How to Place a New Folder Under "My Computer" in the Hierarchy?

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Joan,

FYI: Shell Object Editor automates the entire procedure:
http://www.tropictech.de/modules/wfdownloads/singlefile.php?cid=1&lid=5/

 

[A Baffled User]

Dear William,

I have just gotten stuck on step 10 of your instructions. First I tried
typing "ADD REG" (without the quotes) on its own line, as it appears below,
and then pressed ENTER. I got the message "Error: Too few command-line
parameters."

Then I typed everything in without pressing RETURN until the end (with one
word space--i.e., one blank space the size of a letter--after "DefaultIcon,"
"/ve," "/t," and "REG_EXPAND_SZ), and I got the message "Error: Invalid
command-line parameters."

I have obviously done something wrong, but I don't know what. Do you have
any idea?

Thanks!

Joan

 

[A Baffled User]

Thank you, Ramesh. I just got stuck on step 10 of the instructions sent by
William--no doubt because of a mistake that I made and not because of his
instructions. Maybe I should try the automated version!

Joan

 

[WTC]

Dear William,

I have just gotten stuck on step 10 of your instructions. First I
tried
typing "ADD REG" (without the quotes) on its own line, as it appears
below,
and then pressed ENTER. I got the message "Error: Too few command-line
parameters."

Then I typed everything in without pressing RETURN until the end (with
one
word space--i.e., one blank space the size of a letter--after
"DefaultIcon,"
"/ve," "/t," and "REG_EXPAND_SZ), and I got the message "Error:
Invalid
command-line parameters."

I have obviously done something wrong, but I don't know what. Do you
have
any idea?

Thanks!

When typing in the command there is spaces I will mark these spaces with
(SP). For example "A(SP)B" will be "A B". Also the command is one line,
the beginning of the command I will mark with [ and the end with ] (do
not include [or] in the command.

[REG(SP)ADD(SP)HKCR\CLSID\{55028DEA-EA62-4c5f-A1F3-9D123DFAEDA1}\DefaultIcon(SP)/ve(SP)/t(SP)REG_EXPAND_SZ(SP)/d(SP)shell32.dll,4]

the complete command would be:

REG ADD HKCR\CLSID\{55028DEA-EA62-4c5f-A1F3-9D123DFAEDA1}\DefaultIcon
/ve /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d shell32.dll,4.

I am attaching a file, change the file name to "regcommand.cmd" from
"regcommand.txt" and double-click to import.

Also, could you export the Registry Key if you are still getting this
error. The key would be
HKCR\CLSID\{55028DEA-EA62-4c5f-A1F3-9D123DFAEDA1}. Highlight the key
{55028DEA-EA62-4c5f-A1F3-9D123DFAEDA1} and right-click then Export. When
attaching to the post, change the extention to txt from reg.

 

[WTC]

Thank you, Ramesh. I just got stuck on step 10 of the instructions
sent by
William--no doubt because of a mistake that I made and not because of
his
instructions. Maybe I should try the automated version!

If you want to do it this way, simply go back into the registry and the
delete the key:
HKCR\CLSID\{55028DEA-EA62-4c5f-A1F3-9D123DFAEDA1}.

Highlight the key {55028DEA-EA62-4c5f-A1F3-9D123DFAEDA1} and right-click
then select delete. Or use system restore and select the restore point
you created in Step 1.

 

[A Baffled User]

Thanks, William. I haven't tried the "automated" process that Ramesh
suggested yet, because I wanted to wait and hear from you first. I've left
things exactly as they were when I got those error messages from the DOS
window. I'm more than willing to continue following your instructions, but
we'd have to figure out what I did wrong at step 10 first.

Would you let me know what you think when you have a moment?

Many thanks.

Joan

 

[A Baffled User]

Sorry, I answered your first message before I realized there was another
one. I'll take it from here, understanding that there should be no word
spaces unless you so indicate by "(SP)." Sorry to be such a pain!

Joan

Dear William,

I have just gotten stuck on step 10 of your instructions. First I tried
typing "ADD REG" (without the quotes) on its own line, as it appears
below,
and then pressed ENTER. I got the message "Error: Too few command-line
parameters."

Then I typed everything in without pressing RETURN until the end (with
one
word space--i.e., one blank space the size of a letter--after
"DefaultIcon,"
"/ve," "/t," and "REG_EXPAND_SZ), and I got the message "Error: Invalid
command-line parameters."

I have obviously done something wrong, but I don't know what. Do you have
any idea?

Thanks!

When typing in the command there is spaces I will mark these spaces with
(SP). For example "A(SP)B" will be "A B". Also the command is one line,
the beginning of the command I will mark with [ and the end with ] (do not
include [or] in the command.

[REG(SP)ADD(SP)HKCR\CLSID\{55028DEA-EA62-4c5f-A1F3-9D123DFAEDA1}\DefaultIcon(SP)/ve(SP)/t(SP)REG_EXPAND_SZ(SP)/d(SP)shell32.dll,4]

the complete command would be:

REG ADD HKCR\CLSID\{55028DEA-EA62-4c5f-A1F3-9D123DFAEDA1}\DefaultIcon /ve
/t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d shell32.dll,4.

I am attaching a file, change the file name to "regcommand.cmd" from
"regcommand.txt" and double-click to import.

Also, could you export the Registry Key if you are still getting this
error. The key would be HKCR\CLSID\{55028DEA-EA62-4c5f-A1F3-9D123DFAEDA1}.
Highlight the key {55028DEA-EA62-4c5f-A1F3-9D123DFAEDA1} and right-click
then Export. When attaching to the post, change the extention to txt from
reg.

 

[A Baffled User]

This time I got the message "Operation completed successfully"!! I've
downloaded and saved the regcommand.txt --> regcommand.cmd file, as you
suggested. But do I need that now?

Joan

Dear William,

I have just gotten stuck on step 10 of your instructions. First I tried
typing "ADD REG" (without the quotes) on its own line, as it appears
below,
and then pressed ENTER. I got the message "Error: Too few command-line
parameters."

Then I typed everything in without pressing RETURN until the end (with
one
word space--i.e., one blank space the size of a letter--after
"DefaultIcon,"
"/ve," "/t," and "REG_EXPAND_SZ), and I got the message "Error: Invalid
command-line parameters."

I have obviously done something wrong, but I don't know what. Do you have
any idea?

Thanks!

When typing in the command there is spaces I will mark these spaces with
(SP). For example "A(SP)B" will be "A B". Also the command is one line,
the beginning of the command I will mark with [ and the end with ] (do not
include [or] in the command.

[REG(SP)ADD(SP)HKCR\CLSID\{55028DEA-EA62-4c5f-A1F3-9D123DFAEDA1}\DefaultIcon(SP)/ve(SP)/t(SP)REG_EXPAND_SZ(SP)/d(SP)shell32.dll,4]

the complete command would be:

REG ADD HKCR\CLSID\{55028DEA-EA62-4c5f-A1F3-9D123DFAEDA1}\DefaultIcon /ve
/t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d shell32.dll,4.

I am attaching a file, change the file name to "regcommand.cmd" from
"regcommand.txt" and double-click to import.

Also, could you export the Registry Key if you are still getting this
error. The key would be HKCR\CLSID\{55028DEA-EA62-4c5f-A1F3-9D123DFAEDA1}.
Highlight the key {55028DEA-EA62-4c5f-A1F3-9D123DFAEDA1} and right-click
then Export. When attaching to the post, change the extention to txt from
reg.

 

[WTC]

This time I got the message "Operation completed successfully"!! I've
downloaded and saved the regcommand.txt --> regcommand.cmd file, as
you suggested. But do I need that now?

No you do not, the file was the same command that you just typed.

 

[A Baffled User]

Okay, I'm finally at the second part of step 27, in the DOS screen. Because
I opted to have "My Business" shown only in my user account (which opens
automatically every time I turn the machine on, without my having to make
any choices at a Welcome screen), I chose to type:
REG DELETE
"HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\55028DEA-EA62-4c5f-A1F3-9D123DFAEDA1}"
/va

Actually, what I did was copy and paste your exact text, after removing the
little "return" symbols that are created by word wrap (or lack of it?).
Anyway, they're little paragraph-type symbols that are visible when you copy
the text of an e-mail into MS Word and turn click the Show/Hide Paragraph
button.

When I click Enter, cmd.exe says, "Error: Invalid key name." Maybe I'm
supposed to be deleting the HKCU . . . key?

Joan

 

[WTC]

Okay, I'm finally at the second part of step 27, in the DOS screen.
Because I opted to have "My Business" shown only in my user account
(which opens automatically every time I turn the machine on, without
my having to make any choices at a Welcome screen), I chose to type:
REG DELETE
"HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\55028DEA-EA62-4c5f-A1F3-9D123DFAEDA1}"
/va

Actually, what I did was copy and paste your exact text, after
removing the little "return" symbols that are created by word wrap (or
lack of it?). Anyway, they're little paragraph-type symbols that are
visible when you copy the text of an e-mail into MS Word and turn
click the Show/Hide Paragraph button.

When I click Enter, cmd.exe says, "Error: Invalid key name." Maybe I'm
supposed to be deleting the HKCU . . . key?

There was an mistake in the line, missing a "{", sorry about that.

If you want this only in your User Account this would be that command to
type:

REG(SP)DELETE(SP)"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{55028DEA-EA62-4c5f-A1F3-9D123DFAEDA1}"(SP)/va

 

[A Baffled User]

My God, there's no need to apologize after everything you've done to pull me
through this. I have to run to dinner right now, but I want you to know how
very much I appreciate your wonderful help.

Now, say I wanted to create another one of these guys . . . Not that I
necessarily have that much courage. I'm assuming that I would have to change
the big long number that's inside the curly brackets. Is there a place
on-line that one goes to to find such number-letter combinations? It all
seems like magic to me!

Joan

 

[WTC]

My God, there's no need to apologize after everything you've done to
pull me through this. I have to run to dinner right now, but I want
you to know how very much I appreciate your wonderful help.

Now, say I wanted to create another one of these guys . . . Not that I
necessarily have that much courage. I'm assuming that I would have to
change the big long number that's inside the curly brackets. Is there
a place on-line that one goes to to find such number-letter
combinations? It all seems like magic to me!

So everything is working well?

And you are very welcome.

If you do this next time, create a similar ID number.
HKCR\CLSID\{CreateNumber}. I hope that make sense.

Easier way next time.

Go to HKCR\CLSID\{55028DEA-EA62-4c5f-A1F3-9D123DFAEDA1} and right-click
on {55028DEA-EA62-4c5f-A1F3-9D123DFAEDA1} and then choose export. Save
the file. Then right click on the file you just exported and select
"Edit". When exporting a Registry file, you are not deleting anything
from the Registry.

Then change the CLSID {55028DEA-EA62-4c5f-A1F3-9D123DFAEDA1} to a new id
in the file that you just exported. Making sure that the number you
choose it not in use. Verify the ID number is not in use by looking at
HKCR\CLSID. Then just double click on the exported file (this will
import the file into the registry) and your new folder will be created.

You will have to manually enter the New ID in:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace

 

[WTC]

So everything is working well?

And you are very welcome.

If you do this next time, create a similar ID number.
HKCR\CLSID\{CreateNumber}. I hope that make sense.

Easier way next time.

Go to HKCR\CLSID\{55028DEA-EA62-4c5f-A1F3-9D123DFAEDA1} and
right-click on {55028DEA-EA62-4c5f-A1F3-9D123DFAEDA1} and then choose
export. Save the file. Then right click on the file you just exported
and select "Edit". When exporting a Registry file, you are not
deleting anything from the Registry.

Then change the CLSID {55028DEA-EA62-4c5f-A1F3-9D123DFAEDA1} to a new
id in the file that you just exported. Making sure that the number you
choose it not in use. Verify the ID number is not in use by looking at
HKCR\CLSID. Then just double click on the exported file (this will
import the file into the registry) and your new folder will be
created.

I failed to mention some other things you would have to modify in the
exported reg file.
Thing also to modify:
Location of the folder.
Description of the Folder.
Name of the Folder.

 

[A Baffled User]

When I entered the correct command,

REG DELETE
"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{55028DEA-EA62-4c5f-A1F3-9D123DFAEDA1}"
/va

cmd.exe asks, "Delete all values under the registry key
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{55028DEA-EA62-4c5f-A1F3-9D123DFAEDA1}
<Y/N>?

I clicked Y and Enter. Then the message was:
Error: The system was unable to find the specified registry key or value. I
tried it several times and kept getting the same result.

Joan

 

[A Baffled User]

Thanks for both these last two messages, William. The folder I (we!) created
is indeed where I want it to be in the Windows Explorer hierarchy, right
there under My Computer. I could hardly believe my eyes when I saw it! But I
still have not succeeded at deleting that HKCU registry key, as described in
my earlier message.

So how does one come to know so much about editing the Windows registry? It
seems incredibly arcane.

Joan

 

[WTC]

Thanks for both these last two messages, William. The folder I (we!)
created is indeed where I want it to be in the Windows Explorer
hierarchy, right there under My Computer. I could hardly believe my
eyes when I saw it! But I still have not succeeded at deleting that
HKCU registry key, as described in my earlier message.

So how does one come to know so much about editing the Windows
registry? It seems incredibly arcane.

You're welcome. I just have some experience but still learning.

 

[WTC]

When I entered the correct command,

REG DELETE
"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{55028DEA-EA62-4c5f-A1F3-9D123DFAEDA1}"
/va

cmd.exe asks, "Delete all values under the registry key
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{55028DEA-EA62-4c5f-A1F3-9D123DFAEDA1}
<Y/N>?

I clicked Y and Enter. Then the message was:
Error: The system was unable to find the specified registry key or
value. I tried it several times and kept getting the same result.

I do not why, you must have done everything correctly if it is all
working. I would guess there is nothing to delete under that key which
is a good thing. Have you look under that key manually and see if the
(default) is empty? I would not worry about it. I will be going away for
a couple of days, so if there is any problems please let me know.

And you're welcome.

 

[A Baffled User]

Sounds good to me, William. You've been great. Enjoy your weekend!

All best,
Joan