Hi,
Most welcome. There are ways to modify/personalize the Common Dialogs to an
extent. Without knowing exactly what you are trying to accomplish:
For Pro:
1. Run the Local Group Policy Editor (Start, then Run, then gpedit.msc)
2. Open the following policy:
For Pro:
Go to Start/Run and type in: gpedit.msc then navigate to:
User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/ Windows
Explorer/Common Open File Dialog/Items Displayed in Places Bar.
Choose Enabled then paste or type the link to the folders that you want
listed.
Or...
Add Folders to the "Save As" Dialog (Places Bar) Line 118
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Or use TweakUI/Common Dialogs
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp
Tip:
To hide the Common Places Bar: For Pro go to Start/Run and type in:
gpedit.msc. User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows
Components/Windows Explorer/Common Open Places/Hide the common dialog places
bar.
Note: To see the difference between the views, open Notepad and choose
File/Open before and after applying Enabled.
Good luck on your repair install and let us know if it corrected the issue.
BTW, do you know what provoked it? Third party......?