Moving My Pictures

August 17, 2007

Hi Folks

I'm always SO glad to find you guys here :-))) I'm still using and loving

Me and have had no problems with the OS for ages but have just reinstalled

it after yet another C drive failure--my third in two and a half years

:-( Maxtors and Samsungs)

I've been reinstalling my essential programs and helpers for a week now but

before I reup and setup my favorite image handler (PhotoImpact) I thought

I'd ask if anyone has ever tried moving My Pictures out of My Documents

(where it's buried!) and what the results might have been. I notice that

TweakUI offers the option to move it but I'm reluctant to try that without

knowing if the default folder-view of thumbnails will stick. I definitely

do NOT want to be clicking to "View thumbnails" every time I browse to My

Pictures from dialog boxes--especially because I keep all images and

personal folders to use with my graphics programs inside of it!

I think a dandy place to put it would be on the desktop in the same manner

My Documents is found there. Is that possible?

Much thanks for feedback :-))

carol

August 17, 2007

Re: Moving My Pictures

Carol,

My Documents on your desktop is only a shortcut, albeit a special sort of

shortcut called a NameSpace which is an entry in the registry that appears

on the desktop as a link, so if you don't want to move the location of

your My Pictures folder using TweakUI why not create a shortcut to it on

your desktop?

As for using TweakUI to move the location of the MyPhotos folder, then

yes, I do this on every machine that I configure, as I do for the desktop,

my documents, my music, temp, temporary internet files, virtual memory,

outlook express message store and very much more.

--

Mike Maltby

mike.maltby@gmail.com

caroloyl <caroloyl@gmail-expungethis.com> wrote:

> Hi Folks

>

> I'm always SO glad to find you guys here :-))) I'm still using and

> loving Me and have had no problems with the OS for ages but have just

> reinstalled it after yet another C drive failure--my third in two and

> a half years :-( Maxtors and Samsungs)

>

> I've been reinstalling my essential programs and helpers for a week

> now but before I reup and setup my favorite image handler

> (PhotoImpact) I thought I'd ask if anyone has ever tried moving My

> Pictures out of My Documents (where it's buried!) and what the

> results might have been. I notice that TweakUI offers the option to

> move it but I'm reluctant to try that without knowing if the default

> folder-view of thumbnails will stick. I definitely do NOT want to be

> clicking to "View thumbnails" every time I browse to My Pictures from

> dialog boxes--especially because I keep all images and personal

> folders to use with my graphics programs inside of it!

>

> I think a dandy place to put it would be on the desktop in the same

> manner My Documents is found there. Is that possible?

>

> Much thanks for feedback :-))

August 17, 2007

Re: Moving My Pictures

Hi Mike

Thanks for the speedy response :-)))

Wish I were so bold as to just jump right in and try something new like

moving this folder. I might could since I only have Me wallpapers in My

Pics at the moment--but as I said, fear of losing the default thumbnail

view has held me back.

What I was hoping for with the desktop location ("NameSpace") was that it

would put My Pictures at the top of the tree in Windows Explorer along with

My Docs. A traditional shortcut works from the desktop but it doesn't show

up in the folder tree either in WinEx or in dialog boxes where it would be

most convenient for me--and though there's a link to My Pics on the Places

Bar, not every dialog box has one :-(

Am curious to know where you put My Pics et al to make them more

accessible. I do always move OE's store into My Docs as "My Mail"--where I

find it easier to back up.

Mentioning backups has brought to mind another question I need to ask. Will

make a new post for it ;-)

carol

"Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message

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> Carol,

>

> My Documents on your desktop is only a shortcut, albeit a special sort of

> shortcut called a NameSpace which is an entry in the registry that appears

> on the desktop as a link, so if you don't want to move the location of

> your My Pictures folder using TweakUI why not create a shortcut to it on

> your desktop?

>

> As for using TweakUI to move the location of the MyPhotos folder, then

> yes, I do this on every machine that I configure, as I do for the desktop,

> my documents, my music, temp, temporary internet files, virtual memory,

> outlook express message store and very much more.

> --

> Mike Maltby

> mike.maltby@gmail.com

>

> caroloyl <caroloyl@gmail-expungethis.com> wrote:

>

> > Hi Folks

> >

> > I'm always SO glad to find you guys here :-))) I'm still using and

> > loving Me and have had no problems with the OS for ages but have just

> > reinstalled it after yet another C drive failure--my third in two and

> > a half years :-( Maxtors and Samsungs)

> >

> > I've been reinstalling my essential programs and helpers for a week

> > now but before I reup and setup my favorite image handler

> > (PhotoImpact) I thought I'd ask if anyone has ever tried moving My

> > Pictures out of My Documents (where it's buried!) and what the

> > results might have been. I notice that TweakUI offers the option to

> > move it but I'm reluctant to try that without knowing if the default

> > folder-view of thumbnails will stick. I definitely do NOT want to be

> > clicking to "View thumbnails" every time I browse to My Pictures from

> > dialog boxes--especially because I keep all images and personal

> > folders to use with my graphics programs inside of it!

> >

> > I think a dandy place to put it would be on the desktop in the same

> > manner My Documents is found there. Is that possible?

> >

> > Much thanks for feedback :-))

>

August 17, 2007

Re: Moving My Pictures

caroloyl

What do you mean by "More Accessible"?

Why not put a link to it on the taskbar?

Right-click the Taskbar

Point to Toolbars > New Toolbar

Browse to My Pictures in the dialogue box, click OK

Click on the double arrows that appear on the taskbar,

to show all your files and folders in "My Pictures"

George Gee

"caroloyl" <caroloyl@gmail-expungethis.com> wrote in message

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> Hi Mike

>

> Thanks for the speedy response :-)))

>

> Wish I were so bold as to just jump right in and try something new like

> moving this folder. I might could since I only have Me wallpapers in My

> Pics at the moment--but as I said, fear of losing the default thumbnail

> view has held me back.

>

> What I was hoping for with the desktop location ("NameSpace") was that it

> would put My Pictures at the top of the tree in Windows Explorer along

> with

> My Docs. A traditional shortcut works from the desktop but it doesn't

> show

> up in the folder tree either in WinEx or in dialog boxes where it would be

> most convenient for me--and though there's a link to My Pics on the Places

> Bar, not every dialog box has one :-(

>

> Am curious to know where you put My Pics et al to make them more

> accessible. I do always move OE's store into My Docs as "My Mail"--where

> I

> find it easier to back up.

>

> Mentioning backups has brought to mind another question I need to ask.

> Will

> make a new post for it ;-)

>

> carol

>

> "Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message

> news:eWfxeQQ4HHA.1484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> Carol,

>>

>> My Documents on your desktop is only a shortcut, albeit a special sort of

>> shortcut called a NameSpace which is an entry in the registry that

>> appears

>> on the desktop as a link, so if you don't want to move the location of

>> your My Pictures folder using TweakUI why not create a shortcut to it on

>> your desktop?

>>

>> As for using TweakUI to move the location of the MyPhotos folder, then

>> yes, I do this on every machine that I configure, as I do for the

>> desktop,

>> my documents, my music, temp, temporary internet files, virtual memory,

>> outlook express message store and very much more.

>> --

>> Mike Maltby

>> mike.maltby@gmail.com

>>

>> caroloyl <caroloyl@gmail-expungethis.com> wrote:

>>

>> > Hi Folks

>> >

>> > I'm always SO glad to find you guys here :-))) I'm still using and

>> > loving Me and have had no problems with the OS for ages but have just

>> > reinstalled it after yet another C drive failure--my third in two and

>> > a half years :-( Maxtors and Samsungs)

>> >

>> > I've been reinstalling my essential programs and helpers for a week

>> > now but before I reup and setup my favorite image handler

>> > (PhotoImpact) I thought I'd ask if anyone has ever tried moving My

>> > Pictures out of My Documents (where it's buried!) and what the

>> > results might have been. I notice that TweakUI offers the option to

>> > move it but I'm reluctant to try that without knowing if the default

>> > folder-view of thumbnails will stick. I definitely do NOT want to be

>> > clicking to "View thumbnails" every time I browse to My Pictures from

>> > dialog boxes--especially because I keep all images and personal

>> > folders to use with my graphics programs inside of it!

>> >

>> > I think a dandy place to put it would be on the desktop in the same

>> > manner My Documents is found there. Is that possible?

>> >

>> > Much thanks for feedback :-))

August 17, 2007

Re: Moving My Pictures

Or ...

Right-click the taskbar > Properties > Start Menu tab

Click "Customise", check mark in "Expand My Pictures"

So, to see all your files and folders in "My Pictures",

Start > My Pictures ...

George Gee

"caroloyl" <caroloyl@gmail-expungethis.com> wrote in message

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> Hi Folks

>

> I'm always SO glad to find you guys here :-))) I'm still using and loving

> Me and have had no problems with the OS for ages but have just reinstalled

> it after yet another C drive failure--my third in two and a half years

> :-( Maxtors and Samsungs)

>

> I've been reinstalling my essential programs and helpers for a week now

> but

> before I reup and setup my favorite image handler (PhotoImpact) I thought

> I'd ask if anyone has ever tried moving My Pictures out of My Documents

> (where it's buried!) and what the results might have been. I notice that

> TweakUI offers the option to move it but I'm reluctant to try that without

> knowing if the default folder-view of thumbnails will stick. I definitely

> do NOT want to be clicking to "View thumbnails" every time I browse to My

> Pictures from dialog boxes--especially because I keep all images and

> personal folders to use with my graphics programs inside of it!

>

> I think a dandy place to put it would be on the desktop in the same manner

> My Documents is found there. Is that possible?

>

> Much thanks for feedback :-))

>

> carol

>

August 19, 2007

Re: Moving My Pictures

Hi George

Thanks for responding. I do have My Pics expanded on the Start menu's

"Documents" list (Start>Documents>My Pictures) --I also have a

shortcut to My Pics on a "Folders" toolbar I made on my taskbar.

My problem is having to wade down to My Pictures through the My

Docs' folder when I'm looking for an image file to use from -within- my

graphics programs (Paint Shop Pro and PhotoImpact). Some of those programs'

"Open" dialogs have the Places Bar, and there's no problem with them: I get

to My Pics with one click. But both programs also have browse-for-image

dialog boxes without Places Bars (my HTML editor doesn't have one either)

and these are a hassle . . . especially because I'm really tired of doing

all that digging ;-b Having My Pictures at the top of the drop-down lists

in the Open dialogs (like My Docs is) would eliminate much of the browse

necessary to get to My Pictures in Open dialogs lacking the Places Bar.

carol with an "oyl"

"George Gee" <georgegee@nomaps.com> wrote in message

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> Or ...

>

> Right-click the taskbar > Properties > Start Menu tab

> Click "Customise", check mark in "Expand My Pictures"

>

> So, to see all your files and folders in "My Pictures",

> Start > My Pictures ...

>

> George Gee

>

> "caroloyl" <caroloyl@gmail-expungethis.com> wrote in message

> news:fa4rk50o16@enews4.newsguy.com...

> > Hi Folks

> >

> > I'm always SO glad to find you guys here :-))) I'm still using and

loving

> > Me and have had no problems with the OS for ages but have just

reinstalled

> > it after yet another C drive failure--my third in two and a half years

> > :-( Maxtors and Samsungs)

> >

> > I've been reinstalling my essential programs and helpers for a week now

> > but

> > before I reup and setup my favorite image handler (PhotoImpact) I

thought

> > I'd ask if anyone has ever tried moving My Pictures out of My Documents

> > (where it's buried!) and what the results might have been. I notice

that

> > TweakUI offers the option to move it but I'm reluctant to try that

without

> > knowing if the default folder-view of thumbnails will stick. I

definitely

> > do NOT want to be clicking to "View thumbnails" every time I browse to

My

> > Pictures from dialog boxes--especially because I keep all images and

> > personal folders to use with my graphics programs inside of it!

> >

> > I think a dandy place to put it would be on the desktop in the same

manner

> > My Documents is found there. Is that possible?

> >

> > Much thanks for feedback :-))

> >

> > carol

> >

>

August 19, 2007

Re: Moving My Pictures

caroloyl

I see your difficulty, but can offer no answer.

I use Adobe CS2 to edit images, this has it's own

dialogue window for opening files from within the

programme, and includes "My Pictures" as one of the 'Places'.

George Gee

"caroloyl" <caroloyl@gmail-expungethis.com> wrote in message

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> Hi George

>

> Thanks for responding. I do have My Pics expanded on the Start menu's

> "Documents" list (Start>Documents>My Pictures) --I also have a

> shortcut to My Pics on a "Folders" toolbar I made on my taskbar.

>

> My problem is having to wade down to My Pictures through the My

> Docs' folder when I'm looking for an image file to use from -within- my

> graphics programs (Paint Shop Pro and PhotoImpact). Some of those

> programs'

> "Open" dialogs have the Places Bar, and there's no problem with them: I

> get

> to My Pics with one click. But both programs also have browse-for-image

> dialog boxes without Places Bars (my HTML editor doesn't have one either)

> and these are a hassle . . . especially because I'm really tired of doing

> all that digging ;-b Having My Pictures at the top of the drop-down lists

> in the Open dialogs (like My Docs is) would eliminate much of the browse

> necessary to get to My Pictures in Open dialogs lacking the Places Bar.

>

> carol with an "oyl"

>

> "George Gee" <georgegee@nomaps.com> wrote in message

> news:upOhmaR4HHA.4712@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> Or ...

>>

>> Right-click the taskbar > Properties > Start Menu tab

>> Click "Customise", check mark in "Expand My Pictures"

>>

>> So, to see all your files and folders in "My Pictures",

>> Start > My Pictures ...

>>

>> George Gee

>>

>> "caroloyl" <caroloyl@gmail-expungethis.com> wrote in message

>> news:fa4rk50o16@enews4.newsguy.com...

>> > Hi Folks

>> >

>> > I'm always SO glad to find you guys here :-))) I'm still using and

> loving

>> > Me and have had no problems with the OS for ages but have just

> reinstalled

>> > it after yet another C drive failure--my third in two and a half years

>> > :-( Maxtors and Samsungs)

>> >

>> > I've been reinstalling my essential programs and helpers for a week now

>> > but

>> > before I reup and setup my favorite image handler (PhotoImpact) I

> thought

>> > I'd ask if anyone has ever tried moving My Pictures out of My Documents

>> > (where it's buried!) and what the results might have been. I notice

> that

>> > TweakUI offers the option to move it but I'm reluctant to try that

> without

>> > knowing if the default folder-view of thumbnails will stick. I

> definitely

>> > do NOT want to be clicking to "View thumbnails" every time I browse to

> My

>> > Pictures from dialog boxes--especially because I keep all images and

>> > personal folders to use with my graphics programs inside of it!

>> >

>> > I think a dandy place to put it would be on the desktop in the same

> manner

>> > My Documents is found there. Is that possible?

>> >

>> > Much thanks for feedback :-))

>> >

>> > carol

>> >

>>

>

August 21, 2007

Re: Moving My Pictures

Mike,

I need a shortcut to My Pictures that will show up in the folder-list

drop-downs in the dialog boxes inside my imaging programs--and the ordinary

variety of shortcut doesn't. Is there a way I can manually create a

"NameSpace" shortcut to it on my desktop? TweakUI offers to do this for

other Windows folders but does not include My Pictures in its options :-\