Explorer starting location

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Long Nguyen said:
anybody know how to set the explorer starting location at "Computer"?

which registry key?
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You could create a shortcut to

%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /e, ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
 
thanks for the help. I actually missed essential points to my problem.

i often use the right click-explore option on the start button. I am in seek
of the registry key to add the solution you have mentioned in.

at the moment, I have that in the classes_root/folder key. at the moment, it
works fine if no explorer is opened, but if there is one opened, it doesn't
go to computer rather to the start menu again.
 
If I understand you correctly, then you may be missing the '/separate'
switch

Check that the 'default' key at

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore\command

has type 'reg_expand_sz' and value

%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /separate,/e,/idlist,%I,%L



Otherwise, this is my export of the key

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore

whose values you could compare with your own

;*******************************************
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore]
"MultiSelectModel"="Document"
"BrowserFlags"=dword:00000022
"ExplorerFlags"=dword:00000021

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,45,00,78,00,70,00,6c,00,6f,00,72,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,\
65,00,20,00,2f,00,73,00,65,00,70,00,61,00,72,00,61,00,74,00,65,00,2c,00,2f,\
00,65,00,2c,00,2f,00,69,00,64,00,6c,00,69,00,73,00,74,00,2c,00,25,00,49,00,\
2c,00,25,00,4c,00,00,00
"DelegateExecute"="{11dbb47c-a525-400b-9e80-a54615a090c0}"

;********************************************
 
I'm not clear as to what your problem is. Right-clicking the Start button
and choosing Explore is supposed to take you to
C:\Users\(Your Name)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu,
with Start Menu selected in the Navigation Pane.

Right-clicking the Computer icon on your desktop and choosing Explore will
select Computer in the Navigation Pane, and so on... Right-clicking ANY
folder and choosing Explore, will select that folder in the Navigation Pane
in the resulting window.

If you want a permanent icon to open Computer, there are many options, the
Computer icon being the most obvious, as well as Jon's suggestion, using the
right-click on a blank area of your desktop method, choosing New > Shortcut,
and then typing in his command in the location box.
 
Jon

That's an extremely helpful shortcut.

Thanks.


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Regards.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
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yeah, i got the /separate switch and the /root switch too. thanks for the
advice anyway. i guess I'll have to put up with the single explorer working
as it is.

Jon said:
If I understand you correctly, then you may be missing the '/separate'
switch

Check that the 'default' key at

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore\command

has type 'reg_expand_sz' and value

%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /separate,/e,/idlist,%I,%L



Otherwise, this is my export of the key

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore

whose values you could compare with your own

;*******************************************
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore]
"MultiSelectModel"="Document"
"BrowserFlags"=dword:00000022
"ExplorerFlags"=dword:00000021

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,45,00,78,00,70,00,6c,00,6f,00,72,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,\
65,00,20,00,2f,00,73,00,65,00,70,00,61,00,72,00,61,00,74,00,65,00,2c,00,2f,\
00,65,00,2c,00,2f,00,69,00,64,00,6c,00,69,00,73,00,74,00,2c,00,25,00,49,00,\
2c,00,25,00,4c,00,00,00
"DelegateExecute"="{11dbb47c-a525-400b-9e80-a54615a090c0}"

;********************************************

--
Jon


Long Nguyen said:
thanks for the help. I actually missed essential points to my problem.

i often use the right click-explore option on the start button. I am in
seek
of the registry key to add the solution you have mentioned in.

at the moment, I have that in the classes_root/folder key. at the moment,
it
works fine if no explorer is opened, but if there is one opened, it
doesn't
go to computer rather to the start menu again.
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it is not an actual problem, it is a customisation.

I have made a short cut on the quick launch tool bar, I am seeking a
registry hack because I use the right click-explore on the start button often
and at times a habit which is difficult to break when you are so use to it.
 
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