Display Another Folder Contents On Desktop Cant remember how I did it

[terminal2k 0]

Ages ago when I worked at this place I stumbled across a way to edit something in the registry on windows 2000 so that it would display the contents of another directory on the desktop along with the normal icons. I can't find how I did it, and if it is posssible to achieve this on windows xp. does anyone know how to do this, or any tools that will do the same thing?

[xboxrulz1405241485 0]

Can you further explain what you're trying to achieve. I don't quite get it.xboxrulz

[turbopowerdmaxsteel 0]

Its pretty easy to do. Open Regedit and navigate to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders key. Edit the String value named Desktop to the folder of your choice. You can even use Environment Variables.

 

One thing worth noting is that you will still see the items (only shortcuts) of your real Desktop. The contents of the Desktop User Shell Folder you choose will be merged with it.

 

Note: You will need to restart the explorer, either by Logging Off & On or killing the explorer process and restarting it using the Task Manager.

Edited December 13, 2008 by turbopowerdmaxsteel (see edit history)

[magiccode91405241511 0]

@turbopowerIt looks confused to me ?I have take a look the description from windows 2000 resource kit of microsoft web site.This setting seem to be change the user's default desktop folder location, instead of adding a new shortcut to it.Please correct me if I'am wrong ...

[turbopowerdmaxsteel 0]

From what I can understand, terminal2k wants to display the contents of another folder along with the normal desktop icons and not just add another shortcut to it and that is what this setting does.

[xboxrulz1405241485 0]

Oh, is that what he wants to do? lolI would just delete the Desktop folder and just make a symbolic link to the folder I want (that is if it's Vista, that's the only way I know how to make a real symbolic link instead of "shortcuts")xboxrulz

[terminal2k 0]

turbo, that's exactly what I was looking for. thanks.