Fixing/Changing Explorer Shortcut

[Chet]

When I click on the "quickstart" button on the lower left portion of my
taskbar on my Windows Vista Home Premium machine to start EXPLORER so I can
look at my directories, ooops, folders, etc. it takes me to
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe I would like to have it take me directly to
Computer/Acer (C I.e. I want to click onto the shortcut and have it show
a specific drive (C on my machine and not have to click through things
like admin/documents/family, etc., etc. every time I want to go directly to
drive C: Obviously, I have an Acer and they manage to have drive C:
prefaced with the word "Acer."

Appreciate any help.

Chet

 

[Chet]

In other words, what do I change the command line to so that I go directly
to drive C: I'm adding this just to let you know I know HOW to change
the command line, just not what to change it to.

Thanks.

Chet

 

[Craig]

Hi there,

Create a shortcut, point it to the %systemroot%\explorer.exe /e, C:\

HTH

Cheers
Craig

 

[Malke]

In other words, what do I change the command line to so that I go
directly to drive C: I'm adding this just to let you know I know HOW
to change the command line, just not what to change it to.

Thanks.

Chet

Right click on the Windows Explorer icon, select Properties and type or
copy/paste the following into the Target box:

%systemroot%\EXPLORER.EXE /e,c:

You can also create a Desktop icon for Windows Explorer with the same
command.


Malke

 

[Chet]

Malke and Craig,

You two are right on the money! Thanks.

Chet

 

[R. C. White]

Hi, Chet.

You can do that with no typing, too. Just open Windows Explorer and
navigate to the folder you want. Then right-click in the address bar and
click Copy Address. Then find an empty spot on your Desktop and click New |
Shortcut. In the location box, just Paste it, then click Next and give it a
name and click Finish.

RC
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Microsoft Windows MVP
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[Chet]

R.C.,

Right you are! Very slick!

Thanks.

Chet