Roy Smith wrote:
> 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?
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.
--
Steve Swift
http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html
http://www.ringers.org.uk
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