Re: Is there a way to get software to default to the C: drive for saves?

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On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:12:34 -0600, RedOne77 <StanGreko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


I don't use the My Documents inside inside the Documents and Settings
default folder.

Instead I place a folder off the c: root drive for each web site I'm working on.

Word (and everything else it seems) defaults to My Documents inside Documents &
Settings and each time I save for the first time in a session, I have to change
to the C: drive and select the folder I want to use.

In the File Save box, when I click on the arrow for the drop down list to change
to the root, it ALWAYS takes 10 to 15 seconds for the drop down list to appear.
It's done that on each PC I've used and right now my OS install is only about 2
months old, with little clutter in the Registry. Very annoying of course.

Is there a way to speed that up?
OR
Is there a way to get software to default to the C: drive for saves?
Let me clarify.

I have changed the default in Word and that is working fine. Every other program
such as PhotoShop and Corel, and many more including applets for file uploads,
always default to the Doc & Settings subfolder for the logged on user user.

I don't use that and don't want to. I keep a My Documents as a folder on the C:
drive for convenience and past habits from older versions. I don't want to
change, but I don't want to have to wait about 10 seconds each time I want to
click and select the C drive each time. It's really the time lag that bugs me.
From earlier post:
In the File Save box, when I click on the arrow for the drop down list to change
to the root, it ALWAYS takes 10 to 15 seconds for the drop down list to appear.
It's done that on each PC I've used and right now my OS install is only about 2
months old, with little clutter in the Registry. Very annoying of course.
.

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