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The user can decide, if My Documents or My Computer should appear first on the desktop.
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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.
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.
Registry Entry Details:
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'.
Other Related Tweaks
Showing Windows Version on the Desktop (For Windows 98/Me).
Category : Display > Desktop
Enabling this option will show the Version information of Windows on the desktop and disabling the option will hide this information from desktop.
Do not save changed icon position on desktop (For All Users)
Users can change the positions of icons and place them anywhere on the desktop. Windows saves such settings even when the user logs off or restarts the system. This setting can let you disable such feature.
Remove “Active Desktop” item from Settings in the Start menu (For Current User in Win 98/Me).
This setting enables you to remove the menu item “Active Desktop” from Settings in the Start menu.
Remove “Active Desktop” item from Settings in the Start menu (For All Users in Win 98/Me).
Prevent changes to “Active Desktop” settings.
This setting removes the options from Desktop, where you can make changes to the “Active Desktop” settings.