Show special folder #3 in My Computer.

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Your My Computer folder displays all the drives configured on your system, including removable drives. This tweak is useful when you regularly access a folder and want to avoid subsequent clicks to access the folder. The new view can easily show your own special folder in the My Computer and let you access it at a single click.
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Description:
Your my computer folder displays all the drives configured on your system, including removable drives. This tweak is useful when you regularly access a folder and want to avoid subsequent clicks to access the folder. The new view can easily show your own special folder in the my computer and let you access it at a single click. For this do the following: 1)create a key '{e6ae03d1-706c-4aa2-8a89-9195c15b5fd2}' in "hkey_local_machine\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\mycomputer\namespace\" 2)create a key '{e6ae03d1-706c-4aa2-8a89-9195c15b5fd2}' in "hkey_local_machine\software\classes\clsid\" 2.1)update the data value of 'default' with the folder name that you want to display. 2.2)create a string value name 'infotip' and set the value you want to show as going with the mouse of the entry. 3) create a key defaulticon in [hkey_local_machine\software\classes\clsid\{e6ae03d1-706c-4aa2-8a89-9195c15b5fd2}] 3.1) update the data value of 'default' with shell32.dll,4. 4) create a key inprocserver32 in [hkey_local_machine\software\classes\clsid\{e6ae03d1-706c-4aa2-8a89-9195c15b5fd2}] 4.1) update the data value of default with 'shdocvw.dll'. 4.2) create a string 'threadingmodel' and set the value with 'apartment'. 5) create a key instance in [hkey_local_machine\software\classes\clsid\{e6ae03d1-706c-4aa2-8a89-9195c15b5fd2}] 5.1) update the data value of default with blank. 5.2) create a string clsid and set the value with '{0afaced1-e828-11d1-9187-b532f1e9575d}'. 5.3) create a key initpropertybag in [hkey_local_machine\software\classes\clsid\{e6ae03d1-706c-4aa2-8a89-9195c15b5fd2}\instance] 5.3.1) update the data value of default with blank. 5.3.2) create a dword attributes and set the value with '15 (in hexadecimal base)'. 5.3.3) create an string target and set the value with the path of the special folder. 6) create a key 'shellfolder' under [hkey_local_machine\software\classes\clsid\{e6ae03d1-706c-4aa2-8a89-9195c15b5fd2}]. 6.1) update the data value of default with blank. 6.2) create a dword "attributes" and set the value with 'f8000110 (in hexadecimal base) 6.3) create a string wantsforparsing and leave it blank. After refreshing your system you can see the effects on your my computer. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.




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First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".
Second, go to the <b>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\]</b> key, right-click and click on the "New > Key" to create a new key with the name "{E6AE03D1-706C-4AA2-8A89-9195C15B5FD2}".
Third, the created key will look like below.
Fourth, go to the <b>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\]</b> key, right-click and click on "New > Key" to create a new key with the name "{E6AE03D1-706C-4AA2-8A89-9195C15B5FD2}".
Fifth, right-click on the "Default" String value and click on "Modify".
Sixth, enter the folder name that you want in the text box and click on 'OK'.
Seventh, right-click on the blank area in the right pane and click on "New > String Value" to create a new String value with the name "InfoTip".
Eighth, right-click on the 'InfoTip' String value and click on "Modify".
Ninth, enter the message you want at mouse over in the text box and click on 'OK'.
Tenth, right-click on the '{E6AE03D1-706C-4AA2-8A89-9195C15B5FD2}' key and click on "New > Key" to create a new key with the name "DefaultIcon".
Eleventh, right-click on the "Default" String value and click on "Modify".
Twelfth, enter the value "shell32.dll,4" in the text box and click on 'OK'.
Thirteenth, right-click on the '{E6AE03D1-706C-4AA2-8A89-9195C15B5FD2}' key and click on "New > Key" to create a new key with the name "InProcServer32".
Fourteenth, the created key 'InProcServer32' will look like below.
Fifteenth, right-click on the "Default" String value and click on "Modify".
Sixteenth, enter the value "SHDocVw.dll" in the text box and click on 'OK'.
Seventeenth, right-click on the blank area in the right pane and click on "New > String Value" to create a new String value with the name "ThreadingModel".
Eighteenth, right-click on the 'ThreadingModel' String value and click on "Modify".
Ninteenth, enter the value "Apartment" in the text box and click on 'OK'.
Twentieth, right-click on the '{E6AE03D1-706C-4AA2-8A89-9195C15B5FD2}' key and click on "New > Key" to create a new key with the name "Instance".
Twenty-first, the created key 'Instance' will look like below.
Twenty-second, right-click on the "Default" String value and click on "Modify".
Twenty-third, enter the value blank in the text box and click on 'OK'.
Twenty-fourth, right-click on the blank area in the right pane and click on "New > String Value" to create a new String value with the name "CLSID".
Twenty-fifth, right-click on the 'CLSID' String value and click on "Modify".
Twenty-sixth, enter the value "{0AfACED1-E828-11D1-9187-B532F1E9575D}" in the text box and click on 'OK'.
Twenty-seventh, right-click on the 'Instance' key and click on "New > Key" to create a new key with the name "InitPropertyBag".
Twenty-eighth, the created key 'InitPropertyBag' will look like below.
Twenty-ninth, right-click on the "Default" String value and click on "Modify".
Thirtieth, enter the value blank in the text box and click on 'OK'.
Thirty-first, right-click on the blank area in the right pane and click on "New > DWORD Value" to create a new DWORD value with the name "Attributes".
Thirty-second, right-click on the 'Attributes' DWORD value and click on "Modify".
Thirty-third, enter the value "15" in the text box and click on 'OK'.
Thirty-fourth, right-click on the blank area in the right pane and click on "New > String Value" to create a new String value with the name "Target".
Thirty-fifth, right-click on the 'Target' String value and click on "Modify".
Thirty-sixth, enter the path of the desired folder in the text box and click on 'OK'.
Thirty-seventh, right-click on the '{E6AE03D1-706C-4AA2-8A89-9195C15B5FD2}' key and click on "New > Key" to create a new key with the name "ShellFolder".
Thirty-eighth, right-click on the "Default" String value and click on "Modify".
Thirty-ninth, enter the value blank in the text box and click on 'OK'.
Fourtieth, right-click on the blank area in the right pane and click on "New > DWORD Value" to create a new DWORD value with the name "Attributes".
Fourty-first, right-click on the 'Attributes' DWORD value and click on "Modify".
Fourty-second, enter the value "f8000110" in the text box and click on 'OK'.
Fourty-third, right-click on the blank area in the right pane and click on "New > String Value" to create a new String value with the name "WantsFORPARSING".
Fourty-fourth, right-click on the 'WantsFORPARSING' String value and click on "Modify".
Fourty-fifth, enter the value blank in the text box and click on 'OK'.


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Registry Entries

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  • Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\]
  • Location: Local Machine
  • Value Name: {E6AE03D1-706C-4AA2-8A89-9195C15B5FD2}
  • Data Type: Key
  • Action Type: Add an Entry
  • Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\]
  • Location: Local Machine
  • Value Name: {E6AE03D1-706C-4AA2-8A89-9195C15B5FD2}
  • Data Type: Key
  • Action Type: Add an Entry
  • Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{E6AE03D1-706C-4AA2-8A89-9195C15B5FD2}\]
  • Location: Local Machine
  • Value Name: Default
  • Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
  • Action Type: Modified
  • Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{E6AE03D1-706C-4AA2-8A89-9195C15B5FD2}\]
  • Location: Local Machine
  • Value Name: InfoTip
  • Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
  • Action Type: Add an Entry
  • Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{E6AE03D1-706C-4AA2-8A89-9195C15B5FD2}\]
  • Location: Local Machine
  • Value Name: DefaultIcon
  • Data Type: Key
  • Action Type: Add an Entry
  • Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{E6AE03D1-706C-4AA2-8A89-9195C15B5FD2}\DefaultIcon\]
  • Location: Local Machine
  • Value Name: Default
  • Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
  • Action Type: Modified
  • Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{E6AE03D1-706C-4AA2-8A89-9195C15B5FD2}\]
  • Location: Local Machine
  • Value Name: InProcServer32
  • Data Type: Key
  • Action Type: Add an Entry
  • Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{E6AE03D1-706C-4AA2-8A89-9195C15B5FD2}\InProcServer32\]
  • Location: Local Machine
  • Value Name: Default
  • Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
  • Action Type: Modified
  • Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{E6AE03D1-706C-4AA2-8A89-9195C15B5FD2}\InProcServer32\]
  • Location: Local Machine
  • Value Name: ThreadingModel
  • Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
  • Action Type: Add an Entry
  • Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{E6AE03D1-706C-4AA2-8A89-9195C15B5FD2}\]
  • Location: Local Machine
  • Value Name: Instance
  • Data Type: Key
  • Action Type: Add an Entry
  • Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{E6AE03D1-706C-4AA2-8A89-9195C15B5FD2}\Instance\]
  • Location: Local Machine
  • Value Name: Default
  • Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
  • Action Type: Modified
  • Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{E6AE03D1-706C-4AA2-8A89-9195C15B5FD2}\Instance\]
  • Location: Local Machine
  • Value Name: CLSID
  • Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
  • Action Type: Add an Entry
  • Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{E6AE03D1-706C-4AA2-8A89-9195C15B5FD2}\Instance\]
  • Location: Local Machine
  • Value Name: InitPropertyBag
  • Data Type: Key
  • Action Type: Add an Entry
  • Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{E6AE03D1-706C-4AA2-8A89-9195C15B5FD2}\Instance\InitPropertyBag\]
  • Location: Local Machine
  • Value Name: Default
  • Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
  • Action Type: Modified
  • Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{E6AE03D1-706C-4AA2-8A89-9195C15B5FD2}\Instance\InitPropertyBag\]
  • Location: Local Machine
  • Value Name: Attributes
  • Data Type: DWORD (DWORD Value)
  • Action Type: Add an Entry
  • Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{E6AE03D1-706C-4AA2-8A89-9195C15B5FD2}\Instance\InitPropertyBag\]
  • Location: Local Machine
  • Value Name: Target
  • Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
  • Action Type: Add an Entry
  • Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{53076C7E-A813-42D5-BCD9-1203684175B9}\]
  • Location: Local Machine
  • Value Name: ShellFolder
  • Data Type: Key
  • Action Type: Add an Entry
  • Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{E6AE03D1-706C-4AA2-8A89-9195C15B5FD2}\ShellFolder\]
  • Location: Local Machine
  • Value Name: Default
  • Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
  • Action Type: Modified
  • Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{E6AE03D1-706C-4AA2-8A89-9195C15B5FD2}\ShellFolder\]
  • Location: Local Machine
  • Value Name: Attributes
  • Data Type: DWORD (DWORD Value)
  • Action Type: Add an Entry
  • Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{E6AE03D1-706C-4AA2-8A89-9195C15B5FD2}\ShellFolder\]
  • Location: Local Machine
  • Value Name: WantsFORPARSING
  • Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
  • Action Type: Add an Entry


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