my computer folder options?

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XP home

 

When I open "my computer" from the desktop it opens with a single pane, with

the main drive/s letters, Shared documents and Sony documents.

If I click on the "Folders" icon on the menu it then gives split screen with

full tree on the left and drive/s letters on the right side...which is what

I wish to happen by default when openning "My Computer".

I have tried folder options via control panel but unable to do it.

 

TIA

Terry

[Guest Nepatsfan]

Re: my computer folder options?

 

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> XP home

>

> When I open "my computer" from the desktop it opens with a single pane, with

> the main drive/s letters, Shared documents and Sony documents.

> If I click on the "Folders" icon on the menu it then gives split screen with

> full tree on the left and drive/s letters on the right side...which is what I

> wish to happen by default when openning "My Computer".

> I have tried folder options via control panel but unable to do it.

>

> TIA

> Terry

>

 

I don't think you can make such a change to how the My Computer icon behaves.

What you can do is create a new shortcut that opens an Explorer window with My

Computer displayed in the right hand pane. Here's how;

 

Right click an open spot on your desktop and select New -> Shortcut from the

menu.

Copy and paste the following line into the location box. Note: You have to

include the trailing comma.

 

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,

 

Click Next.

Enter a name for this shortcut. Something like Explore My Computer.

Click Finish.

 

You should now have a shortcut on your desktop which will open My Computer as

you've outlined above. Use this shortcut instead of the one for My Computer.

 

Good luck

 

Nepatsfan

[Guest Terry]

Re: my computer folder options?

 

Yes...thats it Nepatsfan...thank you.

Terry

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>> XP home

>>

>> When I open "my computer" from the desktop it opens with a single pane,

>> with the main drive/s letters, Shared documents and Sony documents.

>> If I click on the "Folders" icon on the menu it then gives split screen

>> with full tree on the left and drive/s letters on the right side...which

>> is what I wish to happen by default when openning "My Computer".

>> I have tried folder options via control panel but unable to do it.

>>

>> TIA

>> Terry

>>

>

> I don't think you can make such a change to how the My Computer icon

> behaves. What you can do is create a new shortcut that opens an Explorer

> window with My Computer displayed in the right hand pane. Here's how;

>

> Right click an open spot on your desktop and select New -> Shortcut from

> the menu.

> Copy and paste the following line into the location box. Note: You have to

> include the trailing comma.

>

> %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,

>

> Click Next.

> Enter a name for this shortcut. Something like Explore My Computer.

> Click Finish.

>

> You should now have a shortcut on your desktop which will open My Computer

> as you've outlined above. Use this shortcut instead of the one for My

> Computer.

>

> Good luck

>

> Nepatsfan

>

>

[Guest Terry R.]

Re: my computer folder options?

 

The date and time was 2/26/2008 1:13 PM, and on a whim,

news.btinternet.com pounded out on the keyboard:

> XP home

>

> When I open "my computer" from the desktop it opens with a single pane, with

> the main drive/s letters, Shared documents and Sony documents.

> If I click on the "Folders" icon on the menu it then gives split screen with

> full tree on the left and drive/s letters on the right side...which is what

> I wish to happen by default when openning "My Computer".

> I have tried folder options via control panel but unable to do it.

>

> TIA

> Terry

>

>

 

Hi Terry,

 

Read how to configure Explorer to open how you want, not My Computer:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/130510

 

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[Guest Nepatsfan]

Re: my computer folder options?

 

You're welcome.

 

Nepatsfan

 

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> Yes...thats it Nepatsfan...thank you.

> Terry

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>> "news.btinternet.com" <terrybetts11138@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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>>> XP home

>>>

>>> When I open "my computer" from the desktop it opens with a single pane, with

>>> the main drive/s letters, Shared documents and Sony documents.

>>> If I click on the "Folders" icon on the menu it then gives split screen with

>>> full tree on the left and drive/s letters on the right side...which is what

>>> I wish to happen by default when openning "My Computer".

>>> I have tried folder options via control panel but unable to do it.

>>>

>>> TIA

>>> Terry

>>>

>>

>> I don't think you can make such a change to how the My Computer icon behaves.

>> What you can do is create a new shortcut that opens an Explorer window with

>> My Computer displayed in the right hand pane. Here's how;

>>

>> Right click an open spot on your desktop and select New -> Shortcut from the

>> menu.

>> Copy and paste the following line into the location box. Note: You have to

>> include the trailing comma.

>>

>> %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,

>>

>> Click Next.

>> Enter a name for this shortcut. Something like Explore My Computer.

>> Click Finish.

>>

>> You should now have a shortcut on your desktop which will open My Computer as

>> you've outlined above. Use this shortcut instead of the one for My Computer.

>>

>> Good luck

>>

>> Nepatsfan

>>

>>

>

>

[Guest Tau_Ceti_2]

Re: my computer folder options?

 

This is interesting. I was playing around with the explorer command after

reading this post, and all of these variations seem to generate different

results:

 

explorer /e,

explorer.exe /e,

%systemroot%\explorer.exe /e,

 

What is causing the difference in behavior by adding the .exe at the end, or

the systemroot variable at the beginning?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I went to the article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/130510

 

But it doesn't mention putting the "%systemroot The explorer run command

works very differently in the following ways:

 

 

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,

[Guest Terry R.]

Re: my computer folder options?

 

The date and time was 2/26/2008 7:17 PM, and on a whim, Tau_Ceti_2

pounded out on the keyboard:

> This is interesting. I was playing around with the explorer command after

> reading this post, and all of these variations seem to generate different

> results:

>

> explorer /e,

> explorer.exe /e,

> %systemroot%\explorer.exe /e,

>

> What is causing the difference in behavior by adding the .exe at the end, or

> the systemroot variable at the beginning?

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> I went to the article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/130510

>

> But it doesn't mention putting the "%systemroot The explorer run command

> works very differently in the following ways:

>

>

> %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,

 

I would use the suggested syntax:

EXPLORER.EXE [/n][/e][,/root,<object>][[,/select],<sub object>]

 

Why you're getting different results I don't know. You shouldn't.

 

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[Guest Terry R.]

Re: my computer folder options?

 

The date and time was 2/26/2008 7:17 PM, and on a whim, Tau_Ceti_2

pounded out on the keyboard:

> This is interesting. I was playing around with the explorer command after

> reading this post, and all of these variations seem to generate different

> results:

>

> explorer /e,

> explorer.exe /e,

> %systemroot%\explorer.exe /e,

>

> What is causing the difference in behavior by adding the .exe at the end, or

> the systemroot variable at the beginning?

>

>

> I went to the article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/130510

>

> But it doesn't mention putting the "%systemroot The explorer run command

> works very differently in the following ways:

>

>

> %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,

 

I just tried all 3 and they all opened exactly the same.

 

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