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Dan said:
How can I set MyDocuments folder to show all folders in a treeview?
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If I am correctly understanding your inquiry:

Right click on "My documents" to get its context menu.

Left click "Explore"

Please respond so we'll know if that procedure accomplishes what you
want to do.
 
Dan said:
Yes that does it. Is there a way to default to this view upon opening the
folder?
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I believe you might be able to accomplish that by creating a new
shortcut on your desktop or Quickstart menu using some of the Windows
Explorer command line switches described in Microsoft Knowledgbase
article 307856 "How To Customize the Windows Explorer Views in Windows
XP". You may also want to review a page about Windows XP environmental
variables http://www.wilsonmar.com/1envvars.htm (may work in other
Windows versions) so you can make the new Windows Explorer shortcut work
for all the users on your computer.
 
Dan said:
Yes that does it. Is there a way to default to this view upon opening the
folder?
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Click on Folders? When I mouse click on My Documents shortcut I get the
folders, like right mouse clicking and selecting Explore.

I do this also:

How To Show Folders In Windows Explorer

1. Double-click "Control Panel" on the desktop.

2. Select "Folder Options".

3. When the "Folder Options" multi-tabbed dialog box appears, select the
"File Types" tab.

4. Wait until the "Registered File Types" view is populated.

5. Scroll down to "Folder" and click it. Be sure it is "Folder" and not
"File Folder".

6. Click the "Advanced" button.

7. An "Edit File Type" dialog box will appear. You should see at least
two options- "explore" and "open".

8. To hide the folder list/view when you open new folders in Explorer,
click "open" and then the button "Set Default". Likewise, to show the
folder list/view when you open new folders in Explorer, click "explore"
and then the button "Set Default".

9. Click "OK" on the dialog boxes to close them.

10. Close "My Computer", then re-open it, and you should see your
changes take affect.
 
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