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JSI Tip 0756. Special Folder keys.
Jerold Schulman
October 8, 1998
1 Min Read
In tip 0009, we used the Control Panel special folder key to place Control Panel on your start menu. We could have just as easily placed it on a desktop or any Explorer folder.
Here are some additional Special Folder keys:
Name | Registry Key |
|---|---|
Network Neighborhood | {208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D} |
Control Panel | {21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} |
Printers | {2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D} |
Inbox (msexchange) | {00020D75-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} |
Internet Mail | {89292102-4755-11cf-9DC2-00AA006C2B84} |
Internet News | {89292103-4755-11cf-9DC2-00AA006C2B84} |
Recycle Bin | {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} |
Internet Cache Folder | {7BD29E00-76C1-11CF-9DD0-00A0C9034933} |
Briefcase | {85BBD920-42A0-1069-A2E4-08002B30309D} |
Dialup Networking | {a4d92740-67cd-11cf-96f2-00aa00a11dd9} |
Internet Neighborhood | {DB2112AD-0000-0000-0002-000004281965} |
Internet Explorer | {871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D} |
Url History | {FF393560-C2A7-11CF-BFF4-444553540000} |
Bitmap Image | {D3E34B21-9D75-101A-8C3D-00AA001A1652} |
My Computer | {20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} |
If you wanted to created a Printers folder on your desktop, simply create a Printers.{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D} folder in Explorer (or a .{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D} folder and then drag it to your desktop (or copy or move it to a users profile /Desktop folder).
The Bitmap Image has a unique property. If you rename a bitmap ( .BMP) to .{D3E34B21-9D75-101A-8C3D-00AA001A1652} it becomes permanently associated MSPaint.exe. You can rename it JSI_MADE_ME.DO_IT but it will still open as a bitmap in MSPaint. If you rename any other file type (like this file, rh0756.htm) to .{D3E34B21-9D75-101A-8C3D-00AA001A1652}, MSPaint won't open it when you double click, nor can you use the Open Dialogue in NotePad or IE to open it. You can, however, use a Send To to open it.
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