[Shu-cdromlan] Re: default save to A:

[Larry Sheppard]

Yes,  I've seen that error too.  I get around that by loading Navigator =
4.08. I figure students need the browser more that configuring their =
email in Communicator.  Version 4.08 is the most recent browser without =
all the other extras that communicator has. (not counting that version 6 =
thing that blows up if you even breathe on it.)
Later.
Larry Sheppard

-----Original Message-----
From:   Mary Platt [SMTP:mplatt@KENNESAW.EDU]
Sent:   Tuesday, October 17, 2000 10:45 AM
To:     CDROMLAN@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject:        Re: default save to A:

Whenever I have tried to make the prefs file read only in the last two =
versions of netscape I have worked with (4.5 and 4.7) it creates an =
error when netscape closes down.  Netscape is trying to save, =
apparently, to that file and is blocked.  The error is=0D
 harmless, but like any error message, is unnerving to users.

Mary Platt
Kennesaw State University

>>> lsheppard@LIBRARY.DELMAR.EDU 10/15/00 05:00PM >>>
Try editing the Prefs file inside the user's folder.  (normally =
c:\program files\netscape\users\**).
Add or  edit the existing line (with notepad) to look like this:
user_pref("browser.download_directory", "a:\\");
Netscape will default to the floppy drive first, with patrons able to =
change locations after that.
To keep patrons from changing this, make the file read only. Each time =
Netscape is launched, it will go back to whatever settings are in the =
prefs file. Doing this will also enable you to "lock in" other settings =
such as home page, url history etc.
Larry Sheppard
Lan Manager
Del Mar College Library Automation
-----Original Message-----
From:   Doris Munson [SMTP:dorism@clackamas.cc.or.us]
Sent:   Friday, October 13, 2000 11:32 AM
To:     CDROMLAN@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject:        Re: default save to A:

Is there a way to do this with Netscape also?

Thanks,


Doris Munson
Catalog/Technical Systems Librarian
Clackamas Community College
19600 S. Molalla Avenue
Oregon City, OR 97045
(503) 657-6958 x2463
fax: (503) 655-8925
dorism@clackamas.cc.or.us

>>> SCP_SULLI@sals.edu 10/05/00 07:51PM >>>
>Is there any way of changing the default save location in Windows NT =
from:
>C:\winnt\profiles\username\personal
>to the A: drive?

This value is stored at:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
User Shell Folders\Personal

and is of type REG_EXPAND_SZ.

Note that this will work for Internet Explorer and MS Access; the other =
Office
products have their own settings.

Bob Sullivan                               scp_sulli@sals.edu
Schenectady County Public Library (NY)     http://www.scpl.org