Change Folder type...

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Roy Smith

Hi! I was wondering if there was a way one could change the folder type to
a system file. Here's what I want to do, I have my desktop icons set to
hide on my Windows XP Pro system and I have the Desktop quick launch toolbar
enabled. One of my desktop icons is a shortcut to a folder on my hard drive
and I would like it to have the little arrow off to one side and have a
window pop up showing the folders contents. In other words I'd like it to
behave in the same manner as the My Documents, My Computer, My Network
Places, and Recycle Bin folders. Is there a way to do this?
 
Roy said:
Hi! I was wondering if there was a way one could change the folder type
to a system file. Here's what I want to do, I have my desktop icons set
to hide on my Windows XP Pro system and I have the Desktop quick launch
toolbar enabled. One of my desktop icons is a shortcut to a folder on
my hard drive and I would like it to have the little arrow off to one
side and have a window pop up showing the folders contents. In other
words I'd like it to behave in the same manner as the My Documents, My
Computer, My Network Places, and Recycle Bin folders. Is there a way to
do this?
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I don't know how to do exactly what you want, but I use a mechanism that
comes close. Right click you start bar, Select "Toolbars..." then "New
Toolbar". Point that at your folder, then play with the new toolbar in
your startbar; go for the ">>".
It gets its name from the name of your folder, so keep your folder name
short and meaningful. I use "Stuff", because I keep all of my stuff in
there, quite literally. Incidentally, the folder that you use (Stuff in
my case) doesn't have to be on your desktop for this to work. It doesn't
matter *where* it is, within reason.

If you are really clever, you can rename the folder to a special blank
character, then you won't even get the name in your start bar. But
trying to do things with an apparently un-named folder might cause
problems. This has the feel of one of those "I really wish that I hadn't
just done that" moments. That phrase used to be my colleagues definition
of the difference between System Programmers and ordinary programmers:
System Programmers are the ones who use the phrase a lot.
 
Try control panel,file types,click on "folder options",you can edit the files
in that utility...
 
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