Re: "My Computer" missing in "Look In" dialogue box

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Look in or Save in box. Click the arrow to select another location, or
click the up arrow on the toolbar to move up levels.
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Add My computer to the Places bar.

Places bar is on the left in this picture...
http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/03/03/CuttingEdge/fig01.gif

Places bar
[[Provides shortcuts to places on your computer or the network from which
you can open a file, such as the History folder, the desktop, or My Network
Places. When you click a location, it will appear in Look in, and the files
and folders in the selected location will be listed at the right.]]

You can use TweakUI, Edit the registry or if XP Pro, use System Policy
Editor.

Edit the Places bar locations in Open Save As common dialog boxes
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/PlacesBar.htm

TweakUI
[+] Common Dialogs
Places bar

Places bar
* Custom places bar

Places bar
[[This enables changing the location when a common dialog is opened. You can
use the default values or you can choose a custom location to open when a
common dialog box is opened.]]

Common Dialog Boxes
[[The common dialog boxes, such as the Save As dialog box, display the
places bar on the left side. These are shortcuts to common folders, which
make getting around much easier. By default, you see the History, Documents,
Desktop, Favorites, and My Network Places folders there. You can customize
the folders that appear in the places bar by using the Common Dialogs
category in Tweak UI.]]

You can download TweakUI here...

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Tweak UI
This PowerToy gives you access to system settings that are not
exposed in the Windows XP default user interface, including
mouse settings, Explorer settings, taskbar settings, and more.

Version 2.10 requires Windows XP Service Pack 1 or above or Windows
Server 2003.

Scroll down the right hand side and look for...
Tweak UI
TweakUI.exe

TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe is what you get.

If you have Windows XP without any Service Packs, download Version 2.00.
http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Install/2/WXP/
EN-US/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe
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For Group Policy if XP Pro.
Open Group Policy...
Start | Run | Type: gpedit.msc | Click OK |
Navigate to >>
User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\
Windows Explorer\Common Open File Dialog\
Items displayed in Places Bar

Items displayed in Places Bar
[[Configures the list of items displayed in the Places Bar in the Windows
File/Open dialog. If you enable this setting you can specify from 1 to 5
items to be displayed in the Places Bar.

The valid items you may display in the Places Bar are:

1) Shortcuts to a local folders -- (ex. C:\Windows)

2) Shortcuts to remote folders -- (\\server\share)

3) Common Shell folders.

The list of Common Shell Folders that may be specified:
CommonDocuments, CommonMusic, CommonPictures, Desktop, MyComputer,
MyDocuments, MyFavorites, MyMusic, MyNetworkPlaces, MyPictures, Printers,
ProgramFiles, Recent.

If you disable or do not configure this setting the default list of items
will be displayed in the Places Bar.]]

They get listed here...
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Policies\comdlg32\PlacesBar
Place0
Place1
Place2
Place3
Place4


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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:46927F84-4D5E-4BB1-B99C-6E07750E5540@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Jerry H <JerryH@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
On e of my computers does not display the "My Computer" icon when I get
the "Look In" dialogue box when saving and retrieving files. How do I
add that? I can't find anything on it so far.

.

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