Revision history for CreateShortcutsInFileOpenSaveDialogs
Additions:
~The list of names below does not include the "Libraries" folder. If you want to use that folder you have to give the path. The Library folder is under your AppData folder. You can find out what it is by entering the following in your "Start-->Search box":
Deletions:
No Differences
Additions:
**Instructions to add shortcuts to places bar:**
~The list of names below does not include the "Libraries" folder. If you want to use that folder you have to give the path. The Library folder is under your %AppData% folder. You can find out what it is by entering the following in your "Start-->Search box":
~cmd /k set appdata
~You take what is displayed there and add "\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries".
~The list of names below does not include the "Libraries" folder. If you want to use that folder you have to give the path. The Library folder is under your %AppData% folder. You can find out what it is by entering the following in your "Start-->Search box":
~cmd /k set appdata
~You take what is displayed there and add "\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries".
Deletions:
Additions:
~1) In Placesbar you need to add strings that contain the locations of the shortcut. There can be Places0 to Places4. Edit or add any that you need. If there are not any then do the following steps.
~1) You can keep adding places up to Place4.
**Special Names:**
**List of the names of the special folders that can be used instead of drive paths:**
~-MyComputer
~-MyDocuments
~-MyMusic
~-MyPictures
~-MyNetworkPlaces
~-MyFavorites
~-CommonDocuments
~-CommonMusic
~-CommonPictures
~-Desktop
~-Printers
~-Recent
~-ProgramFiles
**List of ID's that can be used instead of drive paths:**
~It is possible to use ID numbers for the special predefined folders. Here is a list of them. To use these you need to make each PlaceX a DWORD value instead of a string and then use the number listed below:
~|=|ID (hex)|=|Predefined Folder||
~1) You can keep adding places up to Place4.
**Special Names:**
**List of the names of the special folders that can be used instead of drive paths:**
~-MyComputer
~-MyDocuments
~-MyMusic
~-MyPictures
~-MyNetworkPlaces
~-MyFavorites
~-CommonDocuments
~-CommonMusic
~-CommonPictures
~-Desktop
~-Printers
~-Recent
~-ProgramFiles
**List of ID's that can be used instead of drive paths:**
~It is possible to use ID numbers for the special predefined folders. Here is a list of them. To use these you need to make each PlaceX a DWORD value instead of a string and then use the number listed below:
~|=|ID (hex)|=|Predefined Folder||
Deletions:
~1) You can keep adding places up to Place5.
Special Names:
List of the names of the special folders that can be used:
MyComputer
MyDocuments
MyMusic
MyPictures
MyNetworkPlaces
MyFavorites
CommonDocuments
CommonMusic
CommonPictures
Desktop
Printers
Recent
ProgramFiles
It is possible to use ID numbers for the special predefined folders. Here is a list of them. To use these you need to make each PlaceX a DWORD value instead of a string and then use the number listed below:
|=|ID (hex)|=|Predefined Folder||
Additions:
MyComputer
MyDocuments
MyMusic
MyPictures
MyNetworkPlaces
MyFavorites
CommonDocuments
CommonMusic
CommonPictures
Desktop
Printers
Recent
ProgramFiles
|=|ID (hex)|=|Predefined Folder||
||0||Desktop||
||1||Internet Explorer||
||2||Start Menu\Programs||
||3||My Computer\Control Panel||
||4||My Computer\Printers||
||5||My Documents||
||6||<user name>\Favorites||
||7||Start Menu\Programs\Startup||
||8||<user name>\Recent||
||9||<user name>\SendTo||
||a||<desktop>\Recycle Bin||
||b||<user name>\Start Menu||
||c||logical "My Documents" desktop icon||
||d||"My Music" folder||
||e||"My Videos" folder||
||10||<user name>\Desktop||
||11||My Computer||
||12||Network Neighborhood (My Network Places)||
||13||<user name>\nethood||
||14||Windows\Fonts||
||16||All Users\Start Menu||
||17||All Users\Start Menu\Programs||
||18||All Users\Startup||
||19||All Users\Desktop||
||1a||<user name>\Application Data||
||1b||<user name>\PrintHood||
||1c ||<user name>\Local Settings\Applicaiton Data (nonroaming)0x001d // nonlocalized startup||
||1e||Nonlocalized common startup||
||1f||Common favorites||
||20||Internet Cache||
||21||Cookies||
||22||History||
||23||All Users\Application Data||
||24||GetWindowsDirectory()||
||25||GetSystemDirectory()||
||26||C:\Program Files||
||27||C:\Program Files\My Pictures||
||28||USERPROFILE||
||29||x86 system directory on RISC||
||2a||x86 C:\Program Files on RISC||
||2b||C:\Program Files\Common||
||2c||x86 Program Files\Common on RISC||
||2d||All Users\Templates||
||2e||All Users\Documents||
||2f||All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools||
||30||<user name>\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools||
||31||Network and Dial-up Connections||
||35||All Users\My Music||
||36||All Users\My Pictures||
||37||All Users\My Video||
||38||Resource Directory||
||39||Localized Resource Directory||
||3a||Links to All Users OEM specific apps||
||3b||USERPROFILE\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\CD Burning||
MyDocuments
MyMusic
MyPictures
MyNetworkPlaces
MyFavorites
CommonDocuments
CommonMusic
CommonPictures
Desktop
Printers
Recent
ProgramFiles
|=|ID (hex)|=|Predefined Folder||
||0||Desktop||
||1||Internet Explorer||
||2||Start Menu\Programs||
||3||My Computer\Control Panel||
||4||My Computer\Printers||
||5||My Documents||
||6||<user name>\Favorites||
||7||Start Menu\Programs\Startup||
||8||<user name>\Recent||
||9||<user name>\SendTo||
||a||<desktop>\Recycle Bin||
||b||<user name>\Start Menu||
||c||logical "My Documents" desktop icon||
||d||"My Music" folder||
||e||"My Videos" folder||
||10||<user name>\Desktop||
||11||My Computer||
||12||Network Neighborhood (My Network Places)||
||13||<user name>\nethood||
||14||Windows\Fonts||
||16||All Users\Start Menu||
||17||All Users\Start Menu\Programs||
||18||All Users\Startup||
||19||All Users\Desktop||
||1a||<user name>\Application Data||
||1b||<user name>\PrintHood||
||1c ||<user name>\Local Settings\Applicaiton Data (nonroaming)0x001d // nonlocalized startup||
||1e||Nonlocalized common startup||
||1f||Common favorites||
||20||Internet Cache||
||21||Cookies||
||22||History||
||23||All Users\Application Data||
||24||GetWindowsDirectory()||
||25||GetSystemDirectory()||
||26||C:\Program Files||
||27||C:\Program Files\My Pictures||
||28||USERPROFILE||
||29||x86 system directory on RISC||
||2a||x86 C:\Program Files on RISC||
||2b||C:\Program Files\Common||
||2c||x86 Program Files\Common on RISC||
||2d||All Users\Templates||
||2e||All Users\Documents||
||2f||All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools||
||30||<user name>\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools||
||31||Network and Dial-up Connections||
||35||All Users\My Music||
||36||All Users\My Pictures||
||37||All Users\My Video||
||38||Resource Directory||
||39||Localized Resource Directory||
||3a||Links to All Users OEM specific apps||
||3b||USERPROFILE\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\CD Burning||
Deletions:
0 Desktop
1 Internet Explorer
2 Start Menu\Programs
3 My Computer\Control Panel
4 My Computer\Printers
5 My Documents
6 <user name>\Favorites
7 Start Menu\Programs\Startup
8 <user name>\Recent
9 <user name>\SendTo
a <desktop>\Recycle Bin
b <user name>\Start Menu
c logical "My Documents" desktop icon
d "My Music" folder
e "My Videos" folder
10 <user name>\Desktop
11 My Computer
12 Network Neighborhood (My Network Places)
13 <user name>\nethood
14 Windows\Fonts
16 All Users\Start Menu
17 All Users\Start Menu\Programs
18 All Users\Startup
19 All Users\Desktop
1a <user name>\Application Data
1b <user name>\PrintHood
1c <user name>\Local Settings\Applicaiton Data (nonroaming)0x001d // nonlocalized startup
1e Nonlocalized common startup
1f Common favorites
20 Internet Cache
21 Cookies
22 History
23 All Users\Application Data
24 GetWindowsDirectory()
25 GetSystemDirectory()
26 C:\Program Files
27 C:\Program Files\My Pictures
28 USERPROFILE
29 x86 system directory on RISC
2a x86 C:\Program Files on RISC
2b C:\Program Files\Common
2c x86 Program Files\Common on RISC
2d All Users\Templates
2e All Users\Documents
2f All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools
30 <user name>\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools
31 Network and Dial-up Connections
35 All Users\My Music
36 All Users\My Pictures
37 All Users\My Video
38 Resource Directory
39 Localized Resource Directory
3a Links to All Users OEM specific apps
3b USERPROFILE\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\CD Burning
Additions:
List of the names of the special folders that can be used:
It is possible to use ID numbers for the special predefined folders. Here is a list of them. To use these you need to make each PlaceX a DWORD value instead of a string and then use the number listed below:
ID (hex) Predefined Folder
0 Desktop
1 Internet Explorer
2 Start Menu\Programs
3 My Computer\Control Panel
4 My Computer\Printers
5 My Documents
6 <user name>\Favorites
7 Start Menu\Programs\Startup
8 <user name>\Recent
9 <user name>\SendTo
a <desktop>\Recycle Bin
b <user name>\Start Menu
c logical "My Documents" desktop icon
d "My Music" folder
e "My Videos" folder
10 <user name>\Desktop
11 My Computer
12 Network Neighborhood (My Network Places)
13 <user name>\nethood
14 Windows\Fonts
16 All Users\Start Menu
17 All Users\Start Menu\Programs
18 All Users\Startup
19 All Users\Desktop
1a <user name>\Application Data
1b <user name>\PrintHood
1c <user name>\Local Settings\Applicaiton Data (nonroaming)0x001d // nonlocalized startup
1e Nonlocalized common startup
1f Common favorites
20 Internet Cache
21 Cookies
22 History
23 All Users\Application Data
24 GetWindowsDirectory()
25 GetSystemDirectory()
26 C:\Program Files
27 C:\Program Files\My Pictures
28 USERPROFILE
29 x86 system directory on RISC
2a x86 C:\Program Files on RISC
2b C:\Program Files\Common
2c x86 Program Files\Common on RISC
2d All Users\Templates
2e All Users\Documents
2f All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools
30 <user name>\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools
31 Network and Dial-up Connections
35 All Users\My Music
36 All Users\My Pictures
37 All Users\My Video
38 Resource Directory
39 Localized Resource Directory
3a Links to All Users OEM specific apps
3b USERPROFILE\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\CD Burning
It is possible to use ID numbers for the special predefined folders. Here is a list of them. To use these you need to make each PlaceX a DWORD value instead of a string and then use the number listed below:
ID (hex) Predefined Folder
0 Desktop
1 Internet Explorer
2 Start Menu\Programs
3 My Computer\Control Panel
4 My Computer\Printers
5 My Documents
6 <user name>\Favorites
7 Start Menu\Programs\Startup
8 <user name>\Recent
9 <user name>\SendTo
a <desktop>\Recycle Bin
b <user name>\Start Menu
c logical "My Documents" desktop icon
d "My Music" folder
e "My Videos" folder
10 <user name>\Desktop
11 My Computer
12 Network Neighborhood (My Network Places)
13 <user name>\nethood
14 Windows\Fonts
16 All Users\Start Menu
17 All Users\Start Menu\Programs
18 All Users\Startup
19 All Users\Desktop
1a <user name>\Application Data
1b <user name>\PrintHood
1c <user name>\Local Settings\Applicaiton Data (nonroaming)0x001d // nonlocalized startup
1e Nonlocalized common startup
1f Common favorites
20 Internet Cache
21 Cookies
22 History
23 All Users\Application Data
24 GetWindowsDirectory()
25 GetSystemDirectory()
26 C:\Program Files
27 C:\Program Files\My Pictures
28 USERPROFILE
29 x86 system directory on RISC
2a x86 C:\Program Files on RISC
2b C:\Program Files\Common
2c x86 Program Files\Common on RISC
2d All Users\Templates
2e All Users\Documents
2f All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools
30 <user name>\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools
31 Network and Dial-up Connections
35 All Users\My Music
36 All Users\My Pictures
37 All Users\My Video
38 Resource Directory
39 Localized Resource Directory
3a Links to All Users OEM specific apps
3b USERPROFILE\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\CD Burning
Additions:
**Adding shortcuts to the Places Bar**
Older applications most likely will not use the new Windows 7 common dialogs. Some will use file open/save dialogs of their own making. This tip will not work for them. Older applications and some not so old applications like "Paint Shop Pro X3" still use the older XP style common dialog. These dialogs had a Places Bar on the left side. It is possible to replace these and add some of your own. I use Regedit to do this. It can also be done with Tweak UI, older version. I don't know about the newer version and it can be done with gpedit.msd, but Windows 7 Home doesn't have this utility. I think it's easier to just use regedit.
~File open dialog with my shortcuts added:
{{image url="/images/reflex/wiki/win7_old_commondialog_places.png" title="Old File Open/Save dialog" alt="Old File Open/Save dialog"}}
~Instructions to add shortcuts to places bar:
~1) Open Regedit (Start button, type Regedit.exe in the search dialog, and hit return)
~1)Navigate to HKEY_Current_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
~1) If you have a comdlg32 key under Policies then you have already edited your Places Bar and you can skip to step 5. If not then create a new key called "comdlg32"
~1) Under comdlg32 should be a "Placesbar". If not then create a new key and call it "Placesbar"
~1) In Placesbar you need to add strings that contain the locations of the shortcut. There can be Places0 to Places5. Edit or add any that you need. If there are not any then do the following steps.
~1) Right-click on right pane and select New-->String Value
~1) Type in the name Place0
~1) Hit enter twice and you can then type in the path that you want associated with this shortcut. The path can be something like "C:\" or it can be a UNC like "\\severname\sharename\folder". It can also be one of several key names for special places. I will put a list of them at the bottom.
~1) You can keep adding places up to Place5.
Special Names:
{{image url="/images/reflex/wiki/win7_old_commondialog_places_regedit.png" title="Old File Open/Save dialog" alt="Old File Open/Save dialog"}}
Older applications most likely will not use the new Windows 7 common dialogs. Some will use file open/save dialogs of their own making. This tip will not work for them. Older applications and some not so old applications like "Paint Shop Pro X3" still use the older XP style common dialog. These dialogs had a Places Bar on the left side. It is possible to replace these and add some of your own. I use Regedit to do this. It can also be done with Tweak UI, older version. I don't know about the newer version and it can be done with gpedit.msd, but Windows 7 Home doesn't have this utility. I think it's easier to just use regedit.
~File open dialog with my shortcuts added:
{{image url="/images/reflex/wiki/win7_old_commondialog_places.png" title="Old File Open/Save dialog" alt="Old File Open/Save dialog"}}
~Instructions to add shortcuts to places bar:
~1) Open Regedit (Start button, type Regedit.exe in the search dialog, and hit return)
~1)Navigate to HKEY_Current_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
~1) If you have a comdlg32 key under Policies then you have already edited your Places Bar and you can skip to step 5. If not then create a new key called "comdlg32"
~1) Under comdlg32 should be a "Placesbar". If not then create a new key and call it "Placesbar"
~1) In Placesbar you need to add strings that contain the locations of the shortcut. There can be Places0 to Places5. Edit or add any that you need. If there are not any then do the following steps.
~1) Right-click on right pane and select New-->String Value
~1) Type in the name Place0
~1) Hit enter twice and you can then type in the path that you want associated with this shortcut. The path can be something like "C:\" or it can be a UNC like "\\severname\sharename\folder". It can also be one of several key names for special places. I will put a list of them at the bottom.
~1) You can keep adding places up to Place5.
Special Names:
{{image url="/images/reflex/wiki/win7_old_commondialog_places_regedit.png" title="Old File Open/Save dialog" alt="Old File Open/Save dialog"}}
Additions:
~My test tracks folder and Steam Database folder added to my favorites, which makes them available to every application that uses the new Windows 7 File Open/Save Common Dialog. Below these images is an explanation on how to add these to the dialog that older programs use.
Deletions:
Additions:
~My test tracks folder and Steam Database folder added to my favorites:
{{image url="/images/reflex/wiki/win7_commondialog_favorites.png" title="Windows 7 Favorites" alt="Windows 7 Favorites"}}
**Adding a location to Favorites:**
~1)Navigate to the folder that you want to add
~1) Right click on "Favorites"
~1) Select "Add current location to Favorites"
{{image url="/images/reflex/wiki/win7_commondialog_favorites2.png" title="Windows 7 Favorites" alt="Windows 7 Favorites"}}
{{image url="/images/reflex/wiki/win7_commondialog_favorites.png" title="Windows 7 Favorites" alt="Windows 7 Favorites"}}
**Adding a location to Favorites:**
~1)Navigate to the folder that you want to add
~1) Right click on "Favorites"
~1) Select "Add current location to Favorites"
{{image url="/images/reflex/wiki/win7_commondialog_favorites2.png" title="Windows 7 Favorites" alt="Windows 7 Favorites"}}
