Explorer.exe command line switches

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I want to configure windows explorer to open in the "My Computer" view instead of the default "My Documents" and I can't find documentation of the object "My Computer" to use in the properties of Windows Explorer.

I found this string in Help and Support:

%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /root, C:\

This only displays the C:\ drive, and I want to view all the drives, mapped network shares, desktop and My Documents in the same window/pane.

Does anyone have the [object] name I would use in place of "c:\" in this string above to open the view I described?

Thanks in advance!
 
Windows Explorer Create a shortcut to My Computer

Right click the Windows Explorer shortcut | Target box |
Replace text with:

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

Click OK.

HOW TO: Change Windows Explorer Default View to My Computer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;221878

To test this, paste the following in the Start | Run box and click OK...

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}


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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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Perfect! Works exactly as needed. Thanks so much Wesley!

John


Wesley Vogel said:
Windows Explorer Create a shortcut to My Computer

Right click the Windows Explorer shortcut | Target box |
Replace text with:

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

Click OK.

HOW TO: Change Windows Explorer Default View to My Computer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;221878

To test this, paste the following in the Start | Run box and click OK...

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}


--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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John Gantt said:
I want to configure windows explorer to open in the "My Computer" view
instead of the default "My Documents" and I can't find documentation of
the object "My Computer" to use in the properties of Windows Explorer.

I found this string in Help and Support:

%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /root, C:\

This only displays the C:\ drive, and I want to view all the drives,
mapped network shares, desktop and My Documents in the same window/pane.

Does anyone have the [object] name I would use in place of "c:\" in this
string above to open the view I described?

Thanks in advance!
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Keep having fun, John. :-)


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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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John Gantt said:
Perfect! Works exactly as needed. Thanks so much Wesley!

John


Wesley Vogel said:
Windows Explorer Create a shortcut to My Computer

Right click the Windows Explorer shortcut | Target box |
Replace text with:

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

Click OK.

HOW TO: Change Windows Explorer Default View to My Computer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;221878

To test this, paste the following in the Start | Run box and click OK...

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}


--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
John Gantt said:
I want to configure windows explorer to open in the "My Computer" view
instead of the default "My Documents" and I can't find documentation of
the object "My Computer" to use in the properties of Windows Explorer.

I found this string in Help and Support:

%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /root, C:\

This only displays the C:\ drive, and I want to view all the drives,
mapped network shares, desktop and My Documents in the same window/pane.

Does anyone have the [object] name I would use in place of "c:\" in this
string above to open the view I described?

Thanks in advance!
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