my offering today is not a piece of freeware, but a way to improve your folder management in windows. we're going to make a Windows Explorer icon on the desktop that shows ALL drives , My Documents, Control Panel, and more. this will give you access to the actual files to copy from one drive to another, delete, rename and other file related things.
also we'll place an icon for a special folder on the desktop, in my case - my folder where i keep my ISOs - called "~Virtual CDs". you can follow along with YOUR special folder[s] of choice. and while we're at it we'll make the folder show ONLY what's in the folder - not the rest of the computer. That's what Windows Explorer is for!
ok ... let's get started!!
first lets put Windows Explorer on the desktop. go to the "Start" button, then "Programs", then "Accessories", then
right click on the "Windows Explorer" icon, go to "Send To"
in the menu, then "Desktop (create shortcut)" and
click on it. this will put a Windows Explorer icon on the desktop.
now lets make Windows Explorer show all drives and be on your "C:" drive when it opens.
right click on the Windows Explorer Icon, go to "properties"
in the menu and
click on it. A "Windows Explorer Properties" window will open.
in the "Target:" field -
type:
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n,/e,/select, C:\
TYPE EXACTLY AS SEEN HERE!!! you can
copy and paste the above line to do this too. then
click the OK button. done. now when it opens ... vioila!
next - lets make a folder - say my "~Virtual CDs" folder show ONLY the stuff in ~Virtual CDs - not all the other stuff on the H: drive.
ok. for this one we need to
double click on the Windows Explorere icon, go to the "H:" drive,
right click on the "~Virtual CDs" folder, go to "Send To"
in the menu, then go to "Desktop (create shortcut)" [
and click on it].
now
right click on the "~Virtual CDs" Icon, go to "properties"
in the menu and click on it. A "~Virtual CDs Properties" window will open.
in the "Target:" field -
type:
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n,/e,/root, H:\~Virtual CDs
replace your folder name and drive for "H:\~Virtual CDs" - ensuring you leave off all quotation marks. this change will cause the icon to change as well, bit there is
a "Change Icon" button in the properties window and you can
click that and choose a standard folder icon, or search for your own icon to use for your new folder link!
then
click the OK button. done. now when it opens ... vioila!
enjoy your new control over your computer - courtesy of - the wolf ...