Just what is the Root of all evil...

Kilmatead · Post by **Kilmatead** » 2008 Oct 23, 12:43

Whilst I was only too happy Vista did away with XP's rather condescendingly childish "My Computer" nomenclature, is there a simpler method than attaching "::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}" to a shortcut for X2?

It's not as condescending, to be sure, but it doesn't just roll off the tongue either. What is it anyway, some mad registry entry?

fgagnon · Post by **fgagnon** » 2008 Oct 23, 14:10

It's just the hexadecimal representation of the registry's 128bit Class Identifier for "My Computer" (aka its CLSID).

Kilmatead · Post by **Kilmatead** » 2008 Oct 23, 14:35

But it has no simpler reference? And, more importantly, is it hardware (generated) dependent, or a typically long-winded Windows label for a generic address? I'm thinking of the portable pen-drive approach.

fgagnon · Post by **fgagnon** » 2008 Oct 23, 18:12

That's the alias-independent standard for what the "My Computer" alias refers to. It has been oft-requested of nikos to use an alternative to putting up the CLSID.

narayan · Post by **narayan** » 2008 Oct 24, 00:26

Yes-- It is like referring to a person with his social security number. (Does not strike you who that "number" is.)

Another annoyance like that is the PC names in the LAN:
All PCs in the LAN appear with \\ in front. To locate a PC quickly, you have to enter \\ first. Otherwise x2 does not locate that PC.