[giganick]

does anyone know how to set another folder other than 'My Documents' as the default save folder??..thanks

[UberLord]

This is not OT - moved!

[UberLord]

Most applictaions save to My Documents by default

From a code perspective this is worked out by a windows API call. So if an application does not remember the default folder you want, you can change the registry - but it will affect ALL applications that use this.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

There you should see lots of default values for you to change

[PangingJr]

Changing the Default Location of the My Documents Folder in WinXP.

Open the Run.. box (start ->run) and type.. my documents
and hit enter. the command will open "My Documents" window,
R-click on the icon located at top left corner of the title bar,
select Properties.. to open My Documents Properties,
at Target tab, select Move (or type in the path to the folder location that you want. in there you'll also see an option to restore the My Documents folder to its default location). Windows Registry will be updated automatically.

[PangingJr]

There is no global Default Programs decide for themselves.
In winXP, My Documents is 5th choice (ie the previous 4 options didn't apply).
The 6th and final default is the Desktop if it can't find a My Documents.
Entirely depends on the program. It's under the programs control.
It's entirely up to the program. If the program doesn't specify these
are the rules.

lpstrInitialDir.. Pointer to a NULL terminated string that can specify the initial directory. The algorithm for selecting the initial directory varies on different platforms.

Windows 2000/XP:

1)-If lpstrFile contains a path, that path is the initial directory.
2)-Otherwise, lpstrInitialDir specifies the initial directory.
3)-Otherwise, if the application has used an Open or Save As dialog box in the past, the path most recently used is selected as the initial directory. However, if an application is not run for a long time, its saved selected path is discarded.
4)-If lpstrInitialDir is NULL and the current directory contains any files of the specified filter types, the initial directory is the current directory.
5)-Otherwise, the initial directory is the personal files directory of the current user.
6)-Otherwise, the initial directory is the Desktop folder.

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