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re: Question about 'Set Defaults in Explorer'
Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at 4:57 am
Posted by triplate
(20833 messages posted)
Try this...To restore the My Documents folder to its default location, follow these
steps:
Click Start , and then point to My Documents. Right-click My Documents, and then
click Properties. Click Restore Default, and then click OK. In the Move Documents
box, click Yes to move your documents to the new location, or click No to leave your
documents in the original location.
On Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at 4:49 am, John Cuddy wrote:
>Can anyone indicate if there is a method to force Explorer (XP version) to open
the
>C-drive as its default, rather than My Documents? Thank you.
>
>
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re: Question about 'Set Defaults in Explorer'
Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at 5:58 am
Posted by Bob B
(2307 messages posted)
It seems that explorer selects "My Documents" by default, and if it's not there,
it creates it.
Edit all your Windows Explorer shortcuts to :
\explorer.exe /e,::{20d04fe0-3aea-1069-a2d8-08002b30309d}
and explorer will open exploring my computer instead of my documents.
---or---
\explorer.exe /e,c: will explore C:
On Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at 4:49 am, John Cuddy wrote:
>Can anyone indicate if there is a method to force Explorer (XP version) to open
the
>C-drive as its default, rather than My Documents? Thank you.
>
>
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re: Question about 'Set Defaults in Explorer'
Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at 10:43 am
Posted by Alun Williams
(34 messages posted)
You can edit the start menu entry for explorer and change it to explorer /e,c: (or
anything else for that matter). Or you can create a new shortcut to explorer on
your desktop.
On Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at 4:49 am, John Cuddy wrote:
>Can anyone indicate if there is a method to force Explorer (XP version) to open
the
>C-drive as its default, rather than My Documents? Thank you.
>
>
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re: Question about 'Set Defaults in Explorer'
Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at 12:04 pm
Posted by John Cuddy
(5 messages posted)
Thank you very much. This worked first time, even for a technologically ignorant
type like myself!
On Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at 10:43 am, Alun wrote:
>You can edit the start menu entry for explorer and change it to explorer /e,c:
(or
>anything else for that matter). Or you can create a new shortcut to explorer on
>your desktop.
>
>
>
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re: Question about 'Set Defaults in Explorer'
Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at 12:06 pm
Posted by John Cuddy
(5 messages posted)
Thank you. The first solution was incomprehensible to me, but the second one worked
perfectly!
On Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at 5:58 am, Bob B wrote:
>It seems that explorer selects "My Documents" by default, and if it's not there,
>it creates it.
>Edit all your Windows Explorer shortcuts to :
>
>\explorer.exe /e,::{20d04fe0-3aea-1069-a2d8-08002b30309d}
>
>and explorer will open exploring my computer instead of my documents.
>
>---or---
>
>\explorer.exe /e,c: will explore C:
>
>
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re: Question about 'Set Defaults in Explorer'
Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at 12:23 pm
Posted by John Cuddy
(5 messages posted)
Thank you. I tried the method suggested by others and it worked.
On Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at 4:57 am, triplate wrote:
>Try this...To restore the My Documents folder to its default location, follow these
>steps:
>
>Click Start , and then point to My Documents. Right-click My Documents, and then
>click Properties. Click Restore Default, and then click OK. In the Move Documents
>box, click Yes to move your documents to the new location, or click No to leave
your
>documents in the original location.
>
>
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re: Question about 'Set Defaults in Explorer'
Tuesday, May 20, 2003 at 5:39 pm
Posted by n0tzero
(1 messages posted)
Right click on the shortcut and select properties. In the dialog that follows in
the "Target" box type:
"explorer.exe /e,C:\"
On Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at 4:49 am, John Cuddy wrote:
>Can anyone indicate if there is a method to force Explorer (XP version) to open
the
>C-drive as its default, rather than My Documents? Thank you.
>
>
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re: Question about 'Set Defaults in Explorer'
Wednesday, May 21, 2003 at 6:32 am
Posted by anniebluesky
(7 messages posted)
I have been searching and looking at different methods, but yours was simple and
straightforward. More important....it works!!!! Thanks for posting.
peace & blue skies...
annie
On Tuesday, May 20, 2003 at 5:39 pm, n0tzero wrote:
>Right click on the shortcut and select properties. In the dialog that follows in
>the "Target" box type:
>"explorer.exe /e,C:\"
>
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re: Question about 'Set Defaults in Explorer'
Wednesday, July 7, 2004 at 8:41 am
Posted by Brad Wyffels
(1 messages posted)
Your solution worked, but I explorer still opens into my documents when I right click
start and then go to explore. Is there anyway to change this setting so that it
will open explorer to the C:\
On Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at 10:43 am, Alun Williams wrote:
>You can edit the start menu entry for explorer and change it to explorer /e,c:
(or
>anything else for that matter). Or you can create a new shortcut to explorer on
>your desktop.
>
>
>
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re: Question about 'Set Defaults in Explorer'
Saturday, July 10, 2004 at 10:30 pm
Posted by cms
(1 messages posted)
Open Windows Explorer, open the My Computer folder, then drag the icon for the C
drive or which ever to your desktop or taskbar. This becomes a shortcut to that
drive
On Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at 4:49 am, John Cuddy wrote:
>Can anyone indicate if there is a method to force Explorer (XP version) to open
the
>C-drive as its default, rather than My Documents? Thank you.
>
>
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re: Question about 'Set Defaults in Explorer'
Monday, October 18, 2004 at 1:33 am
Posted by John Cuddy
(5 messages posted)
Thank you very much. That worked perfectly.
John Cuddy
On Tuesday, May 20, 2003 at 5:39 pm, n0tzero wrote:
>
>Right click on the shortcut and select properties. In the dialog that follows in
>the "Target" box type:
>"explorer.exe /e,C:\"
>
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re: Question about 'Set Defaults in Explorer'
Thursday, December 2, 2004 at 1:39 pm
Posted by Seppo
(1 messages posted)
Explorer may have created a "My Documents" folder, however, as its contents correspond
100% to contents of my C-drive 2+ GB, I would like to get rid of it to save disk
space. How?
On Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at 5:58 am, Bob B wrote:
>It seems that explorer selects "My Documents" by default, and if it's not there,
>it creates it.
>Edit all your Windows Explorer shortcuts to :
>
>\explorer.exe /e,::{20d04fe0-3aea-1069-a2d8-08002b30309d}
>
>and explorer will open exploring my computer instead of my documents.
>
>---or---
>
>\explorer.exe /e,c: will explore C:
>
>
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re: Question about 'Set Defaults in Explorer'
Thursday, May 26, 2005 at 4:21 pm
Posted by jenadagene
(3 messages posted)
On Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at 4:49 am, John
If Cuddy was answered ... where is the answer?
Cuddy wrote:
>Can anyone indicate if there is a method to force Explorer (XP version) to open
the
>C-drive as its default, rather than My Documents? Thank you.
>
>
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re: Question about 'Set Defaults in Explorer'
Thursday, May 26, 2005 at 5:55 pm
Posted by jenadagene
(3 messages posted)
This method does not work in my Windows XP
On Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at 4:49 am, John Cuddy wrote:
>Can anyone indicate if there is a method to force Explorer (XP version) to open
the
>C-drive as its default, rather than My Documents? Thank you.
>
>
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re: Question about 'Set Defaults in Explorer'
Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at 10:37 am
Posted by Grace P
(1 messages posted)
THANKS!! I have been looking for a solution to this problem for a long time!!
On Tuesday, May 20, 2003 at 5:39 pm, n0tzero wrote:
>
>Right click on the shortcut and select properties. In the dialog that follows in
>the "Target" box type:
>"explorer.exe /e,C:\"
>
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re: Question about 'Set Defaults in Explorer'
Sunday, March 12, 2006 at 5:52 pm
Posted by bkkguy
(4 messages posted)
Hi...still looking for a solution to this:
I right-click on the start button and select "Explore" from the context menu. Explorer
opens in "C:\Documents ans Settings\myusername\Start Menu"
I would like to make this open in My Documents. It difficult, because you cannot
right-click the "Explore" link in that context menu.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!
--MTL
On Wednesday, July 7, 2004 at 8:41 am, Brad Wyffels wrote:
>Your solution worked, but I explorer still opens into my documents when I right
click
>start and then go to explore. Is there anyway to change this setting so that it
>will open explorer to the C:\
>
>
>
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re: Question about 'Set Defaults in Explorer'
Tuesday, April 18, 2006 at 8:18 pm
Posted by Mark Mageau
(3 messages posted)
Bkkguy, that is by design... when you right click on the start menu and explore,
you are telling Windows THAT's what you want to explore. If you do it in one of
the groups in the start menu or a shortcut to a folder on the desktop, it opens explorer
to that folder. If you want a quick access to explorer just use (win logo key+e)
or put a shortcut to it on the quicklaunch bar.
On Sunday, March 12, 2006 at 5:52 pm, bkkguy wrote:
>Hi...still looking for a solution to this:
>
>I right-click on the start button and select "Explore" from the context menu. Explorer
>opens in "C:\Documents ans Settings\myusername\Start Menu"
>
>I would like to make this open in My Documents. It difficult, because you cannot
>right-click the "Explore" link in that context menu.
>
>Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!
>
>--MTL
>
>
>
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re: Question about 'Set Defaults in Explorer'
Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at 2:27 pm
Posted by Glenn
(1 messages posted)
I see what you're saying, Mark. When we right-click on the start-button and choose
Explore, we are invoking the context-sensitive explorer, with a context of (my user,
Start Menu).
So then here's a question. Suppose I (like blkguy) would like to have a right-click
option on the start menu that opens to the C:\ drive. I know that I can do "%SYSTEMROOT%\explorer.exe
/e, C:\" to make that happen.
So the question becomes, how can I *add* an item to the Start Menu right-click menu.
If I can add an item, then I can create a new link, something like "Explore C" or
whatever, that will open C: specifically, rather than Context-starting explorer.exe.
I Saw a *vague* answer to this question, of how to modify the start-button's context
menu over in Win98 node, but I couldn't find it. I tried a search on this forum,
but my search fu seems to come up empty today.
I think it requires a registry edit, but I'm not sure exactly what.
Any pointers?
Cheers,
-Glenn
On Tuesday, April 18, 2006 at 8:18 pm, Mark Mageau wrote:
>Bkkguy, that is by design... when you right click on the start menu and explore,
>you are telling Windows THAT's what you want to explore. If you do it in one of
>the groups in the start menu or a shortcut to a folder on the desktop, it opens
explorer
>to that folder. If you want a quick access to explorer just use (win logo key+e)
>or put a shortcut to it on the quicklaunch bar.
>
>
>
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re: Question about 'Set Defaults in Explorer'
Sunday, July 23, 2006 at 5:22 pm
Posted by Phillip Katulka
(1 messages posted)
Glen,
I asked someone on a forum like this to help me make the same change. He was able
to write a very short, one-liner that I ran and it changed the pointer for the right-click,
start, explore so that it opened the C:\ root directory. I wish I still had that
little fix, but I have since lost it. I believe it was written in VBScript, but
I am not sure.
If anyone knows what I am talking about and can tackle it, I would love to make that
change.
On Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at 2:27 pm, Glenn wrote:
>I see what you're saying, Mark. When we right-click on the start-button and choose
>Explore, we are invoking the context-sensitive explorer, with a context of (my user,
>Start Menu).
>
>So then here's a question. Suppose I (like blkguy) would like to have a right-click
>option on the start menu that opens to the C:\ drive. I know that I can do "%SYSTEMROOT%\explorer.exe
>/e, C:\" to make that happen.
>
>So the question becomes, how can I *add* an item to the Start Menu right-click menu.
> If I can add an item, then I can create a new link, something like "Explore C"
or
>whatever, that will open C: specifically, rather than Context-starting explorer.exe.
>
>I Saw a *vague* answer to this question, of how to modify the start-button's context
>menu over in Win98 node, but I couldn't find it. I tried a search on this forum,
>but my search fu seems to come up empty today.
>
>I think it requires a registry edit, but I'm not sure exactly what.
>
>Any pointers?
>
>Cheers,
>-Glenn
>
>
>
>
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