Where is WindowsExplorer........

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Can someone tell me where I can find WindowsExplorer in Vista? How is it
accessed? Where is the icon for it as in XP? We have a new Laptop with
Vista Home Supreme and can't find where our personal files will be located.
Helpfiles have not helped. I want to create folders in WindowsExplorer to
save different things, plus download a lot of folders from a desktop and
can't find WindowsExplorer. Please help as I only have until Thursday to do
this.

TIA
 
user files are in C:\users\username
I don't use Windows Explorer anyway
I just click the Computer icon on the desktop, then the drive and folder
desired
Then right click and select New>Folder from the menu
 
Nothing has changed with Windows Explorer since XP.

Start>Programs>Accessories>Right-click on Windows Explorer>Send To>make a
shortcut for it on the Desktop.
 
SEE???????????
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And when I stick what is left of my
addled brain to it!!!!!!!!!!!
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or a COCKHEAD!!!
CONGRATULATE ME!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Subject: Re: More user friendly computer. 8/30/2008 6:17 PM PST

By: The Bee In: microsoft.public.windows.vista.security


Diblo wrote:

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sick
 
GingerKatt said:
Can someone tell me where I can find WindowsExplorer in Vista? How is
it accessed? Where is the icon for it as in XP? We have a new Laptop
with Vista Home Supreme and can't find where our personal files will be
located. Helpfiles have not helped. I want to create folders in
WindowsExplorer to save different things, plus download a lot of folders
from a desktop and can't find WindowsExplorer. Please help as I only
have until Thursday to do this.

TIA
Click to expand...
WinKey + E is the quickest way there...

Guy
 
Vista Home Supreme? You mean Vista Home Premium?


The quickest way to create and organize new folders in Vista is to use the
Vista folders that are already provided. Go to Start (click on orb in lower
left corner) > Documents. Open Documents and use that area to put all of
your new folders. If you want a seperate folder for your music or pictures
go to Start menu and click on them. To see all the folders that Vista has
already set up for you go to Start Menu and click on the top item in the
right hand menu (should be your user name). A Windows Explorer should open
up revealing all the Folders that you can use right away for storing new
folders and files.


Best of luck...
 
Mick Murphy said:
SEE???????????
I can be quite nice when I want to be!!
And when I stick what is left of my
addled brain to it!!!!!!!!!!!
I didn't call anyone a CLOWN or an IDIOT
or a COCKHEAD!!!
CONGRATULATE ME!!!!!!!!!!!
Click to expand...

%SystemRoot%/explorer.exe
 
oscar said:
Vista Home Supreme? You mean Vista Home Premium?
Click to expand...

Yes, sorry.
The quickest way to create and organize new folders in Vista is to use the
Vista folders that are already provided. Go to Start (click on orb in
lower left corner) > Documents. Open Documents and use that area to put
all of your new folders. If you want a seperate folder for your music or
pictures go to Start menu and click on them. To see all the folders that
Vista has already set up for you go to Start Menu and click on the top
item in the right hand menu (should be your user name). A Windows Explorer
should open up revealing all the Folders that you can use right away for
storing new folders and files.
Click to expand...

Thanks for this information. I'll add some there. Maybe you can also tell
me where my system files and program files and Windows files are. How do I
access the folder to add my favorite windows icons and cursors? I can't
find them. Also the startling white background is blinding us. How do we
change that to a soft color in the email/newsgroups program?

I bough the "Windows Vista for Dummies" book and since I don't know what
things are called in Vista am not finding it all that helpful. Cursors
aren't even listed or how to add them, nor are system and program files for
example (as in XP).

Is there a way to change everything to the "Classic View" besides the start
Menu?
 
FromTheRafters said:
%SystemRoot%/explorer.exe
Click to expand...

Rafters... THANK YOU! Thank you so much. That's what I was looking for.
:-))))) I made a shortcut on the desktop.
 
GingerKatt said:
Rafters... THANK YOU! Thank you so much. That's what I was looking for.
:-))))) I made a shortcut on the desktop.
Click to expand...

If you navigate to the program the way Mick suggested, but right
click and choose properties - you can read from the "target" field.

You can open a command prompt and type "set" (without the quotes)
to find out the actual path to environment variables like %systemroot%
or %windir%.
 
FromTheRafters said:
If you navigate to the program the way Mick suggested, but right
click and choose properties - you can read from the "target" field.
Click to expand...

I'm not sure what program you mean. Once in Documents, there is no
"properties" listed on right click. Just Open and Explore. Same choices of I
right click my name. What is a "target field?"
You can open a command prompt and type "set" (without the quotes)
to find out the actual path to environment variables like %systemroot%
or %windir%.
Click to expand...

I get a "Windows cannot find...." with both %windir% and set.
 
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I'm not sure what program you mean. Once in Documents, there is no
"properties" listed on right click. Just Open and Explore. Same choices of
I right click my name. What is a "target field?"
Click to expand...

1) Click the start orb
2) Click "All Programs"
3) Click "Accessories"
4) Place mouse pointer on "Windows Explorer" and right click.
5) Click on "Properties"

You should see a highlighted "Target" field with the path (location)
of the program.

Mine is %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe (%SystemRoot% is an environment
variable).

1) Start orb again (or the Windows key if you have one).
2) Click "All Programs" again.
3) Click "Accessories" again.
4) Click "Command Prompt"
5) Type "set" without the quotes and hit enter.

This should return the current set of variables defined - you can find what
is actually contained in the %SystemRoot% variable.

Mine says:

SystemRoot=C:\Windows (yours may be different).

This means the path or location is actually:

C:\Windows\explorer.exe on my machine.

Alternatively, if you wanted just to know what is in the environment
variable
%userprofile% or %windir% you could type at the command prompt:

echo %userprofile%

or

echo %windir%

....and not have to read all the other information that "set" gives you.
I get a "Windows cannot find...." with both %windir% and set.
Click to expand...

You are probably using the run box (Windows key + R) instead of
the command prompt.
 
I get a "Windows cannot find...." with both %windir% and set.
Click to expand...

In the "Run" box, try:

cmd /k set

or

cmd /k echo %username% %userprofile%

for the entire set or just username and userprofile environment
variable returns.
 
GingerKatt said:
I'm not sure what program you mean. Once in Documents, there is no
"properties" listed on right click. Just Open and Explore. Same choices of
I right click my name. What is a "target field?"


I get a "Windows cannot find...." with both %windir% and set.
Click to expand...
I am assuming that you folks have a keyboard in front of you (maybe dumb
assumption), but what is wrong with the Windows Key + E? Far faster than
searching for any shortcut....
 
Charles W Davis said:
I am assuming that you folks have a keyboard in front of you (maybe dumb
assumption), but what is wrong with the Windows Key + E? Far faster than
searching for any shortcut....
Click to expand...

Not everyone has a Windows Key on the keyboard that you
assume they have. :o)

I assumed the problem was not so much with how to start the
program as it was how to locate the program file within the file
system. The location can vary from installation to installation.

This suggestion works for most programs once you navigate to
them through the start menu (or help menu) you can check the
"Properties" to view the actual location within the file system.
 
FromTheRafters said:
If you navigate to the program the way Mick suggested, but right
click and choose properties - you can read from the "target" field.

You can open a command prompt and type "set" (without the quotes)
to find out the actual path to environment variables like %systemroot%
or %windir%.
Click to expand...

Sorry but this all went right over my head.
 
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