Automating a built-in windows function

[Achilles 2]

Locate your @DesktopDir in a explorer windows. Right click >> Properties >> Tab:Location >> Here is where you can change your desktop to display any folder you want. When you click "Apply" or "Ok" it changes two registry locations (and two other backup ones that don't matter as much). These are stored at:

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

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

If you shutdown explorer.exe and change these two values, it will work. However, I was hoping there was a method that didn't involve restarting explorer.exe.

Edit: Here's how I'm doing it with restarting explorer.exe

$path = 'C:\'
ConsoleWrite('-> _SetDesktopDir(' & $path & ')' & @CRLF)
ProcessClose('explorer.exe')
RegWrite('HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders', 'Desktop', 'REG_SZ', $path)
If StringInStr($path, @UserProfileDir) > 0 then $path = '%USERPROFILE%' & StringTrimLeft($path, StringLen(@UserProfileDir))
RegWrite('HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders', 'Desktop', 'REG_EXPAND_SZ', $path)

Edited June 29, 2010 by Achilles