Public dialog box can also DIY Windows XP article

An occasional opportunity, the author found that our common public dialog box can also be customized. For example, when we use the application such as Office, Notepad, Windows Media Player, etc., when clicking the "File → Open" or "File → Save As" command, there are 5 quick positioning buttons on the left side of the pop-up window, which can make the user convenient and quick. Locate the folder you want to open or want to save to. In fact, this dialog is for most users, and some are not for you: if you don't have Internet access, then the "My Network Places" button will have no effect on you. Fortunately, we can define these quick positioning buttons ourselves. In Windows XP/2003, we can take advantage of the powerful features of Group Policy!

Step 1

Click “Start→Run” in Windows XP/2003, enter “gpedit.msc” in the pop-up dialog box, and press “Enter” to open the “Group Policy” editor.

Step 2

In the Group Policy editor window, click User Configuration → Administrative Templates → Windows Components → Windows Explorer → General Open File Dialog. You can see a "Items displayed in the location bar" option in the right window, as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1

Step 3

Double-click this option to bring up the Properties dialog box, as shown in Figure 2. Under the Settings tab, select Enabled. The radio button in front of the item, you can see that the text box after "Project 1", "Project 2", etc. under "Displayed Position" has been activated. These 5 items represent the top position in the "Location Bar". A list of items displayed.

Figure 2

Step 4

Enter the frequently accessed folder or the drive letter path in the text box after the five items, you can DIY public conversation The button on the box is up. Note: The content entered here must conform to certain rules, otherwise the quick positioning button will become an empty link and will not allow you to quickly locate. The input can be:

(1) Shortcuts to local folders (eg, C:\\Windows);

(2) Shortcuts to remote folders (such as \\ Server\\share, which is very convenient for users who frequently share files over the LAN;

(3) Common shell folders, such as Common Documents, Common Music, Common Pictures, Desktop, My Computer, My Documents, My Favorites, My Music, My NetworkPlaces, My Pictures, Printers, Program Files, Recent.

Step 5

After setting, click the “Apply” button to close the “Properties” window. Ok, no need to restart the system, the settings will take effect, open a dialog box to try it out, see if this is more convenient.

Tip: Careful friends may have noticed that in addition to the "Items displayed in the location bar" option in the window on the right side of Figure 1, there are three options. What are they useful for? Double-click "Hide the location bar of the public dialog box", and then select "Enabled" to hide the display of 5 items in the dialog box; double-click "Have back in the common dialog box" and then select "Enabled". You can hide the "Up one level" button in the dialog box; double-click "Hide recently accessed folders" and then select "Enabled" to hide the "Recently accessed folders" drop-down list box in the dialog box. In addition, if one day you want the dialog to change back to the original default settings, you can directly select the radio button before "Disabled" or "Not Configured" in Figure 2, and then click the "OK" button.

In fact, not only in Windows XP/2003, in Windows 98 we can also DIY public dialog box, the specific operation method, we will see you next time!