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Modifying the "My Places" in W2K

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by maxmoua

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I want to modify the My Places icons in Windows 2000. support.microsoft.com shows you how to modify this for Office2K and OfficeXP but not for Windows2000. This is similar to this(http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q282087) but for the OS not OfficeXP.

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by maxmoua

Tweak UI works but not to what I want it to do. I need to have the Open/Save Places Bar point to particular drive and folder. This only allows my to choose some other "standard" locations. Does anyone know how you can customize the path of the icons in the Places bar?

by joseph moore

You want to change the My Network Places icon? Ok. Easy.
Right-click on the Desktop -> Properties -> Effects tab.
You should then see the icons for My Documents, My Computer, My Network Places, and the Recycle Bin.
Click My Network Places, then click the Change Icon button.
Browse to the icon you want to use, then click it and click OK.
Click OK on the Display Properties window to save your change.

Voila! The icon is now what you want it to be for My Network Places.

hope this helps

by maxmoua

I guess I'm asking the for the wrong thing. Its not so much the icon itself but the path that it points to. I would like to tailor the path of the shortcut and the name of it in the my places bar in Windows 2000

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