longtalker
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Hi everybody,
There are two registry tweaks that I normally do immediately after (re)installing Windows on my home computer:
(1) I get rid of the Search in the Start Menu, which I never use, by creating the DWORD-type variable "NoFind" in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer and giving it a value of "1"
(2) I define the system folder My Documents to be the root of my data partition, D:\, by creating a string-type variable "Personal" with the value "D:\" in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders
These are both tweaks I learnt of some time ago, and that I got used to applying after every fresh Windows installataion. I recently got a new computer at work, that came with the same OS I've been using for some time now - Windows XP Professional. I've applied these two tweaks, however after rebooting, none of them worked, i.e. I still have Search in my Start Menu, and My Documents is at its default location, in c:\Documents and Settings\username.
I should mention that I have admin rights on my work computer, and that everything else is working fine except for those two tweaks. None of them are, of course, major issues, but I got used to, for example, being able to redefine the handy My Documents folder as I like it, and I am a bit puzzled as to why it is not working on this new computer. I would much appreciate any advice - thanks in advance!
There are two registry tweaks that I normally do immediately after (re)installing Windows on my home computer:
(1) I get rid of the Search in the Start Menu, which I never use, by creating the DWORD-type variable "NoFind" in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer and giving it a value of "1"
(2) I define the system folder My Documents to be the root of my data partition, D:\, by creating a string-type variable "Personal" with the value "D:\" in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders
These are both tweaks I learnt of some time ago, and that I got used to applying after every fresh Windows installataion. I recently got a new computer at work, that came with the same OS I've been using for some time now - Windows XP Professional. I've applied these two tweaks, however after rebooting, none of them worked, i.e. I still have Search in my Start Menu, and My Documents is at its default location, in c:\Documents and Settings\username.
I should mention that I have admin rights on my work computer, and that everything else is working fine except for those two tweaks. None of them are, of course, major issues, but I got used to, for example, being able to redefine the handy My Documents folder as I like it, and I am a bit puzzled as to why it is not working on this new computer. I would much appreciate any advice - thanks in advance!
