March 3, 2009 9:01 PM

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but both #1s are currently impossible within the HP Touchsmart software. Being able to specify which folders the Music/Photo/Video apps monitor is one of the most requested features from everyone here (see http://www.touchsmartcommunity.com/forum/thread/182/Picture-Video-folders/) and we can only hope that it will be part of the next update.

In terms of a "Photo Booth" app, I know you can take pictures of yourself in the Notes app and save them to the "Photos" folder--that could be a temporary fix until such an app is developed.