Re: Word Places Bar for Save and Open
by Jay Freedman » Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:16:37 GMT
What I want to know is how you can possibly *not* have the My Computer
icon in your places bar. Not only is it there by default, but you
can't get rid of it by deleting its key from the registry, which is
(for Office 2003)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Common\Open
Find\Places\StandardPlaces\MyComputer
As soon as you reopen the dialog, the key is automatically restored.
In any event, there is no path, UNC or otherwise, for My Computer.
It's an artificial construct created by the Windows component
Shell32.dll.
On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 13:11:00 -0800, geeoff81
Re: Word Places Bar for Save and Open
by Suzanne S. Barnhill » Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:32:34 GMT
Possibly it has been moved down below the visible area? Or, if My Computer
has been renamed, would it show up under the new name?
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Re: Word Places Bar for Save and Open
by Z2Vlb2ZmODE » Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:33:00 GMT
Thanks for both responses - no, it has not been moved and it is not there.
I'm running Word 2000 (if that makes a difference). But the only things I
have listed are:
Desktop, Favorites, MyDocuments, Publishing (My Network), and Recent. I've
got no need for the Publishing one since I don't network with any computers -
I do, however want to add My Computer so I have easy access to my USB jump
drive when I plug it in.
Any suggestions for how I can add My Computer to the list of places?
Thanks!!
Geoff
Re: Word Places Bar for Save and Open
by Tony Jollans » Thu, 14 Dec 2006 21:17:43 GMT
Further to what Jay has said the built in places can be hidden - see
http://www.**--****.com/
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Re: Word Places Bar for Save and Open
by Jay Freedman » Thu, 14 Dec 2006 22:12:08 GMT
finally went and had a look at Word 2000. The "My Computer" icon
isn't available (confirmed by the list in the KB article). I couldn't
find any way to add it.
You might be able to add an icon for the jump drive itself while it's
plugged in, and it should stay in the places bar. That assumes it
always has the same drive letter (mine doesn't always).
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Re: Word Places Bar for Save and Open
by Graham Mayor » Thu, 14 Dec 2006 23:25:37 GMT
don't have Word 2000 to check, but if you refer to my web page
http://www.gmayor.com/customize_the_word_places_bar.htm, you will find
amongst the registry items under Places - StandardPlaces and
UseDefinedPlaces.
Try creating a key under StandardPlaces called MyComputer (no space).
This appears the only difference between 2000 and 2003 in this respect.
Let me know if it works and I'll add a note to the web page.
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Jay Freedman wrote:
Re: Word Places Bar for Save and Open
by Jay Freedman » Fri, 15 Dec 2006 01:20:47 GMT
i Graham,
No, it doesn't work. The software simply ignores the extra registry
key.
Geoff, there is a one-extra-double-click solution -- click the Desktop
icon in the places bar, then double-click the My Computer icon in the
file/folder list. Or upgrade to a version of Office that's still
supported by MS...
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Re: Word Places Bar for Save and Open
by Graham Mayor » Fri, 15 Dec 2006 15:22:30 GMT
ity :(
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Jay Freedman wrote:
Re: Word Places Bar for Save and Open
by LeafPicker@gmail.com » Mon, 08 Jan 2007 17:24:01 GMT
To edit places bar, you can use Tweak UI from Mircrosoft, or Lightning
Bar on http://www.**--****.com/
"geeoff81"
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