Go somewhere else today
By playing around with the Windows registry, I've found that you can get almost any system folder to appear in the Places Bar of the Open File common dialog box. In the registry editor, open My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\PlacesBar. Each of the PlacesX subkeys corresponds to a different folder. Here are the possible values I've found. (Some values yield nothing.)
| Decimal | Hex | Folder |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | Desktop |
| 1 | 1 | Internet Explorer |
| 2 | 2 | Programs |
| 3 | 3 | Control Panel |
| 4 | 4 | Printers |
| 5 | 5 | - |
| 6 | 6 | current user\Favorites |
| 7 | 7 | current user\...\Startup |
| 8 | 8 | History |
| 9 | 9 | SendTo |
| 10 | a | Recycle Bin |
| 11 | b | current user\Start Menu |
| 12 | c | - |
| 13 | d | - |
| 14 | e | - |
| 15 | f | - |
| 16 | 10 | current user\Desktop |
| 17 | 11 | My Computer |
| 18 | 12 | My Network Places |
| 19 | 13 | NetHood |
| 20 | 14 | Fonts |
| 21 | 15 | Templates |
| 22 | 16 | All Users\Start Menu |
| 23 | 17 | All Users\...\Programs |
| 24 | 18 | All Users\...\Startup |
| 25 | 19 | All Users\Desktop |
| 26 | 1a | current user\Application Data |
| 27 | 1b | PrintHood |
| 28 | 1c | current user\Local Settings\Application Data |
| 29 | 1d | - |
| 30 | 1e | - |
| 31 | 1f | All Users\Favorites |
| 32 | 20 | Temporary Internet Files |
| 33 | 21 | Cookies |
| 34 | 22 | History |
| 35 | 23 | All Users\Application Data |
| 36 | 24 | WinNT |
| 37 | 25 | system32 |
| 38 | 26 | Program Files |
| 39 | 27 | My Pictures |
| 40 | 28 | Documents and Settings\current user |
| 41 | 29 | system32 |
| 42 | 2a | - |
| 43 | 2b | Common Files |
| 44 | 2c | - |
| 45 | 2d | Templates |
| 46 | 2e | All Users\Documents |
| 47 | 2f | Administrative Tools |
| 48 | 30 | - |
| 49 | 31 | Network and Dial-up Connections |
Last updated 2 June 2005
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