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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:4FBA1EA6-1BD7-4995-944B-316A1093F9E3@microsoft.com,
Agninatha <Agninatha@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> Had been thro this link also. Its after all this i came here.
> My reqmt is pretty stringent. Anyways im managing by sharing all the
> folders and using my own network path to see the comments. Was not a
> easy thing to do.
>
> Thanks for all the help.
>
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
>> Agninatha,
>>
>> Yep. Shared Folders...
>>
>> [[To add a comment about the shared folder or drive, type the text in
>> the Comment box. ]]
>> How to disable simplified sharing and set permissions on a shared
>> folder in Windows XP
>>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307874
>>
>> You can share your folders with me.
>>
>> I found a way if you want to put up with the pop-ups.
>>
>> Select these options in Folder Options...
>> Start | Run | Type: control folders | Click OK |
>> View tab | Select:
>> Â? Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items
>> and
>> Â? Display File Size Information In Folder Tips | Click Apply |
>> Click OK
>>
>> Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items
>> [[Specifies that a description of a selected folder or desktop item
>> is displayed in a pop-up window. When you select this check box, the
>> pop-up description appears even if Web content is not enabled on
>> your desktop or in folders.]]
>>
>> [[You can add a detailed explanation about the folder's contents to
>> the pop-up by creating a Desktop.ini file, which is a straight text
>> file, and adding a special entry to it. In order for this technique
>> to work, you have to assign an icon to the folder. Here's how:
>>
>> 1. Right-click the folder and select Properties.
>> 2. From the Properties dialog box, select the Customize tab, and
>> then click the Change Icon button.
>> 3. In the Change Icon dialog box, select an icon from the selections
>> and click OK.
>> 4. Click OK to close the Properties dialog box.
>> 5. Open the folder, locate the Desktop.ini file, and double-click
>> it.
>> 6. Add InfoTip= to the end of the Desktop.ini file.
>> 7. Type your detailed description immediately after the = sign.
>> 8. Go to File | Save and close Notepad.
>>
>> You'll see your detailed pop-up description the next time you mouse
>> over that folder. ]]
>>
>> Add detailed pop-up descriptions to folder icons in Windows XP
>>
http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-10590_11-5587642.html
>>
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:C1C92110-2C30-481C-93F4-2BF0A83CA264@microsoft.com,
>> Agninatha <Agninatha@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>>> Thanks Wesley,
>>> I had been thro this link. It talks more about Microsoft outlook
>>> folders and not general Windows folders.
>>>
>>> Also i found out that the only way to put in comments for folders is
>>> to share them.
>>> The share tab has a comment field. Thats what got me started on the
>>> whole thing. I saw a comment alongside one of my friends folders
>>> and wanted to do it for myself too. But now the only way left is to
>>> share my folders too.
>>>
>>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Normally Folder Properties doesn't have the Summary tab, only File
>>>> Properties has the Summary tab.
>>>>
>>>> Except....
>>>> OL2000: (CW) Permission Tab and Summary Tab Missing
>>>>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;196341
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>>
>>>> Wes
>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>>
>>>> In news:0CF5BFBE-E80E-4CCF-97CB-4CB21F58331B@microsoft.com,
>>>> Agninatha <Agninatha@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>>>>> I need to add comments to my folders. I found out that I need to
>>>>> add them in the summary tab of the folder properties. However i
>>>>> dont find the summary tab when i right click the folder and say
>>>>> properties. How do i enable the summary tab ? Any help is greatly
>>>>> appreciated.
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