Windows

nabilalk said:

richc46 said:

I have my computer, program icons, and personal folder shortcuts on my desktop. I put My computer first, I deleted all the check marks that are shown when you right click on desktop and go to sort by. Everything stays in place.

Upon restart User and My Computer order switches for me.

This article gives instructions that worked with XP. The registry key in question: [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\]
right-click on DWORD value "SortOrderIndex" and click on 'Modify'.

I am unable to modify the value due to permission issues. And I'm unable to give my username (which is an administrator account) Full permissions for this key. Is this locked by the system or can I gain access to it some how?

Opened sysWOW64 via: systemroot%\syswow64
Ran regedit (64) as admin via right click,
Tried to change the above referenced DWORD,
Got this error: : "Cannot edit SortOrderIndex: Error writing the value's new contents."
Also tried to add full control via permissions: "Unable to save permission changes on...Accessed denied"
administrator and SYSTEM are both read only but TrustedInstaller has full control. I cannot add myself on for full control either.

Why can't I gain permissions for this?

A batch file is a text file with commands, just a diffrent extention...

Rclick your desktop or folder, click "new" then "text file"

Rclick the new text file then "rename", rename it to sumthing like "icon.bat"

rclickthe bat file and click "EDIT", dont double click or open it will exicute the file!

then past your DOS commands and save

place the file in C:\Users\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

nabilalk said:

nabilalk said:

richc46 said:

I have my computer, program icons, and personal folder shortcuts on my desktop. I put My computer first, I deleted all the check marks that are shown when you right click on desktop and go to sort by. Everything stays in place.

Upon restart User and My Computer order switches for me.

This article gives instructions that worked with XP. The registry key in question: [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\]
right-click on DWORD value "SortOrderIndex" and click on 'Modify'.

I am unable to modify the value due to permission issues. And I'm unable to give my username (which is an administrator account) Full permissions for this key. Is this locked by the system or can I gain access to it some how?

Opened sysWOW64 via: systemroot%\syswow64
Ran regedit (64) as admin via right click,
Tried to change the above referenced DWORD,
Got this error: : "Cannot edit SortOrderIndex: Error writing the value's new contents."
Also tried to add full control via permissions: "Unable to save permission changes on...Accessed denied"
administrator and SYSTEM are both read only but TrustedInstaller has full control. I cannot add myself on for full control either.

Why can't I gain permissions for this?

same as 32 bit registry youll need to set owner to administrator and run it as admin

nabilalk said:

0n33 said:

A batch file is a text file with commands, just a diffrent extention...

Rclick your desktop or folder, click "new" then "text file"

Rclick the new text file then "rename", rename it to sumthing like "icon.bat"

rclickthe bat file and click "EDIT", dont double click or open it will exicute the file!

then past your DOS commands and save

place the file in C:\Users\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

Following you so far. What DOS commands do I have to put to get the icon order that I am looking for? Thanks

make sure you can successfully change the key first..

then export it, rclick the key and click export.. save it as "icon.reg"

then create the bat file, and paste this one first line:

reg import file.reg

then paste this one onf the below on second line (to auto refresh your desktop):

rundll32.exe user32.dll,UpdatePerUserSystemParameters

or

wmic.exe process where name="explorer.exe" call TERMINATE

or

taskkill /F /im explorer.exe (again restarts explorer

I assumed when you edited the regisrty on the first page of this thread it worked untill you rebooted,. After trying it, i had no luck either, so this isnt really going to work... but ill keep trying, there maynot be a way though... This has got me interested.