windsurferLA wrote:

> Many times when using non-Microsoft applications, one must scroll to the
> right to read the file name because of the long base built into WinXP
> file system. For example, every name of an .mp3 file in the MyMusic
> folder is built on the base:
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\Michael\My Documents\My Music
>
> Can one change the name of the “Documents and Settings” directory to
> something shorter, perhaps “DocNset” without screwing up other aspects
> of Windows? I realize that the “Documents and Settings” listing at the
> top of Windows Explorer is really a short cut to the “Documents and
> Settings” directory, and changing its name does not change the path name
> to the files in the “Documents and Settings” directory.

No but you can change the location of some of the special folders within
the Documents and Settings folder such as My Music using Tweak UI.

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Rock
MS MVP Windows - Shell/User