From: admin@127.0.0.1   
      
   On Thu, 21 Jul 2016 20:32:03 +0100, Auric__    
   wrote:   
      
   > Kerr Mudd-John wrote:   
   >   
   >> It's pretty quiet in here.   
   >>   
   >> How do you change the default start "folder" for Explorer? On mine it's   
   >> set to C:\Documents and Settings\(current user)\Start Menu" and I have a   
   >> lot of cruft accumulated over the years.   
   >   
   > Why not uninstall some of the "cruft"? If you're not using it, get rid   
   > of it.   
   >   
   > If you just don't want to see the shortcuts listed, make a new folder   
   > called   
   > something like "stuff I don't use" and move the things you don't want to   
   > see   
   > there.   
   >   
   >> (I mean from right click on Start button, Explore)   
   >   
   > Please note that if you don't know what you're doing, you could   
   > potentially   
   > bork Windows, requiring rather extreme measures to fix it. If you're not   
   > sure   
   > what you're doing, don't do this.   
   >   
   > (Step 0: Create your new "start menu" directory before doing the   
   > following.)   
   >   
   > The most direct way is to edit the registry. Under HKEY_CURRENT_USER, go   
   > here:   
   >   
   >   HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders   
   >   
   > Backup that key to a .reg file. (File->Export...)   
   >   
   > Look for the value called "Start Menu". Edit the data to point where you   
   > want   
   > it to -- using the full path! -- then log off. Logging back in will have   
   > the   
   > start menu where you want it.   
   >   
   Thanks; but it's the start folder for explorer that I want to change, to   
   say "d:\workdocs"   
      
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