moving My Music and/or My Pictures

[Raistlin]

Okay here is the situation. I just freshly installed WinXP Home. Now, I read on several pages that moving My Pictures (and My Music) is easy, just drag and drop the folder to the new location and WinXP is supposed to update itself. I do not want My Pictures to be in the default location in Documents and SettingsMy Documentsetc...I am trying to move it to my bigger D Drive. I followed the instructions explicitely, and a new folder is indeed created at the new location on D drive, however, the shortcut in My Documents and the shortcuts on my start menu have not changed, and therefore are pointing to the wrong location. I tried several times, both left clicking and right clicking to drag/drop, and also MOVING the folder and COPYING the folders...to the same outcome.

How can I move these folders so that not only are the files moved to the new location, but all of the system shortcuts point to the proper location?

Thanks in advance.

Raistlin

[JodyWatts]

Get the PowerToys (from this site) or:

http://www.microsoft.com/WINDOWSXP/home/do...s/powertoys.asp

Use the TweakUI toy (included) and you can change the location there and it will update the system. I know ... I did it!

Did I mention that the powertoys are FREE !!!

[JodyWatts]

In fact, check out the attached JPG of all the directories you can change the locations for using the TweakUI included in the powertoys.

[MulletRobZ]

Hmm ... Where can I get that TweakUI for Windows XP? Since I will be getting Windows XP Professional in about 2 weeks! :)

[EmuZombie Veteran]

psst, webgraph, look at his previous post, click the link on the right of that page :p

[MulletRobZ]

Thanks, Emuzombie! ;)