GeekStuff, Windows: Friday, January 08, 2010 at 11:05 AM by Randy
There's been a bunch of press lately about the "discovered" GodMode that's in Windows 7. Basically, this is neither new or God-like. The GodMode name was used by the person that "reported this discovery" but the truth is that the "new feature zOMGBBQPEWPEWPEW!!1" was originally introduced in Windows 95.
Basically, you create a new folder in Windows Explorer, you name it SomeFunName.{ShellFolderGUID-from-Registry} and that new folder will be a "shortcut" to whatever namespace you gave it. In the case of naming a folder GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} you end up with a folder named GodMode that opens to "all tasks" as is defined by that GUID. On my PC, I named the folder All Tasks.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} which named my folder "All Tasks". Windows 95 used this same technology with fonts in the form of Fonts.{93412589-74D4-4E4E-AD0E-E0CB621440FD}
What is nice about the All Tasks folder for me is that I'm able to make shortcuts to any of the tasks there; I could put "Add or remove programs" on my desktop now... what it's is either an Easter Egg or a newly hidden feature in Windows 7.
Nice thing about this is that I wanted to post the GUID so I don't have to go dig it up for new machines!
Posted on: January 08, 2010 at 12:11 PM by Randy Aldrich
Yep, I used to use the same technique for the Control Panel in windows 95. I believe the guid was even listed in a windows 95 top tricks text file that came on the CD? I'd have to go back and look, but that sounds right.
Posted on: January 10, 2010 at 07:01 AM by CoolCmd
Quote: "What is nice about the All Tasks folder for me is that I'm able to make shortcuts to any of the tasks there; I could put "Add or remove programs" on my desktop now..."
Actually it is possible without a "all tasks" folder. Type the first characters of the task in the start menu's search box and drag the found task on a desktop.
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