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Windows XP in a Nutshell, Second Edition
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Windows XP in a Nutshell, Second Edition

by David A. Karp, Tim O'Reilly, Troy Mott
January 2005
Intermediate to advanced
688 pages
25h 59m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Name

My Documents

Synopsis

The My Documents folder is a central location on your hard disk where the documents for all of your applications are supposed to be stored. Although you can store documents anywhere, the My Documents folder is convenient because it is easily accessible from the Desktop and the Start menu and is the default folder in many File Open and File Save dialog boxes. Each user has his/her own My Documents folder, located at \Documents and Settings\{username}\Documents.

My Documents, change icon

Control Panel Display Desktop tab Customize Desktop General tab select icon Change Icon

My Documents, clear recently opened documents from Start menu (Classic Start menu only)

Control Panel Taskbar and Start Menu Start Menu tab Customize Clear

My Documents, clear recently opened documents from Start menu (XP Start menu only)

Control Panel Taskbar and Start Menu Start Menu tab Customize Advanced tab Clear List

My Documents, show as menu in Start menu (XP Start menu only)

Control Panel Taskbar and Start Menu Start Menu tab Customize Advanced tab “Start menu items” section Expand My Documents

My Documents, show icon on Desktop

Control Panel Display Desktop tab Customize Desktop General tab My Documents

My Documents, show in Start menu (Classic Start menu only)

Control Panel Taskbar and Start Menu Start Menu tab Customize “Advanced Start menu options” section My Documents

My Documents, show recently opened on Start ...
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