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Open folder on re-boot

By rputil ·
I have a folder on my desktop that, for lack of a better term, I called "Frequently Used Items". I always left this folder open when I shutdown. When I would re-boot, this folder was always opened for me. In otherwords, the folders returned as they were when I shutdown. I hace since installed service pack 3 on my W2k pro. This no longer happens. I have searched in vain to find the option to allow this to reoccur. Can anyone help?
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by DKlippert In reply to Open folder on re-boot

Go to Control Panel
Folder Options
Go to the View tab
Scroll down to "Restore previous folder windows at logon"
put a check in the box
Any folders left open when you logoff will be restored when you next logon

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by rputil In reply to

Restore previous folder windows at logon is not a listed option.

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by jschein In reply to Open folder on re-boot

Also, I recommend you upgrade to SP4 and additional updates as there are a good # of virii that have came out attacking SP3 or less on 2k.

Good luck

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by rputil In reply to

Restore previous folder windows at logon is not a listed option

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by DKlippert In reply to Open folder on re-boot

Sorry, that answer works for Win XP and Server 2003.
Here's an answer for 2000 from the forums:
http://tinyurl.com/2cu8s

Under the registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

create a DWORD value with the name PersistBrowsers and set it to 1.

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by rputil In reply to

Thanks for the help. That did it.

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