Autostart of WinExplorer does NOT work ?

[Claudia Miller]

I want to quto-start WinExplorer immediately after booting.
Normally I start WinExplorer succesfully by clicking a Shortcut icon
on the desktop with the following parameters:

Target: %Systemroot%\explorer.exe /e,/select,D:\work

When I put exactly this shortcut into the startup folder no WinExplorer is opened at startup.
Moreover if I click this entry in the start menu I got thefollowing error:

The name "%Systemroot%\explorer.exe /e,/select,D:\work" specified in the Target box is not valid.
Make sure the path and file name are correct.

Hey what? Path and file exist! I can start it from Desktop. Why not from stratup folder?

Claudia

 

[Manny Borges]

Have you tried a full pathname instead of the variable %systemroot% ?

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Manny Borges
MCSE NT4-2003 (+ Security)
MCT, Certified Cheese Master

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and those who don't.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

If you paste:
%Systemroot%\explorer.exe /e,/select,D:\work
into Start | Run
Does the folder open?

Why not just use D:\work ?

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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