To modify the desktop path for Windows XP

Winowsxp Desktop is on the system disk, one but the system is paralyzed need to reinstall the system, always remember to back up the important files of the desktop, if accidentally forget to reinstall the system, those important documents will be gone. In fact, we can put the desktop into other disk directory, such as the D disk, so that the system will not back up the important files on the desktop, but also not afraid of desktop files due to the loss of the reinstall system. Here are the specific ways to do this:

1th step, click "Start → run", enter "regedit" to open the Registry Editor.

2nd step, expand the [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders] in the registration table, Under it, find the DESKTOPQ key, double-click Open, change its value to the path of the desktop, for example, put the desktop to the D-disk "desktop" folder, set its value to "D:\ desktop" is OK, close the Registry Editor.

3rd step, restart the computer.

In fact, under [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders] can change many other system default paths, As shown in the following:

AppData Application Data Directory C:\Documents and Settings\user name\application data

Cookies cookies path C:\Documents and Settings\user name\cookies

Desktop Desktop path C:\Documents and Settings\user name\

Favorites Favorites C:\Documents and Settings\user name\favorites

NetHood NetHood path C:\Documents and Settings\user Name\nethood

Personal My Documents C:\Documents and Settings\user name\my documents

PrintHood print C:\Documents and Settings\user name\printhood

Recent document item path C:\Documents and Settings\user name\recent

SendTo SendTo path C:\Documents and Settings\user name\sendto

Start Menu Start menu path C:\Documents and Settings\user name\"start

Templates new file directory C:\Documents and Settings\user name\templates

Programs Program Menu Path C:\Documents and settings\user name\"Start menu \ Program

Startup startup Path C:\Documents and Settings\user name\"start menu \ programs \ Startup

History Web C:\Documents and Settings\ User name \local Settings\History

My Pictures Picture Collection C:\Documents and Settings\user name\my Documents\My Pictures

My Music C:\Documents and Settings\user name\my Documents\My

My video C:\Documents and Settings\user name\my Documents\My Videos

Cache Internet Temp folder \ c \ Documents and Settings\user name \temporary Internet Files

Attention:

• This setting appears in the "HKEY_CURRENT_USER" and "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" folders. If two settings are configured, the system starts with the settings in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE before starting the settings in the user Configuration.

• The corresponding parameters under the user Shell folders can modify the location of some folders, such as favorites is the location of the specified favorites.

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To modify the desktop path for Windows XP