Can't get rooted explorer to open with the root.

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Will Pittenger

With the command line at 'C:\Windows\explorer.exe
/e,/root,"%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%"' or 'C:\Windows\explorer.exe
/e,/root,"C:\User\Will Pittenger\"', I get the dialog shown in the
attachment. With the command line at 'C:\Windows\explorer.exe
"/e,/root,%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%"', it opens My Documents instead.

For a sample of what happens, see
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/4518/exploremyprofilelinkwon.png. Does
someone know of a solution?
 
Changing the URL for Explorer doesn't help. I don't want C:\. I want
"C:\User\Will Pittenger\".
 
That's not what your subject line reads. My response was based on it.

%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /root, C:\Users\Will~1

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
Vote for my shoe: http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

Will Pittenger said:
Changing the URL for Explorer doesn't help. I don't want C:\. I want
"C:\User\Will Pittenger\".
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Will Pittenger
[will 6 8 at mtco dot com] (preferred e-mail address)
Or use [will dot pittenger 1 at gmail dot com]

Rick said:
%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /root, C:\
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That was a typo. Based on what you wrote below, I tried
"%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/root,c:\users\willpi~1" with no success.
 
Loose the quotes

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Will Pittenger said:
That was a typo. Based on what you wrote below, I tried
"%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/root,c:\users\willpi~1" with no success.
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Will Pittenger
[will 6 8 at mtco dot com] (preferred e-mail address)
Or use [will dot pittenger 1 at gmail dot com]

Rick said:
That's not what your subject line reads. My response was based on it.

%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /root, C:\Users\Will~1
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
That was a typo. Based on what you wrote below, I tried
"%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/root,c:\users\willpi~1" with no success.
-------
Will Pittenger
[will 6 8 at mtco dot com] (preferred e-mail address)
Or use [will dot pittenger 1 at gmail dot com]

Rick said:
That's not what your subject line reads. My response was based on it.

%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /root, C:\Users\Will~1
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This works fine for me:

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n, /e, L:\

Substitute whatever you want for L:\
 
The quotes only exist here. I added them for readability. They are NOT
in the shortcut.
 
/n ????? I don't remember seeing that option.
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Will Pittenger
[will 6 8 at mtco dot com] (preferred e-mail address)
Or use [will dot pittenger 1 at gmail dot com]

+Bob+ said:
That was a typo. Based on what you wrote below, I tried
"%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/root,c:\users\willpi~1" with no success.
-------
Will Pittenger
[will 6 8 at mtco dot com] (preferred e-mail address)
Or use [will dot pittenger 1 at gmail dot com]

Rick said:
That's not what your subject line reads. My response was based on it.

%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /root, C:\Users\Will~1
Click to expand...
Click to expand...

This works fine for me:

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n, /e, L:\

Substitute whatever you want for L:\
Click to expand...
 
Adapt it

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Will Pittenger said:
I need it open to "C:\Users\Will Pittenger\".
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Will Pittenger
[will 6 8 at mtco dot com] (preferred e-mail address)
Or use [will dot pittenger 1 at gmail dot com]

. said:
%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /e,/root,"C:\Users"
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Info: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307856

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
Vote for my shoe: http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

Will Pittenger said:
/n ????? I don't remember seeing that option.
-------
Will Pittenger
[will 6 8 at mtco dot com] (preferred e-mail address)
Or use [will dot pittenger 1 at gmail dot com]

+Bob+ said:
That was a typo. Based on what you wrote below, I tried
"%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/root,c:\users\willpi~1" with no success.
-------
Will Pittenger
[will 6 8 at mtco dot com] (preferred e-mail address)
Or use [will dot pittenger 1 at gmail dot com]

Rick Rogers wrote:
That's not what your subject line reads. My response was based on it.

%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /root, C:\Users\Will~1
Click to expand...

This works fine for me: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n, /e, L:\

Substitute whatever you want for L:\
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /e,/root,"C:\Users\will pittenger"

Keep my quotes, loose yours. Where are you entering this?
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Will Pittenger said:
The quotes only exist here. I added them for readability. They are NOT
in the shortcut.
-------
Will Pittenger
[will 6 8 at mtco dot com] (preferred e-mail address)
Or use [will dot pittenger 1 at gmail dot com]

. said:
Loose the quotes
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Leaving Start In blank doesn't help. I have verified manually that
c:\users\willpi~1 is "C:\Users\Will Pittenger\" by opening that folder.
 
You've constructed your sig incorrectly in Thunderbird - don't put a -- in
it, Tbird will add -- for you automatically.
As your sig currently has ---- as the delimiter, news readers won't strip
it.

Ta!
 
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