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Discussion in 'Windows Vista' started by Cheri, Sep 17, 2009.

  1. Cheri

    Cheri Guest

    I now have Vista and I can't seem to find how to set the default working
    folder when I open my computer/my drive
    Can you help me with this?
     
    Cheri, Sep 17, 2009
    #1
  3. +Bob+

    +Bob+ Guest

    On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:49:01 -0700, Cheri
    <Cheri@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >I now have Vista and I can't seem to find how to set the default working
    >folder when I open my computer/my drive
    >Can you help me with this?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->


    Vista tends to default of c:\users\you\documents for almost
    everything, regardless of what the same programs might have done in
    previous versions of MS-windows. Very annoying "feature" and no doubt
    due to Vista's alleged security improvements.

    Do you want to move YOUR c:\users\you\documents folder? Or do you want
    it to remember another folder as the default? You can do the former, I
    don't think the latter is going to fly unless someone knows a registry
    hack. You might be able to drag the documents folder elsewhere and
    have it follow it as it did in previous versions of Windows - I have
    not tried that.
     
    +Bob+, Sep 17, 2009
    #2
  4. Peter Foldes

    Peter Foldes Guest

    +Bob+

    Excellent answer

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    "+Bob+" <nomailplease@example.com> wrote in message
    news:69o5b59dv2e637smn2cfkbarrheal6a4hp@4ax.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:49:01 -0700, Cheri
    > <Cheri@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >>I now have Vista and I can't seem to find how to set the default working
    >>folder when I open my computer/my drive
    >>Can you help me with this?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    >
    > Vista tends to default of c:usersyoudocuments for almost
    > everything, regardless of what the same programs might have done in
    > previous versions of MS-windows. Very annoying "feature" and no doubt
    > due to Vista's alleged security improvements.
    >
    > Do you want to move YOUR c:usersyoudocuments folder? Or do you want
    > it to remember another folder as the default? You can do the former, I
    > don't think the latter is going to fly unless someone knows a registry
    > hack. You might be able to drag the documents folder elsewhere and
    > have it follow it as it did in previous versions of Windows - I have
    > not tried that.
    >
    > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    Peter Foldes, Sep 17, 2009
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  5. Gene E. Bloch

    Gene E. Bloch Guest

    On 9/17/09, the entity Cheri wrote this:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > I now have Vista and I can't seem to find how to set the default working
    > folder when I open my computer/my drive
    > Can you help me with this?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    Maybe something in here will help you:


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    Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com
     
    Gene E. Bloch, Sep 17, 2009
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