I’ve read the article, “Make supporting Windows 2000 Pro easier with these handy registry tips” and attempted to implement the tip for “adding the computername to the My Computer shortcut”. I’m working with W2K Pro w/SP2
Here are the steps:
1.Open Regedt32 and expand the registry branch HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0 -3AEA-
1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
2.Make a backup copy of the registry key by choosing Registry | Save Subtree As and specifying a name.
3.In the right pane, double-click the LocalizedString value to open the String Editor dialog box.
4.Press [Ctrl]C or right-click the value and choose Copy to copy the value to the Clipboard.
5.Click Cancel and delete the LocalizedString value, and then create a new LocalizedString value as a
REG_EXPAND_SZ value
6.Press [Ctrl]V or choose Edit | Paste to paste the previously saved value.
7. Move the cursor to the end of the string and add a space, followed by %computername%
I could not get it to work. After making the modifications, the icon remained unchanged. I tried rebooting also.
Checked the system variable for computername and it is correct. I’ve also tried and failed this mod. on other machines.
I’ve also tried deleting and recreating the icon cache from the systemroot.
Has anyone tried this successfully?