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| Rename special system folders |
| Several folders in the Windows 2000 file system have special names, such as My Documents, |
| Recycle Bin, Search Results, My Computer, and My Network Places. You can rename some of |
| these folders (i.e., My Computer, My Documents, and My Network Places) within the Windows |
| interface. Other folders, however, require a different approach. |
| You can rename special Windows folders by modifying the registry. This approach can be useful |
| when you want to apply a change to multiple users. It also enables you to use variables such as |
| %username% or %computername% in the folder name and expand that variable to display the |
| To rename special folders, open the Registry Editor and locate the folder's key in the |
| HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID key, which you can find in the list below. Change either the |
| Default value or the LocalizedString value, as indicated in the list. |
| If you want to use a replaceable variable, you must create a new LocalizedString value as a |
| REG_EXPAND_SZ. Copy the existing value, delete LocalizedString, create a new one as a |
| REG_EXPAND_SZ, paste the original into the value, and modify the folder name. You must use |
| Regedt32.exe to create a REG_EXPAND_SZ value in Windows 2000. |
| Note: Editing the registry is risky. Before making any changes, back up the registry so you can |
| restore it if something goes wrong. |
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