Save to folder

[Guest sunny]

Win98SE - Using my old PC while my WinXP PC gets a new hard drive :-(

 

Is there a way to change the default "Save To" folder from "My Documents" to

a folder of my choice, and make it stick?

(Even after changing from the default folder 6 times Win98 refuses to

remember)

TIA for any help.

[Guest lb]

Re: Save to folder

 

If you are using a program such as CrapCleaner or something similar,

be sure to uncheck the section reegarding MRU's.

 

sunny wrote:

> Win98SE - Using my old PC while my WinXP PC gets a new hard drive :-(

>

> Is there a way to change the default "Save To" folder from "My Documents" to

> a folder of my choice, and make it stick?

> (Even after changing from the default folder 6 times Win98 refuses to

> remember)

> TIA for any help.

[Guest Brian A.]

Re: Save to folder

 

"sunny" <wombatlodge@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:%230oeYJ68IHA.1568@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> Win98SE - Using my old PC while my WinXP PC gets a new hard drive :-(

>

> Is there a way to change the default "Save To" folder from "My Documents" to

> a folder of my choice, and make it stick?

> (Even after changing from the default folder 6 times Win98 refuses to

> remember)

> TIA for any help.

>

>

 

How did change the default location?

 

You should be able to change it in the registry at:

Hkey_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer

 

Double click in the "Name" column "Download Directory" and change the "Value Data" to the path you want.

 

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[Guest Franc Zabkar]

Re: Save to folder

 

On Fri, 1 Aug 2008 16:47:20 +1000, "sunny" <wombatlodge@hotmail.com>

put finger to keyboard and composed:

>Win98SE - Using my old PC while my WinXP PC gets a new hard drive :-(

>

>Is there a way to change the default "Save To" folder from "My Documents" to

>a folder of my choice, and make it stick?

>(Even after changing from the default folder 6 times Win98 refuses to

>remember)

>TIA for any help.

 

This registry key appears to be the appropriate one to edit:

 

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell

Folders

 

See the "Personal" entry in the right hand pane.

 

Otherwise use Tweak UI from Microsoft's Power Toys.

 

- Franc Zabkar

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[Guest sunny]

Re: Save to folder

 

 

"lb" <ldbrw@my-dejanews.com> wrote in message

news:e75adae5-36e0-4bf0-9697-a4028647a3c5@27g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...

> If you are using a program such as CrapCleaner or something similar,

> be sure to uncheck the section reegarding MRU's.

 

No, not guilty :-)

 

"Brian A." <gonefish'n@afarawaylake> wrote in message

news:%23fjV%238C9IHA.2496@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> You should be able to change it in the registry at:

> Hkey_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer

> Double click in the "Name" column "Download Directory" and change the

"Value Data" to the path you want.

 

Thank you.

 

"Franc Zabkar" <fzabkar@iinternode.on.net> wrote in message

news:tjv6949e4ghtvse3lh747rihurij8n536f@4ax.com

> This registry key appears to be the appropriate one to edit:

>

> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell

> Folders

> See the "Personal" entry in the right hand pane.

> Otherwise use Tweak UI from Microsoft's Power Toys.

 

Thanks, forgot all about TweakUI

 

> sunny wrote:

> > Win98SE - Using my old PC while my WinXP PC gets a new hard drive :-(

> >

> > Is there a way to change the default "Save To" folder from "My

Documents" to

> > a folder of my choice, and make it stick?

[Guest Roger Fink]

Re: Save to folder

 

sunny wrote:

> Win98SE - Using my old PC while my WinXP PC gets a new hard drive :-(

>

> Is there a way to change the default "Save To" folder from "My

> Documents" to a folder of my choice, and make it stick?

> (Even after changing from the default folder 6 times Win98 refuses to

> remember)

> TIA for any help.

 

I must be missing something. The default folder you save a file to is

controlled by the application you are running - Word, Paintshop Pro, etc -

provided it will let you do that. In the case of those two programs I save

them to desktop by default, but for each programj I have to go to the setup

options and choose it.

[Guest Gary S. Terhune]

Re: Save to folder

 

Only some (generally the most expensive) apps have that ability, Roger. The

rest take their lead from Windows. Windows usually saves to the last used

folder for that particular app, but other apps always default to My

Documents, or My Pictures, My Blah Blah, etc. It all depends on the app. All

Windows can do is provide the default folders. It can't make an app use

them.

 

--

Gary S. Terhune

MS-MVP Shell/User

http://grystmill.com

 

"Roger Fink" <fink@manana.org> wrote in message

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> sunny wrote:

>> Win98SE - Using my old PC while my WinXP PC gets a new hard drive :-(

>>

>> Is there a way to change the default "Save To" folder from "My

>> Documents" to a folder of my choice, and make it stick?

>> (Even after changing from the default folder 6 times Win98 refuses to

>> remember)

>> TIA for any help.

>

> I must be missing something. The default folder you save a file to is

> controlled by the application you are running - Word, Paintshop Pro, etc -

> provided it will let you do that. In the case of those two programs I save

> them to desktop by default, but for each programj I have to go to the

> setup

> options and choose it.

>

>

[Guest Roger Fink]

Re: Save to folder

 

Guess I wound up with the good stuff, albeit now ancient.

 

Gary S. Terhune wrote:

> Only some (generally the most expensive) apps have that ability,

> Roger. The rest take their lead from Windows. Windows usually saves

> to the last used folder for that particular app, but other apps

> always default to My Documents, or My Pictures, My Blah Blah, etc. It

> all depends on the app. All Windows can do is provide the default

> folders. It can't make an app use them.

>

>

> "Roger Fink" <fink@manana.org> wrote in message

> news:ePzf$SE9IHA.1468@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> sunny wrote:

>>> Win98SE - Using my old PC while my WinXP PC gets a new hard drive

>>> :-(

>>>

>>> Is there a way to change the default "Save To" folder from "My

>>> Documents" to a folder of my choice, and make it stick?

>>> (Even after changing from the default folder 6 times Win98 refuses

>>> to remember)

>>> TIA for any help.

>>

>> I must be missing something. The default folder you save a file to is

>> controlled by the application you are running - Word, Paintshop Pro,

>> etc - provided it will let you do that. In the case of those two

>> programs I save them to desktop by default, but for each programj I

>> have to go to the setup

>> options and choose it.

[Guest lb]

Re: Save to folder

 

 

 

Gary S. Terhune wrote:

> Only some (generally the most expensive) apps have that ability, Roger. The

> rest take their lead from Windows. Windows usually saves to the last used

> folder for that particular app, but other apps always default to My

> Documents, or My Pictures, My Blah Blah, etc. It all depends on the app. All

> Windows can do is provide the default folders. It can't make an app use

> them.

 

Correct, and when you use a cleaner app that erases MRU's the

previously chosen path gets deleted and the path goes back to the

default.

 

> --

> Gary S. Terhune

> MS-MVP Shell/User

> http://grystmill.com

>

> "Roger Fink" <fink@manana.org> wrote in message

> news:ePzf$SE9IHA.1468@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> > sunny wrote:

> >> Win98SE - Using my old PC while my WinXP PC gets a new hard drive :-(

> >>

> >> Is there a way to change the default "Save To" folder from "My

> >> Documents" to a folder of my choice, and make it stick?

> >> (Even after changing from the default folder 6 times Win98 refuses to

> >> remember)

> >> TIA for any help.

> >

> > I must be missing something. The default folder you save a file to is

> > controlled by the application you are running - Word, Paintshop Pro, etc -

> > provided it will let you do that. In the case of those two programs I save

> > them to desktop by default, but for each programj I have to go to the

> > setup

> > options and choose it.

> >

> >