Launching Special Folders [CLSIDs] Wont Work

[VasTex]

Hey guys, I'm hoping someone can help me with this;

I'm trying to use Rainmeter to launch some special folders using CLSIDs, but some of them don't work. The ones listed in the Rainmeter Manual (Beta) under the CLSID section all seem to work, but the ones that I want (and that aren't listed) don't work.

The one I want to use is the User Accounts CLSID, but it doesn't launch when it's clicked. However if I simply copy and paste the CLSID for the Control Panel in place of the User Accounts CLSID then it will launch just fine, so I know that it's not an issue with my code.

What I want to know is whether or not Rainmeter is limited in the sense of which CLSIDs it can and cannot launch. If a CLSID can't be used for one reason or another than I would be very grateful to anyone who could help me launch the User Accounts folder using a different method.

Here's the code with the User Accounts CLSID that I'm currently trying to use and that DOESN'T work:

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[Variables]
Images=#SkinsPath#\Terminal 2075\1920x1080\@Resources\Images\

[MeterUserInfoBG]
Meter=Image
X=0
Y=0
ImageName=#Images#PanelDisplay.png
LeftMouseUpAction=["::{60632754-c523-4b62-b45c-4172da012619}"]

Now here's the exact same code with the Control Panel CLSID substituted in for the User Accounts CLSID which DOES work:

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[Variables]
Images=#SkinsPath#\Terminal 2075\1920x1080\@Resources\Images\

[MeterUserInfoBG]
Meter=Image
X=0
Y=0
ImageName=#Images#PanelDisplay.png
LeftMouseUpAction=["::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}"]

Simply put, I'm wondering why this CLSID wont launch when others seem to launch perfectly fine.

Thanks very much in advance!!

[Alex Becherer]

does it work when you launch it from a desktop shortcut (not Rainmeter)?

[Kaelri]

Try:

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LeftMouseUpAction=["shell:::{60632754-c523-4b62-b45c-4172da012619}"]

[VasTex]

@Alex Becherer,

No, it doesn't launch when used through a Non-Rainmeter Desktop Shortcut

@Kaelri,

50pts to you! I had previously tried launching the folder using the shell method, but I did not include the two ::'s preceding the CLSID. I thought that when using the Shell method you only needed the one ':' following 'shell'. Apparently some critical thinking was required haha. Oh well, thank you very much! This actually works now!