Changing Folder Options

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Hi there,

Recently i've been havin problems with regards to opening folders. its not a critical thing but more of an aesthetic annoyance. When i open a folder such as "My Documents" i always used to get the menu down the left hand side which gave me options such as "File and Folder Tasks", "Other Places" and "Details"

However, in the last couple of days, when i open a folder, i instead get an explorer type file tree (with all the little "+" signs to expand folders and sub folders). I know i can then close it but i dont want it to appear in the first place, its really annoying

So basically, how can i reset all my folders so that everytime i open one i get the "File and Folder Tasks", "Other Places" and "Details" instead of that anoying folder tree

thanks very muc

Rob Noble
 
Hi Rob,

On Thu, 6 May 2004 14:31:02 -0700, Rob Noble

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So basically, how can i reset all my folders so that everytime i open one i get the "File and Folder Tasks", "Other Places" and "Details" instead of that anoying folder tree.
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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:

To have C: open and My Documents:
%windir%\EXPLORER.EXE /e,c:,%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\My Documents

For it to open to My Documents:
explorer /n,/e,%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\My Documents or
C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe /n,/e,%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\My Documents

To have My Documents open only (No folders):
Explorer /root, c:\Documents and Settings\%username%\My Documents

If you wish to have Explorer open at My Documents on another drive,
you would use:
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e, f:\My Documents

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

The /e switch tells Windows Explorer to open in the two pane explorer
mode
and the c:\ tells it to open in folder C:\. If you omit the /e switch,
Windows Explorer opens in a single pane view.

So right-click the desktop, choose new shortcut, use the line
according to where you want Explorer to open, and don't put the /e
switch.

Good luck
 
thanks.......does the fact that i am using Aston Shell as my default Windows shell mean all this will still work?
 
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