Windows Explorer

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greg

I would like Windows Explorer to start up with my C:
drive selected in the left hand folder list, NOT the My
Documents folder on the desktop. I hate having to make
three or four mouse clicks before getting to my C: drive,
and I don't want to use My Documents for storing my
stuff. Is this a registry setting?
 
Greg, it depends on where you're starting from, but it is possible to make
Explorer start where you want it. On my wife's PC, she has a quicklaunch
link to her documents. The shortcut target simply points to "C:\Documents
and Settings\<NAME>\My Documents." Changing it to C:\ (no quotes) created a
shortcut that opened up Explorer in C.

Under previous versions, you had to launch explorer with a command line
option, and that technique may still be valid, but in XP it's apparently as
easy as making a shortcut to the folder where you want it to start.

Hope this helps.

Ted
 
Hi Greg,

Right click Windows Explorer/Properties and type this into the Target path:

To have C: open (No folders)
%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /root, C:\

To have C: open expanded
%windir%\EXPLORER.EXE /e,c:
%windir%\EXPLORER.EXE /e,c:\Kelly's Computer

To have another Drive letter assigned to opening: D for example
C:\Windows\Explorer.exe /e, d:\

d:\ can be modified for any folder/sub-folder you like. As in:
%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /e,d:\My Stuff

Command Line Switches for Windows Explorer
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_c.htm#comline

/xp_tweaks.htm

Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm
 
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