Can I Put a Folder or Document in My Computer? Denise 4/17/2007 8:50:02 PM Hi, I've tried to copy/cut and paste a document into My Computer but the option isn't available to paste it into My Computer. Is there another way to do it? -- Denise ~ If you don't know where you came from, you won't know where you're going.

Re: Can I Put a Folder or Document in My Computer? "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie[ at ]mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> 4/17/2007 11:19:24 PM No, "My Computer" is an abstraction. What you need to do is put the document or folder some specific place on your computer. For example, you _could_ put it in My Documents (called simply Documents in Vista). -- Charlie. http://msmvps.com/xperts64 http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel "Denise" <Denise[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1D70DFAA-D9A5-414B-8A25-E04049EB8989[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Hi, > > I've tried to copy/cut and paste a document into My Computer but the > option > isn't available to paste it into My Computer. Is there another way to do > it? > > > -- > Denise > > ~ If you don't know where you came from, you won't know where you're > going.

Re: Can I Put a Folder or Document in My Computer? Denise 4/18/2007 12:00:01 AM I was hoping for a 1-double click availability since I use the folder so often. Thanks for letting me know that it can't be done. -- Denise ~ If you don't know where you came from, you won't know where you're going. "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote: [Quoted Text] > No, "My Computer" is an abstraction. What you need to do is put the document > or folder some specific place on your computer. For example, you _could_ put > it in My Documents (called simply Documents in Vista). > > -- > Charlie. > http://msmvps.com/xperts64 > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel > > > "Denise" <Denise[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:1D70DFAA-D9A5-414B-8A25-E04049EB8989[ at ]microsoft.com... > > Hi, > > > > I've tried to copy/cut and paste a document into My Computer but the > > option > > isn't available to paste it into My Computer. Is there another way to do > > it? > > > > > > -- > > Denise > > > > ~ If you don't know where you came from, you won't know where you're > > going. >

Re: Can I Put a Folder or Document in My Computer? "Tom Ferguson" <tom.msmvp[ at ]gmail.com> 4/18/2007 4:53:03 AM If you are looking for a desktop folder to use for your documents, you can create one. Right mouse click on any otherwise empty spot on the desktop. Select New Folder from the context menu. An icon will appear on the desktop. Navigate to the icon and type the label you want for it. If the "New Folder" label is not already highlighted, right click and select Rename. Now you can cut/paste or drag/drop to the desktop icon or click to open it in the usual way. Tom MSMVP Windows Shell/User "Denise" <Denise[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1D70DFAA-D9A5-414B-8A25-E04049EB8989[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Hi, > > I've tried to copy/cut and paste a document into My Computer but the > option > isn't available to paste it into My Computer. Is there another way to > do it? > > > -- > Denise > > ~ If you don't know where you came from, you won't know where you're > going.

Re: Can I Put a Folder or Document in My Computer? "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie[ at ]mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> 4/18/2007 5:54:36 AM Well, there's an interesting workaround. Create a shortcut to your desktop or My documents folder. Copy that shortcut to the SendTo folder (which hides in C:\Documents and Settings\Username\SendTo). Now, whenever you want to copy something to the location, you right click and select the location from the SendTo menu. Here's a second tip. Create a shortcut to SendTo, and copy it into the SendTo folder. Rename it "Add to Sendto" and you're laughin'. Use a favourite editor (Gvim, in my case) instead of notepad a lot? Add a shortcut to that editor in SendTo, and rename it "Edit with Gvim". -- Charlie. http://msmvps.com/xperts64 http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel "Denise" <Denise[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:215123A4-1B29-43BF-89B4-FE420BEC005D[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I was hoping for a 1-double click availability since I use the folder so > often. Thanks for letting me know that it can't be done. > -- > Denise > > ~ If you don't know where you came from, you won't know where you're > going. > > > > > "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote: > >> No, "My Computer" is an abstraction. What you need to do is put the >> document >> or folder some specific place on your computer. For example, you _could_ >> put >> it in My Documents (called simply Documents in Vista). >> >> -- >> Charlie. >> http://msmvps.com/xperts64 >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel >> >> >> "Denise" <Denise[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:1D70DFAA-D9A5-414B-8A25-E04049EB8989[ at ]microsoft.com... >> > Hi, >> > >> > I've tried to copy/cut and paste a document into My Computer but the >> > option >> > isn't available to paste it into My Computer. Is there another way to >> > do >> > it? >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Denise >> > >> > ~ If you don't know where you came from, you won't know where you're >> > going. >>

Re: Can I Put a Folder or Document in My Computer? Denise 4/18/2007 1:56:04 PM Hi Charlie and Tom, Thanks for your advice but my desktop is littered with shortcuts to folders and files that I use on an almost constant basis. This folder is a special one that I would like to have in My Computer. It looks like partitioning the drive is the only way that it can be done. -- Denise ~ If you don't know where you came from, you won't know where you're going. "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Well, there's an interesting workaround. Create a shortcut to your desktop > or My documents folder. Copy that shortcut to the SendTo folder (which hides > in C:\Documents and Settings\Username\SendTo). Now, whenever you want to > copy something to the location, you right click and select the location from > the SendTo menu. > > Here's a second tip. Create a shortcut to SendTo, and copy it into the > SendTo folder. Rename it "Add to Sendto" and you're laughin'. > > Use a favourite editor (Gvim, in my case) instead of notepad a lot? Add a > shortcut to that editor in SendTo, and rename it "Edit with Gvim". > > -- > Charlie. > http://msmvps.com/xperts64 > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel > > > "Denise" <Denise[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:215123A4-1B29-43BF-89B4-FE420BEC005D[ at ]microsoft.com... > >I was hoping for a 1-double click availability since I use the folder so > > often. Thanks for letting me know that it can't be done. > > -- > > Denise > > > > ~ If you don't know where you came from, you won't know where you're > > going. > > > > > > > > > > "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote: > > > >> No, "My Computer" is an abstraction. What you need to do is put the > >> document > >> or folder some specific place on your computer. For example, you _could_ > >> put > >> it in My Documents (called simply Documents in Vista). > >> > >> -- > >> Charlie. > >> http://msmvps.com/xperts64 > >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel > >> > >> > >> "Denise" <Denise[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:1D70DFAA-D9A5-414B-8A25-E04049EB8989[ at ]microsoft.com... > >> > Hi, > >> > > >> > I've tried to copy/cut and paste a document into My Computer but the > >> > option > >> > isn't available to paste it into My Computer. Is there another way to > >> > do > >> > it? > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Denise > >> > > >> > ~ If you don't know where you came from, you won't know where you're > >> > going. > >> >

Re: Can I Put a Folder or Document in My Computer? "John Hall" <john-news3[ at ]camtechconsultants.com> 4/18/2007 4:48:46 PM "Denise" <Denise[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C558F366-8626-4FAE-B271-043D61766056[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Thanks for your advice but my desktop is littered with shortcuts to > folders > and files that I use on an almost constant basis. This folder is a > special > one that I would like to have in My Computer. It looks like partitioning > the > drive is the only way that it can be done. Rather than partitioning your drive to presumably get another drive letter, you could share the folder in question and then map a drive letter to it. First share the folder and make sure you give yourself read/write privileges. Then from a command prompt type: > net use x: \\mymachine\importantfiles where mymachine is the name of your computer and importantfiles the name of the share. regards, John

Re: Can I Put a Folder or Document in My Computer? "DP" <nospam[ at ]nospam.com> 4/19/2007 5:17:44 PM What about dragging the folder or shortcut to your quicklaunch bar? That would seem to give you what you want. "Denise" <Denise[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C558F366-8626-4FAE-B271-043D61766056[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Hi Charlie and Tom, > > Thanks for your advice but my desktop is littered with shortcuts to > folders > and files that I use on an almost constant basis. This folder is a > special > one that I would like to have in My Computer. It looks like partitioning > the > drive is the only way that it can be done. > -- > Denise > > ~ If you don't know where you came from, you won't know where you're > going. > > > > > > "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote: > >> Well, there's an interesting workaround. Create a shortcut to your >> desktop >> or My documents folder. Copy that shortcut to the SendTo folder (which >> hides >> in C:\Documents and Settings\Username\SendTo). Now, whenever you want to >> copy something to the location, you right click and select the location >> from >> the SendTo menu. >> >> Here's a second tip. Create a shortcut to SendTo, and copy it into the >> SendTo folder. Rename it "Add to Sendto" and you're laughin'. >> >> Use a favourite editor (Gvim, in my case) instead of notepad a lot? Add a >> shortcut to that editor in SendTo, and rename it "Edit with Gvim". >> >> -- >> Charlie. >> http://msmvps.com/xperts64 >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel >> >> >> "Denise" <Denise[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:215123A4-1B29-43BF-89B4-FE420BEC005D[ at ]microsoft.com... >> >I was hoping for a 1-double click availability since I use the folder so >> > often. Thanks for letting me know that it can't be done. >> > -- >> > Denise >> > >> > ~ If you don't know where you came from, you won't know where you're >> > going. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote: >> > >> >> No, "My Computer" is an abstraction. What you need to do is put the >> >> document >> >> or folder some specific place on your computer. For example, you >> >> _could_ >> >> put >> >> it in My Documents (called simply Documents in Vista). >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Charlie. >> >> http://msmvps.com/xperts64 >> >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel >> >> >> >> >> >> "Denise" <Denise[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >> news:1D70DFAA-D9A5-414B-8A25-E04049EB8989[ at ]microsoft.com... >> >> > Hi, >> >> > >> >> > I've tried to copy/cut and paste a document into My Computer but the >> >> > option >> >> > isn't available to paste it into My Computer. Is there another way >> >> > to >> >> > do >> >> > it? >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > Denise >> >> > >> >> > ~ If you don't know where you came from, you won't know where you're >> >> > going. >> >> >>