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PBS is asking … The PBS Poll of 128908 (at the time of this post) … I already know what most people want to do. If you don’t know take a look at the poll.

Popularity: 8% [?]

Use regedit and search for ShellFolder it will locate entries like hkey_classes_root\CLSID\{48e7caab-b918-4e58-a94d-505519c795dc}\shellfolder selecting the number hkey_classes_root\CLSID\{48e7caab-b918-4e58-a94d-505519c795dc}\ tells you this is the start menu folder. atlas naming a folder to:

start menu .{48e7caab-b918-4e58-a94d-505519c795dc}

brings up the start menu. I can not think of any reason I would like to have that as an Icon on my usb drive? I’ve got alot of shellfolders on my clean installation of WinXP many with no name given indicating what they bring up. None with the name of desktop CLSID, of course.

Note: installing programs, such as winzip, the programs can install additional shellfolders … I used winzip as an example because it does indeed install one.

Update:

The correct location to look for “microsoft’s” shell folders is

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\shell folders

The story of their birth and why they still exist can be read at

http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2003/11/03/55532.aspx

Popularity: 24% [?]

There are a number of custom folders within Win XP that are based on CLSID numbers … these can be impeded into a desktop.ini file like this one:

[.ShellClassInfo]
CLSID={20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
IconFile=%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll
IconIndex=5

or can be created by creating a folder and naming it with the CLSID number, like the following:

Recycle .{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

The Computer .{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

Control Panel .{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}

Internet .{2559a1f4-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}

The name before the “.” can be any friendly name. The magic is when windows sees the “.” followed by the CLSID number contained in the {}s. You can try it by creating a folder on your desktop the copy and paste, as the folder name, one of the examples I just gave.

The icon will change to match the icon of the icon for the special folder IE Recycle looks like a small trash can. Then when you click it the “recycle bin” window opens that contains everything that has been deleted. I have a “my computer” special folder in “My Documents” so if I open my documents and need to go to a different drive, I can continue through to my computer without missing a heart beet. No need to close the folder and go back to the start menu.

The desktop.ini method requires you to create a desktop.ini file in the directory but the file needs to be set to hidden and system. Not hard at all; create a folder; open it; copy and paste the above example into a text file (in your new folder) and rename it to desktop.ini; then right click on the folder, go to properties and customize, finally change the icon. The Icon information is also saved in the desktop.ini file — The computer will make it a hidden system file when it saves the icon information into it.

The pro about using the desktop.ini method is you do not have a funny number as the name. The con is that this method won’t work, without making other system changes, on removable drives — such as USB sticks. Yes my USB stick has a my computer icon, using the folder name method, when I don’t seem to be able to remember where I placed a document. And fortunately they don’t have a special folder to open up the desktop - I really would like an icon hack that would closes all the folders I have open.

One other interesting note about these special folders; If you place files in them before you rename them the files will be hidden. If a desktop.ini file is used, you would need to go to a dos prompt then use attrib command to reset the system and hidden files flags. Doing a file search from an open folder would skip past these the files hidden in this manner. So your files will be secure from most people. If the folder name method is used just rename the folder and it becomes a regular folder again.

I would not try to hide information from the government doing this. They know about it.

Popularity: 20% [?]

His post includes:

… A Romney candidacy puts Michigan very much into play, and probably Wisconsin, Minnesota, New Hampshire and Maine as well.

It is noteworthy that Michigan, New Hampshire, and Maine, will select delegates before the “Super Tuesday” primary date.

Popularity: 8% [?]

MS-13 requires new members to participate in a gang rape - here is the tragedy - warning it involves a 16 14 year old child. What is it going to take for people demand action.

Popularity: 8% [?]

Ablur, of some things need to be said blog, repeats what politicians are having such a hard time hearing … UNCONTROLLED ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IS A PROBLEM … that is me yelling not Ablur. Ablur post is calm simple statement that even children should be able to understand, on his post:

How to deal with illegals He outlines what people have been asking for.

I have a higher emotional sensitivity to the issue because my life has been negativity effected by illegal acts done by undocumented immigrants. None the less I don’t blame all immigrants for the actions of a few … the law as it exists today addresses most of the problems. It is the lack of enforcement of these laws that is driving the issue - yes I believe a judge should hear the case and make a judgment and that ICE should get a search warrant from a judge before conducting a raid, unless they believe that the people would leave before they got back. But, that is already included in the law

Anyways, Some things just need to be said overture line reads “I feel the need to go off about things once in a while. If you feel this same need and end up here, I hope it helps.” It is good reading.

- Wayne

Popularity: 10% [?]

I would normally not post about a strawpoll for the simple reason that the people polled are not a cross section of voters. They are people who came to a specific event. This exception involves a poll at a Republican Party weekend conference (RINOs likely where not present, nor people who recently left another party). Details about the poll are in the Detroit news.

Romney himself has a build in disapproval rating of 40% more hated than any other major candidate except for Clinton. He is clearly a conservative man of faith who spends most of his life in a white shirt and tie. Moderates may think he has no chance. But if he has support in the base of the Republican party and they vote based on their ideals he could get the nomination and is less hated than Clinton.

On immigration QC times quotes him saying:

“We’re not going to round up 12 million people and send them out of the country,” Romney said. “We are going to enforce our immigration laws, and that means that there will be times when people are deported.”

A pragmatic position, if not exactly to the liking of everybody.

- Wayne

Popularity: 7% [?]

Rasmessen reports poll on who people would definitely vote against has McCain as least hated:

McCain: 33% against
Thompson: 35% against
Obama: 37% against
Giuliani: 37% against
Romney: 40% against
Clinton: 44% against

 - Wayne

Popularity: 17% [?]

http://www.angus-reid.com/issue/C4/ is a great site if you are looking for polling data. Like who would likely Wyoming voters vote for in the GOP primary election if it were held today.

Also see http://www.usaelectionpolls.com/

- Wayne

Popularity: 8% [?]

Policeman shot and killed while congress considers amnesty (forgive and forget past crimes).

Popularity: 11% [?]