From: Damian Yerrick <Bullcr_pd_yerrick AT hotmail DOT comRemoveBullcr_p>
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Subject: Re: Detecting Windows and Windows directory from DOS
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Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 20:21:04 GMT
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On Mon, 20 Mar 2000 09:33:35 -0500, "Campbell, Rolf [SKY:1U32:EXCH]"
<moscoop AT americasm01 DOT nt DOT com> wrote:

>Damian Yerrick wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 17 Mar 2000 10:09:34 -0500, "Campbell, Rolf [SKY:1U32:EXCH]"
>> <moscoop AT americasm01 DOT nt DOT com> wrote:
>>
>> >When I say 'move the Start Menu', what I really mean to say is 'change
>> >the location which windows looks for the Start Menu'.  You would still
>> >have to move the actual directory yourself as a seperate action.
>> That is, unless Explorer knows about this registry entry.
>
>Explorer does know about this registry entry, that's how it knows to use a
>different icon for the directories there.  But, that still doesn't remove
>the requirement for you to move the files after changing the registry.

But does Explorer know to change the registry entry when the user
drags the folder?

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