Scrolling Control Panel In The Start Menu

[Beemer]

WindowsY2K will let you change your Start, Settings, Control Panel into a scrolling Control Panel. I sometimes like to have the window view of the Control Panel. At other times I just want to access the apelette.

I added a scrolling Control Panel Folder to the top of my Start menu.

Click the Start Button once with your right mouse button. You should see a right-button menu (called a context menu because it offers different choices in different contexts).
You should see the items Open, Explore, and Find on the context menu. Click Explore with your left mouse button.
An Explorer file management window should open. A directory tree should appear in the left pane, with the right pane displaying the contents of the Start Menu folder.
Right-click any empty space within the right pane. A context menu should appear. Click New and then Folder.
The Explorer will create a highlighted icon called New Folder. Type in the following string, (or swipe, copy and paste) all on one line, replacing the words New Folder with this new line.

Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}

You must type the period, the curly braces, all four hyphens, and the hexadecimal numbers exactly as shown. After the closing curly brace, press Enter.

Other Folders can be added following the same instructions.
Dial-Up Networking.{992CFFA0-F557-101A-88EC-00DD010CCC48}

Printers.{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}

Inbox.{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}

My Computer.{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

Recycle Bin.{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

Network Neighborhood.{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}

Desktop.{00021400-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

Briefcase.{85BBD920-42A0-1069-A2E4-08002B30309D}

Fonts.{BD84B380-8CA2-1069-AB1D-08000948F534}


I like to have both styles of the Control Panel available to me in WinY2K and Win98.

Cheers!

[This message has been edited by Beemer (edited 07-15-2001).]

[Fingers]

Hey Beemer, great to have you back here providing tips and tweaks again. http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

BTW, it's not just Win2K either, I've got the cascading Control Panel menu on my Win98 machines ... I use exactly the same code too.

[Beemer]

Thanks Fingers. Glad to be back.

I forgot to mention the compatability with Win98.

Cheers!

[BFlurie]

Most work w/W95 too.

[Beemer]

Thanks BFlurie. I haven't had a Win95 machine at my disposal for a long time. Didn't know if they would work.

Cheers!

[Yar1182]

Great tip. How do i find strings for other folders in my system?

[BFlurie]

Best way is to use a proggy like Tweakui to do it for you. I looked in the registry and it's not simple.

[Beemer]

My opening message thread gives you several folders.
There is an easy way to find this stuff in the registry.

Here's how I survived the 3 day endeavour.

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If I only had a catheter handy....

Cheers!