Tweak Library – Change the display of share comment in My Network Places

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Change the display of share comment in My Network Places (For All Users).

Through this tweak the computer description may appear before the computer name, and the computer name may appear between parentheses.

Tweak for : Windows XP

Description:

By default, Windows XP displays shares from other computers the following way:
share_name on comment_text (computer_name). By using this tweak you are able to change the position of computer_name, so it is shown next to share_name: share_name on computer_name (comment_text).

For this, go to Start > Run menu, enter "regedit" and navigate to the registry path listed below. You can create a DWORD value "ToggleCommentPosition", if this value does not exist.

Now, right-click and modify the value to "1" to change the way of showing names. However, if you want to get back to the original state, change the value to "0".

Restart your system for the change to take effect.

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Show computer description before the computer name in Network Places.reg

The '.reg' file Show computer description before the computer name in Network Places.

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Show computer name before the computer description in Network Places (Default).reg

The '.reg' file Show computer name before the computer description in Network Places (Default).

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Registry Entry Details:

Registry Entry 1 :

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\]

Key Type :

Local Machine

Value Name :

Explorer

Data Type :

Key

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Registry Entry 2 :

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\]

Key Type :

Local Machine

Value Name :

ToggleCommentPosition

Data Type :

DWORD (DWORD Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Steps ScreenShots:

Apply registry settings according below given steps of screenshots with related changes.

Changed display of share comment in ‘My Network Places’ is visible.

Default display of share comment in ‘My Network Places’ is visible.

First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Go to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policie s\], key and create a new key with the name "Explorer" under "Policies".

Now, right-click in the open area to create a DWORD Value with the name "ToggleCommentPosition" in "Explorer" key.

Next, right-click on "ToggleCommentPosition" and click on 'Modify'.

Finally, enter the value "1" (Base Hexadecimal) without quotation in the text box and click on 'OK'.Once you are done. Exit from registry. After a restart or logoff, the changes take effect.

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