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Change the order of desktop icons My Computer and My Documents.

The user can decide, if My Documents or My Computer should appear first on the desktop.

Tweak for : Windows XP, Windows 2003

Description:

This setting enables you to choose the order of the icons on Desktop. Either of the icons My Documents or My Computer will appear first on the desktop.

For this go to “Start > Run” and enter “regedit” and search the key listed below. Change the DWORD value “SortOrderIndex” to “54” if you want My Computer to be displayed first and to “48” if My Documents should be displayed first in the list.

The changes take effect after a restart or logoff.

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My Document - My Computer icon order.reg

The '.reg' file can change the order of 'My Document and My Computer' according to the user.

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My Computer - My Document icon order (Default).reg

The '.reg' file can change the order of 'My Document and My Computer' as per default order list.

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Registry Entry Details:

Registry Entry 1 :

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\]

Key Type :

Root

Value Name :

SortOrderIndex

Data Type :

DWORD (DWORD Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

48=My Documents 54=My Computer

Value Action :

Modified

Steps ScreenShots:

Apply registry settings according below given steps of screenshots with related changes.

Change in possition of 'My Computer' and 'My Documents' folders.

Default position of 'My Computer' and 'My Documents' folders.

First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Go to [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\] ,right-click on DWORD value "SortOrderIndex" and click on 'Modify'.

Enter the value "48" or "54" to show the icon order of your choice and click on 'OK'.

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