Customize Explorer Initialization

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avimia

Hi experts,

Hope someone out there can help me with this one...

I am using Vista and this question is about the Windows Explorer (NOT IE)...

I work in my Windows Explorer a lot. Normally, I access my Explorer by:
Right Click Start>Explorer.
That's just fine.

But, when my Explorer opens, it ALWAYS opens to a file drilled way down into
the system. I don't want that. I have a file directly on my Cdrive that I
always want it to (default) open up to... not to some extraneous file Windows
think I should be in. So, in summary, when I open my Explorer, I want it to
open/show
C:\avi's files. NOT some Windows thing like Users\Files\blah\blah\Start...
etc etc.

Some time ago, I was sure I remember SOMEWHERE in Windows you can set the
default view or default opening-folder in your Explorer (and it wasn't a
difficult or technical task). But, that was in XP (and I can't remember where
to do that now).

Any help is greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
avi
 
Hi,
Thanks for both of your responses. I checked both out, but this still
doesn't really address what I'm trying to figure out. Yes, I can change the
target of the Explorer under the accessories. And, yes, I can make a shortcut
on my desktop or pin it to my start menu.

However, I never access my Explorer through any of those methods (I rarely
use my desktop anyway). Generally, the way I access my Windows Explorer is:
RIGHT click the Start Button> Explore
That's it. And that is what I am trying to change. But, I can't seem to
figure out where/how to change that.
Any ideas are appreciated.
Thanks.
avi
 
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