Desktop vs c drive?

I hope this is in the right place.

I notice that if I go to explore "desktop" does not come under the "c" drive. I guess I originally thought that the hard drive was the C and everything was a part of that in that anything that was downloaded to the computer was placed on the hard drive.

Is the c drive not really the total hard drive, and so desktop is a separate part of the system?

See I am somewhat confused??

Thanks,
Jerry

 

Te desktop is in the C drive. If you use XP its in C:documents and settings and then you will see a file called your name, all unique things about your login (such as whats on your desktop and your my documents folder contents) are in that folder.

Hope this helps

 

Anthony,
Thanks that does help. Part of my question was a result of trying to find out how to identify a folder. Here is the thread and the last three or so post are applicable.
https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=67183&page=2

Thanks, again,
Jerry

 

I have always thought that it is rediculous the way the windows explorer represents the files on your computer.

If you were doing a search you could find yourself going around in a circle!

It is convenient to have the desktop easily accessed, however, but it might be better to think of it as a shortcut to the current users desktop.

There is another thing I do not know and have been afraid to ask:

Where is the actual location of the registry? Is it some hidden folder in C:\Windows?


- HandsOff

 

I agree, and in spite of first class instruction, I have been unable to accomplish what I wanted to do in the thread I referenced in my previous post.

Jerry

 

I did read the other post and it seemed like the responses you got sounded about right to me. But the location itself if you are just curious try this:

go to start, and click on "all Programs"

when you see all the program group folders, right click on the folder called "Startup". Click on properties and you will see its path, something like
c:\documents and settings\somebody\startup\

well substitute desktop where start up is.

Anyway, I am sure you have already figured this out, but if you are running programs from the command line it is easyier not to download stuff to the desktop. I created a folder called C:\AAA Its just a personal preference, but I prefer not to play along with the stupid, desktop concept. For that matter the stupid My Music, ....concepts

To me it seems as though Windows is effectively teaching people to be ignorant about about file structures, and organization. Microsoft loves confused computer users (IMHO).


- HandsOff

 

I can get to the folder from "run" without going to the command line. However, if I try to add /mwavscan/sc it does not recognize that. I tried to do that in the command mode, and it does not recognize anything in the path. It says that desktop is not a valid path, or something to that effect.

I can't argue that those who are trying to explain it to me can do it, but I am missing something. I just can't get it to work. I would like to learn how, but there is a limit to how much time and effort I want to spend. I have tried it every way that I can understand to do, but to no avail. I guess I am really in the slow group.

The reason I made the folder on my desk top is that one person suggested it, and also I thought if I wanted to delete the program it would be easier. I can sure see the problem with it, however.

Jerry

 

HI Ron,

As of now I do not have the program in the Program Files. I only put it in a folder on the desktop. That was the original recommendation. Normally I would have put it in the Program Files. I did not see any advantage to doing that, but now it appears that I should have.

I still have the exe in my downloads, which is also on the desktop.
Would I be more likely to solve the problem if I deleted the program in in its entirety from the folder on the desktop, and then using the original exe program, install it in the Program Files? Maybe that would be a path that the "command" mode could identify.
What do you think?

Jerry

 

Ron,
No, it does not show up in the Add/Remove section of the control panel.

I can open the folder from "run" but I cannot change anything. I wanted to change the "scan" to "scan clean". It is strange, but on my old computer the same program gives a "scan clean" button.

If I go to run and type in C:/documents and settings/my name/desktop/mwav the folder will open. Obviously it recognizes the path, but I cannot add the /mwavscan.com/sc which I have been told to do to cause the program to clean in addition to scan.

However, when I go to start run and type in command or command cd and then C:/documents and settings/my name/desktop/mwav I get the message that it is either not a recognizable path or something like that. I think when it gets to the "desktop" it fails to recognize the path.
Whether it would do better if the program were in the Program Files, I do not know.

Jerry