Change Explorer Default Folder Path

[Guest]

When you open Explorer the default folder path buried like
(C:\Users\name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu). How can you
set it to open to a folder of your choice?

 

[Keith Miller MVP]

When you right-click the Start button & select 'Explore', you are telling
Windows to explore the Start Menu. If you right-clicked your Documents,
selected 'Explore', and a folder other than Documents was opened, you'd
consider it a bug, wouldn't you?

If you want to access a certain folder without having to minimize all
windows, place a shortcut to that folder in the Quicklaunch toolbar or add
the folder to the taskbar as a toolbar.

 

[Guest]

Ok, I place a short cut in the task bar and that will work. However, I would
have thought MS would give the user more application options to direct the
application. Such as MS-Word, you can direct several file paths. Why can't
you use the same logic?

Also, when I open an attachment in Outlook 2007|VISTA, the "Always ask
before opeing this type of file" is now grayed out. In XP, I unchecked this
box. How do I get to unselect this option without messing with UAC?

When you right-click the Start button & select 'Explore', you are telling
Windows to explore the Start Menu. If you right-clicked your Documents,
selected 'Explore', and a folder other than Documents was opened, you'd
consider it a bug, wouldn't you?

If you want to access a certain folder without having to minimize all
windows, place a shortcut to that folder in the Quicklaunch toolbar or add
the folder to the taskbar as a toolbar.


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Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

When you open Explorer the default folder path buried like
(C:\Users\name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu). How can you
set it to open to a folder of your choice?

 

[dn]

When you open Explorer the default folder path buried like
(C:\Users\name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu). How can you
set it to open to a folder of your choice?

Try

C:\Windows\explorer.exe /n, /e, /select, c:\

Regards

 

[Keith Miller MVP]

Ok, I place a short cut in the task bar and that will work. However, I
would
have thought MS would give the user more application options to direct the
application. Such as MS-Word, you can direct several file paths. Why
can't
you use the same logic?

If you open Word, create a new document, then go to save it, doesn't the
'Save As' dialog always open to the folder you told Word to keep your
documents in?

Also, when I open an attachment in Outlook 2007|VISTA, the "Always ask
before opeing this type of file" is now grayed out. In XP, I unchecked
this
box. How do I get to unselect this option without messing with UAC?

Does this happen for all file types or a particular file type? I don't have
Outlook 2007 installed under Vista yet, so I don't know if there are any
options in Outlook that control this. If it's a particular file type, it's
most likely governed by an 'EditFlags' value in the registry. More info
here:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms649289.aspx

FTA_AlwaysUnsafe (0x00020000)
Prevents the "Never ask me" check box from being enabled. The user can
override this attribute through the File Type dialog box.