Explorer starting location

[Guest]

anybody know how to set the explorer starting location at "Computer"?

which registry key?

 

[Jon]

anybody know how to set the explorer starting location at "Computer"?

which registry key?

You could create a shortcut to

%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /e, ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

 

[Guest]

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.

 

[Jon]

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}"

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

 

[dean-dean]

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.

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Jon

That's an extremely helpful shortcut.

Thanks.


--


Regards.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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[Guest]

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.

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

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.

 

[Guest]

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.