Is there any way? I have my own organizational setup - I don’t need all these useless folders lying around that I have to dig through each and every time. Unfortunately, every time I open up a dialog it defaults to a Max folder in My Documents…
If it could just go to Desktop that would make me very happy.
yep
customize menu then configure user paths.
And turn off Use user Folder in some .ini file hidden in the local settings folder. That switches back to the pre-R9 behaviour.
Regards,
Thorsten
3dsmax_root\installSettings.ini
change useUserProfiles=1 to useUserProfiles=0
Should do it.
Thanks guys. Phew…
wait until you guys dive into Vista. the whole damn thing is set up to use folders per user profile. very annoying, but you can disable that also.
How does it differ from the XP profiles since it also stores a lot of settings in each profile? Just curious for that inevitable upgrade 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User\_Account\_Control
it is supposed to be a security measure, but it is annoying, and constantly pops up multiple requests for approval when installing, or moving items. i disabled early in my vista experience, but from what i remember, when you install software, it installs in a program folder under your user profile instead of the master program folder. it is for the novice user, any professional should disable it before they really start using their computer. you really have to dig for the settings to disable it also.
you mean downgrade?
http://www.geek.com/microsoft-quietly-offering-vista-to-xp-downgrades/?rfp=dta
That’s what he meant, yes.
nope, i am still on Vista, but i had to dig to make the folders work like they did in previous versions.
the new system is simply a series of safegaurds against both idiots installing anything and everything on their computers, as well as software being malicious after it is installed. so, microsoft means well with it, but i need my computer organized in a certain way so that all software plays nicely together.