Beginner with Vista Question

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Wendy7

Hi, I am wondering if there is a beginners group.
I have Vista on my computer & I am a beginner .
I would like to know how to get the C folder to open automatically in the
Navigation panel in WindowsExp
instead of opening in Documents?
Cheers Wendy
 
Em Domingo, 5 de Outubro de 2008 01:30, Wendy7 escreveu:
Hi, I am wondering if there is a beginners group.
I have Vista on my computer & I am a beginner .
I would like to know how to get the C folder to open automatically in the
Navigation panel in WindowsExp
instead of opening in Documents?
Cheers Wendy
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See if pressing the "windows" key and the "e" together serves your purpose.
 
the said:
change the window explorer shortcut (right click properties to say this:

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,C:\
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hehehe...hey capin' crunch. Either you miss copy/pasted from google, or
else you don't know what you're doing!
Proly both!

Here is the correct cmd:
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e, C:\
 
hehehe...hey capin' crunch. Either you miss copy/pasted from google, or
else you don't know what you're doing!
Proly both!

Here is the correct cmd:
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e, C:\
Click to expand...

Can somebody tell me what's the difference between above 2 commands?
 
Jag said:
Can somebody tell me what's the difference between above 2 commands?
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Things can be touchy at times when using parameters or trying to pass
parms into a program.

As an example %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe/e you'll notice no *space*
between exe/e could cause the statement to fail.

So both statements may look correct. But is one syntacticly correct?
 
actually in one there is a space after the comma and before the C:\
that is the correct syntax
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e, C:\
 
Wendy7 said:
Hi, I am wondering if there is a beginners group.
I have Vista on my computer & I am a beginner .
I would like to know how to get the C folder to open automatically in the
Navigation panel in WindowsExp
instead of opening in Documents?
Cheers Wendy
Click to expand...

I think your easiest quickest option is to open "my computer" right click on
the C drive and choose "send to desktop, create shortcut" you can do the
same for all other drives as well as any cd or dvd drives you have.
I dont bother with explorer, its a waste of time.

Vangellis
MCP,MCTS,MCPD,MCIPT,MCA,MCSE,MCSD,MCDBA
 
Jag Chan said:
Can somebody tell me what's the difference between above 2 commands?
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Yes! there both a load of rubbish and a waste of time.

Vangellis
MCP,MCTS,MCPD,MCIPT,MCA,MCSE,MCSD,MCDBA
 
Em Domingo, 5 de Outubro de 2008 17:04, Vangellis escreveu:
Yes! there both a load of rubbish and a waste of time.
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he asked for a diference, not a similarity
 
hehehe...hey capin' crunch. Either you miss copy/pasted from google, or
else you don't know what you're doing!
Proly both!

Here is the correct cmd:
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e, C:\
Click to expand...

Are you trying to say that if there isn't a space there it doesn't work ?

Or are you just being *incredibly* petty ?
 
I think your easiest quickest option is to open "my computer" right
click on the C drive and choose "send to desktop, create shortcut" you
can do the same for all other drives as well as any cd or dvd drives
you have. I dont bother with explorer, its a waste of time.
Click to expand...

Maybe in Vista Explorer is hard(e) to use, but in all previous versions
Windows, it is actually the best way to traverse your PC. As everything
is accesible in one window. Every drive, local and network, control panel
& recycle bin.

Putting shortcuts on the desktop requires access to the destop to use
them anyway. I'm not going to minimize all apps, then use a desktop
shortcut, then restore all apps that were just minimized. That, is a
waste of time. WHat do yuo do when you have a directory full of files
that need to be categorized into relevant folders ? Do you open 5
'window' views (1 source and 4 directories) and then d'n'd between them ?

Using individual 'Folder' views instead of a single explorer also gives
you no sense of the file hierarchy as stored on the disk either.
 
DanS said:
Maybe in Vista Explorer is hard(e) to use, but in all previous versions
Windows, it is actually the best way to traverse your PC. As everything
is accesible in one window. Every drive, local and network, control panel
& recycle bin.

Putting shortcuts on the desktop requires access to the destop to use
them anyway. I'm not going to minimize all apps, then use a desktop
shortcut, then restore all apps that were just minimized. That, is a
waste of time. WHat do yuo do when you have a directory full of files
that need to be categorized into relevant folders ? Do you open 5
'window' views (1 source and 4 directories) and then d'n'd between them ?

Using individual 'Folder' views instead of a single explorer also gives
you no sense of the file hierarchy as stored on the disk either.
Click to expand...

What possible scenario can you think of that would require 4 open folders
and 1 target folder for categorization?
Surely it would be far simpler to put the relevent file/files in the correct
folder in the first place. Your simply creating extra work for yourself.
Vangellis
MCP,MCTS,MCPD,MCIPT,MCA,MCSE,MCSD,MCDBA
 
What possible scenario can you think of that would require 4 open
folders and 1 target folder for categorization?
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(That would be 1 source folder and 4 or more target folders for
categorization.)

How about the typical home user that d/l's everything to the desktop ?

Or the p2p users in which all d/l's go into one directory.....

Or the users that d/l pix from their camera's into one directory and then
move them into there respective categorized directories after verifying
they want to keep the picture(s) ? (Can't tell a lot from a thumbnail.)

So there's 3, off the top of my head.
Surely it would be far simpler to put the relevent file/files in the
correct folder in the first place.
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Well obviously.....for experienced PC users. What about the other 80% ?
 
DanS said:
(That would be 1 source folder and 4 or more target folders for
categorization.)

How about the typical home user that d/l's everything to the desktop ?

Or the p2p users in which all d/l's go into one directory.....

Or the users that d/l pix from their camera's into one directory and then
move them into there respective categorized directories after verifying
they want to keep the picture(s) ? (Can't tell a lot from a thumbnail.)

So there's 3, off the top of my head.


Well obviously.....for experienced PC users. What about the other 80% ?
Click to expand...

Lol, point taken
Vangellis
MCP,MCTS,MCPD,MCIPT,MCA,MCSE,MCSD,MCDBA
 
DanS said:
Maybe in Vista Explorer is hard(e) to use, but in all previous versions
Windows, it is actually the best way to traverse your PC. As everything
is accesible in one window. Every drive, local and network, control panel
& recycle bin.

Putting shortcuts on the desktop requires access to the destop to use
them anyway. I'm not going to minimize all apps, then use a desktop
shortcut, then restore all apps that were just minimized. That, is a
waste of time. WHat do yuo do when you have a directory full of files
that need to be categorized into relevant folders ? Do you open 5
'window' views (1 source and 4 directories) and then d'n'd between them ?

Using individual 'Folder' views instead of a single explorer also gives
you no sense of the file hierarchy as stored on the disk either.
Click to expand...
Dan,

To quickly see the desktop, simply hold the Windows(Start) key down and
press the letter d. To return all repeat.
 

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