Well, it works for me in Vista (this is a pretty old trick from Vista Age and I'm using it at least for one year), I didn't try on 7 yet but may be the same. You may name this as GodMode, MasterControl or MickeyMouse as you wich
Call it what you want ;-) .... my fav ... Chuck Norris!^^ Try´d it on Win7 (created on root) and it works - maybe it will come handy!
You can actually create all kinds of folders this way. For example, do this to get a Personalization folder: - Make a new folder - Rename it to: Personalization.{ED834ED6-4B5A-4bfe-8F11-A626DCB6A921} Now you can access Personalization by double-clicking on this folder. "Personalization" can actually be anything you want. The second part (after the dot) is a CLSID. You can find them at the registry (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID) EDIT: Found something interesting: {00C6D95F-329C-409a-81D7-C46C66EA7F33} It's called Microsoft.DefaultLocation. Create a folder with that CLSID and open it.
it is but everything is one mouse click away instead of several mouse clicks of navigating thru multiple folders ya i'm lazy
Most of these are just entry points to things we already have shortcuts for. Secure.Startup.{D9EF8727-CAC2-4e60-809E-86F80A666C91} Troubleshooting.{C58C4893-3BE0-4B45-ABB5-A63E4B8C8651} Display.{C555438B-3C23-4769-A71F-B6D3D9B6053A} System.{BB06C0E4-D293-4f75-8A90-CB05B6477EEE} Action.Center.{BB64F8A7-BEE7-4E1A-AB8D-7D8273F7FDB6} Device.Center.{A8A91A66-3A7D-4424-8D24-04E180695C7A} System.Recovery.{9FE63AFD-59CF-4419-9775-ABCC3849F861} AutoPlay.{9C60DE1E-E5FC-40f4-A487-460851A8D915} Network.Sharing.Center.{8E908FC9-BECC-40f6-915B-F4CA0E70D03D} Programs.and.Features.{7b81be6a-ce2b-4676-a29e-eb907a5126c5} Windows.Update.{36eef7db-88ad-4e81-ad49-0e313f0c35f8} User.Accounts.{60632754-c523-4b62-b45c-4172da012619} Power.Options.{025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D}
All of these were found by hand, by wading through the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid That is where to look if anyone wants to find the rest (or a particular one).
Agreed, Very True ... @n00b-tweakers caution what ever you do don't put this in the root of any Vista install. It's for 7 only... you'd be more than a little bummed ... GodMode."{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}" not for vista usage!
what about a right-click menu? all these are good in the right context. so my question is: how can i add a clsid to a right-click (context) menu on, say, my computer or my network? i could add 'network map' as an option of network (icon), 'system control' (my name for godmode) to computer (icon), and so on.
Here is a little script that will build a bunch of these folders. Most of them aren't special. Code: MD C:\Folders\AdminMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} MD C:\Folders\Network.Map.{E7DE9B1A-7533-4556-9484-B26FB486475E} MD C:\Folders\Secure.Startup.{D9EF8727-CAC2-4e60-809E-86F80A666C91} MD C:\Folders\Troubleshooting.{C58C4893-3BE0-4B45-ABB5-A63E4B8C8651} MD C:\Folders\Display.{C555438B-3C23-4769-A71F-B6D3D9B6053A} MD C:\Folders\System.{BB06C0E4-D293-4f75-8A90-CB05B6477EEE} MD C:\Folders\Action.Center.{BB64F8A7-BEE7-4E1A-AB8D-7D8273F7FDB6} MD C:\Folders\Device.Center.{A8A91A66-3A7D-4424-8D24-04E180695C7A} MD C:\Folders\System.Recovery.{9FE63AFD-59CF-4419-9775-ABCC3849F861} MD C:\Folders\AutoPlay.{9C60DE1E-E5FC-40f4-A487-460851A8D915} MD C:\Folders\Network.Sharing.Center.{8E908FC9-BECC-40f6-915B-F4CA0E70D03D} MD C:\Folders\Programs.and.Features.{7b81be6a-ce2b-4676-a29e-eb907a5126c5} MD C:\Folders\Windows.Update.{36eef7db-88ad-4e81-ad49-0e313f0c35f8} MD C:\Folders\User.Accounts.{60632754-c523-4b62-b45c-4172da012619} MD C:\Folders\Power.Options.{025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D} REM CNET Links MD C:\Folders\Default.Location.GPS.Related.{00C6D95F-329C-409a-81D7-C46C66EA7F33} MD C:\Folders\Biometric.Devices.{0142e4d0-fb7a-11dc-ba4a-000ffe7ab428} MD C:\Folders\Select.Power.Plan.{025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D} MD C:\Folders\Tray.Icons.{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9} MD C:\Folders\Credentials.{1206F5F1-0569-412C-8FEC-3204630DFB70} MD C:\Folders\Install.Program.From.Network.{15eae92e-f17a-4431-9f28-805e482dafd4} MD C:\Folders\Default.Programs.{17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966} MD C:\Folders\Manage.NET.Framework.{1D2680C9-0E2A-469d-B787-065558BC7D43} MD C:\Folders\Manage.Wireless.Network.{1FA9085F-25A2-489B-85D4-86326EEDCD87} MD C:\Folders\Network.{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D} MD C:\Folders\My.Computer.{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} MD C:\Folders\Printers.{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D} MD C:\Folders\Connect.RDP.{241D7C96-F8BF-4F85-B01F-E2B043341A4B} MD C:\Folders\Firewall.{4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423} MD C:\Folders\Experience.Index.{78F3955E-3B90-4184-BD14-5397C15F1EFC}