changing "my ..."... by Michael Kahn

changing "my ..." [Humor]

By: Michael Kahn
Date: Mar 18,2006 at 08:52
In Response to: changing "my ..." (Brian Layman)

> Yeah, I did this but it is nigh impossible to get all software to respect
> it and some software, like mediaplayer, IGNORES the changed my documents
> route and goes at your expected path anyway.

At work (using XP) we set the Registry point the \Documents and Settings branch to D: instead of C:. The C: branch is still there, but the D: branch is the active one. The only app that I have that insists on pointing there is Outlook. When I save a file, I have to browse and the pointer is sticky, but only for the current session. I know that M$ is too arrogant to provide a config item to redirect this, but at least they should respect the user and retain chosen I/O paths between sessions.

I have heard that at least the "My.." has been dropped in Vista(tm). I wonder when the animated mut is going to be dropped from the Find window? Maybe this has been retained in honor of the ill-fated Bob interface that Billy's wife was in charge of.

> I just am not going to fight it anymore...
Screw M$, I will never conceed! Moving to Linux is the only option.

../Michael

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[Humor] Hodgepodge (1,053) - Matthias Kring - Mar 17,2006 at 21:49 [Humor]
- [Humor] Hodgepodge (1,032) - Laurent Duchastel - Mar 18,2006 at 01:47
  - [Humor] Hodgepodge (1,011) - Al Combs - Mar 18,2006 at 04:18
    - [Humor] Hodgepodge (1,063) - Walt - Mar 18,2006 at 04:35
      - [Humor] Hodgepodge (1,039) - Al Combs - Mar 18,2006 at 04:57
      - changing "my ..." (1,003) - Matthias Kring - Mar 18,2006 at 06:28
        changing "my ..." (1,074) - Al Combs - Mar 18,2006 at 07:08
        changing "my ..." (1,026) - Brian Layman - Mar 18,2006 at 07:12
        changing "my ..." (1,072) - Michael Kahn - Mar 18,2006 at 08:52
        changing "my ..." (1,015) - Jim Farnsworth - Mar 18,2006 at 08:54
        changing "my ..." (1,014) - Michael Kahn - Mar 18,2006 at 09:17
        changing "my ..." (1,079) - Jim Farnsworth - Mar 18,2006 at 12:18
        changing "my ..." (1,090) - Walter Rassbach - Mar 18,2006 at 18:28
        changing "my ..." (1,041) - Jim Farnsworth - Mar 18,2006 at 19:43
        changing "my ..." (1,044) - Walter Rassbach - Mar 18,2006 at 18:25
        changing "my ..." (1,038) - Juergen Hestermann - Mar 18,2006 at 22:59
        changing "my ..." (1,000) - Walter Rassbach - Mar 19,2006 at 17:39
        changing "my ..." - Use Explorer (1,142) - Laurent Duchastel - Mar 18,2006 at 11:27
        changing "my ..." - Use Explorer (992) - Brian Layman - Mar 18,2006 at 11:56
        symbolic links in XP (1,089) - Alan Smedley - Mar 18,2006 at 12:20
        symbolic links in XP (1,030) - Steve Rawling - Mar 18,2006 at 13:52
        symbolic links in XP (1,199) - Alan Smedley - Mar 18,2006 at 13:56
        symbolic links in XP (1,260) - Michael Kahn - Mar 18,2006 at 14:07
        changing "my ..." - Use Explorer (999) - Walter Rassbach - Mar 18,2006 at 18:33
        changing "my ..." - Use Explorer (1,007) - Liviu - Mar 18,2006 at 19:22
        changing "my ..." - Use Explorer (1,044) - Brian Layman - Mar 20,2006 at 14:23
        changing "my ..." - Use Explorer (1,014) - Steve Rawling - Mar 18,2006 at 13:56
        changing "my ..." - Use Explorer (995) - Laurent Duchastel - Mar 19,2006 at 03:46
        changing "my ..." - Use Explorer (1,117) - Walt - Mar 18,2006 at 15:23
        changing "my ..." - Use Explorer (986) - Juergen Hestermann - Mar 18,2006 at 22:59
        changing "my ..." - Use Explorer (1,075) - Martijn Coppoolse - Mar 19,2006 at 03:53
        GotoMyDocuments.ztm revisited (1,087) - Steve Rawling - Mar 19,2006 at 14:03
        ... or use Ztree Launcher (1,065) - Laurent Duchastel - Mar 19,2006 at 17:11
        ... or use Ztree Launcher (1,051) - Martijn Coppoolse - Mar 19,2006 at 21:56
        ... or use Ztree Launcher (1,198) - Laurent Duchastel - Mar 20,2006 at 07:45
        [Notice] Ztree Launcher (1,097) - Ian Binnie - Mar 20,2006 at 13:12
        [Notice] Ztree Launcher (1,267) - Laurent Duchastel - Mar 20,2006 at 14:58
        [Notice] Ztree Launcher (1,109) - Michael Kahn - Mar 20,2006 at 16:26
        [Notice] Ztree Launcher (1,090) - Ian Binnie - Mar 20,2006 at 18:27
        [Notice] Ztree Launcher (1,034) - Laurent Duchastel - Mar 21,2006 at 02:33
        [Notice] Ztree Launcher (1,078) - Ian Binnie - Mar 21,2006 at 12:57
        [Notice] Ztree Launcher (1,046) - Laurent Duchastel - Mar 22,2006 at 03:13
        [Notice] Ztree Launcher (1,036) - Ian Binnie - Mar 22,2006 at 11:26
        [Notice] Ztree Launcher (1,129) - Ian Binnie - Mar 28,2006 at 16:29
        [Notice] ZLauncher 0.70 (1,628) - Laurent Duchastel - Mar 29,2006 at 18:24
        [Notice] Print Censor (1,091) - Michael Kahn - Mar 29,2006 at 18:38
        [Notice] Print Censor (1,216) - Laurent Duchastel - Mar 30,2006 at 01:32
        [Notice] Ztree Launcher 0.80 (1,033) - Ian Binnie - Apr 20,2006 at 12:56
        GotoMyDocuments.ztm updated (1,105) - Ben Kent - Mar 21,2006 at 08:32
        changing "my ..." - Use Explorer (1,022) - Laurent Duchastel - Mar 19,2006 at 03:54
        changing "my ..." - Use Explorer (1,035) - Ken Meece - Mar 21,2006 at 18:45
        changing "my ..." - Use Explorer (1,006) - Juergen Hestermann - Mar 21,2006 at 23:51
        changing "my ..." - Use Explorer (930) - Laurent Duchastel - Mar 22,2006 at 03:10