Re: Change default Start>Run>Browse Location?

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From: Ramesh, MS-MVP (ramesh_at_online.mvps.org)
Date: 02/22/05 

Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 17:47:26 +0530

Hi Alwyn,

Open Regedit and navigate to this location:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\Placesbar

There may be four values in the right-pane, namely

Place1
Place2
Place3
Place4

Double-click the correct value and type-in the full path there.

-or-

Use the Group Policy Editor to customize places (XP Pro only)
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/placesbar.htm 

-- 
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
"Alwyn" <Alwyn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:21C4F18C-C609-4E7A-A17E-406DA24E2CE7@microsoft.com...
> Got to the Places Bar, thanks! Only problem now is that it won't take a
> custom place with a name more than the length of the window. All I can get 
> in
> it is "C:\documents and settings\alwyn" when what I'd like is:
>
> "C:\documents and settings\alwyn\my documents\alwyn\computer. "
>
> ("My documents\alwyn\computer" doesn't work: "computer" appears but 
> clicking
> doesn't do anything)).
>
> Is there any way of doing this?
>
> Thanks once again for your help.
>
> Cheers, Alwyn
>
>
> "a nonymous" wrote:
>
>>
>> "Alwyn" <Alwyn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> | Thanks guys. I was trying to avoid using an Explorer window because it 
>> would
>> | stay open, and therefore have Explorer running, while I was installing 
>> the
>> | program, which apparently is not a good idea.
>> |
>> | Ramseh,
>> | Where is this Places Bar? Is it the Start Menu or the Quick Launch 
>> menu? I
>> | have Powertoys installed but can't find the Places Bar.
>> |
>> | Thanks!
>> |
>> | Alwyn
>>
>>
>> TweakUI
>>  Common Dialogs
>>   Places Bar
>>
>>
>>

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