| Author |
Topic: Default locations |
Gary Pederson
From:
Van Nuys, Ca.
|
Posted 28 May 2002 5:54 pm |
|
Anybody know a way to change the default start location (Windows ME) for the Search function. My sytem always uses "C:\windows\start menu". I almost always want to search my entire c drive.
Another irritating default is when I do open under Notepad's File dropdown menu it always goes to the "My Documents" folder. I'd also like to change this default. Thanks for any suggestions.
Gary |
|
|
 |
Jim Smith
From:
Midlothian, TX, USA
|
Posted 28 May 2002 8:05 pm
|
|
| On my Windows 2000 box if I right click the Start button and choose Search, it does bring up the search at the Start Menu. However if I left click Start and choose Search, it comes up with Local Harddrives. Try that. |
|
|
|
Gary Pederson
From:
Van Nuys, Ca.
|
Posted 28 May 2002 11:22 pm
|
|
Jim, mine works the same way, thanks for the suggestion.
Gary |
|
|
|
Jim Smith
From:
Midlothian, TX, USA
|
Posted 29 May 2002 5:18 am
|
|
Good, there's one down!  NotePad "may or may not" use the same default location as Word, so you might try this. In Word, go to Tools-Options-File Locations. Modify the default location for Documents from My Documents and see if that also changes the default for NotePad. If not, just restore the default location for Word. |
|
|
|
Mark Ardito
From:
Chicago, IL, USA
|
Posted 29 May 2002 7:51 am
|
|
Gary,
I do not know of any way to change the default location for Notepad. As far as I know it is stuck at My Documents usless you manually browse to another location.
I tried changing my default location in Word and it did not change the Notepad location.
Mark
|
|
|
|
Gary Pederson
From:
Van Nuys, Ca.
|
Posted 29 May 2002 11:20 am
|
|
Just as well that the Word suggestion didn't work, since the only thing I have for Word is the free viewer.
Here is another question though. Normally when I want to start a program that I have a shortcut for on my desktop I double click it. Occasionally I switch modes & a double click doesn't work. A single click displays a menu & I can select open. I usually click in a vacant location in the taskbar to put myself back into double click mode. Any ideas on what I might be doing that causes this mode switch. I not aware of doing anything different when this happens.
Gary |
|
|
|
Mark Ardito
From:
Chicago, IL, USA
|
Posted 29 May 2002 5:21 pm
|
|
Gary,
Just make sure you are "LEFT" clicking that icon. When you right click an icon it will display a menu. If you Double-Click a "RIGHT" click it will display a menu when you do a single left click.
This happens to me all the time...I work too fast!
Mark
|
|
|
|
Gary Pederson
From:
Van Nuys, Ca.
|
Posted 30 May 2002 2:19 pm
|
|
Mark, I'm certain the double right click is my problem. I'm probably doing it without being aware. I didn't know that a double right click would affect the left click. Maybe this explains why I have trouble playing banjo type rolls :-)
Gary |
|
|
|
