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| 289296 | 2004-11-08 03:31:00 | I'm using windows XP an I also very frequently use Windows Explorer. I get really peeved-off whenever I open Explorer and it opens the 'My Documents" folder. I want it to open at the root dir of c:\. I know you could do this in win2k using switches but I have heard that the same switches do not work in XP. Are there other switches to use?..or some other technique? | fnphoto (2434) | ||
| 289297 | 2004-11-08 03:39:00 | Google is your friend: Command Line Switches for Windows Explorer Right click Windows Explorer/Properties and type this into the Target path: To have C: open (No folders) %SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /root, C:\ To have C: open expanded: %windir%\EXPLORER.EXE /e,c: To have C: open and My Documents: %windir%\EXPLORER.EXE /e,c:,%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\My Documents For it to open to My Documents: explorer /n,/e,%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\My Documents or C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe /n,/e,%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\My Documents To have My Documents open only (No folders): Explorer /root, c:\Documents and Settings\%username%\My Documents If you wish to have Explorer open at My Documents on another drive, you would use: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e, f:\My Documents To have another Drive letter assigned to opening: D for example: C:\Windows\Explorer.exe /e, d:\ d:\ can be modified for any folder/sub-folder you like. As in: %SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /e,d:\My Stuff The /e switch tells Windows Explorer to open in the two pane explorer mode and the c:\ tells it to open in folder C:\. If you omit the /e switch, Windows Explorer opens in a single pane view. |
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| 289298 | 2004-11-08 03:56:00 | More information can be found in this thread. (pressf1.pcworld.co.nz) | tommy (2826) | ||
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