How to get Windows Explorer to start at C:?

[W. Kirk Crawford]

Greetings,

I am running Vista, and would like to know how to get Windows Explorer to
start at C:\ instead of C:\Users\W. Kirk Crawford\Documents.

I have tried to right-click and go to properties and change it there. But
that doesn't appear to work.

Thanks for any help.

W. Kirk Crawford
Tularosa, New Mexico

 

[Tom Dacon]

Create a shortcut for Windows Explorer and add this string after the
executable name in the shortcut properties:

/n, /e, C:\

Tom Dacon
Dacon Software Consulting

 

[carl feredeck]

righ click on the shortcut > properties and in the target box chang it to
this
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,C:\

 

[Dave Cox]

Greetings,

I am running Vista, and would like to know how to get Windows
Explorer to start at C:\ instead of C:\Users\W. Kirk
Crawford\Documents.

I have tried to right-click and go to properties and change it
there. But that doesn't appear to work.

Thanks for any help.

W. Kirk Crawford
Tularosa, New Mexico

You could simply just drag your C: drive icon to the desktop and create
a shortcut can't be any simpler then that.

And if you don't like a cluttered desktop just remove the original
"Computer" icon by going into the Personalize window and change
desktop Icon then uncheck computer.

 

[dean-dean]

Another alternative would be to Open Computer. Double-click on your C
drive. Drag the icon (to the left of the address text/buttons), in the
Address Bar, to your Desktop. You can rename the shortcut anything you
want.

 

[Ed Forsythe]

Thanks Carl,
Years ago I formatted an re-installed XP. Somehow I forgot to backup my XP
Tips document which contained your method. I looked for it halfheartedly but
your response brought it back to life. Now when I click on my "Windows
Explorer" icon it opens up on the expanded C: drive *but* with the entire
"My Computer" tree displayed. Ideal! Thanks again

 

[Leo]

Configure Windows Explorer
My Computer" highlighted in left side with all drives visible but not
expanded and C: highlighted in right side: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe
/e,/select,c:



Desktop highlighted and nothing expanded: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe
/e,/n,/select,/root,c:



All drives visible and the system drive highlighted and expanded in full
screen: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/select



All drives visible and the system drive expanded in small screen:
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/select,%systemroot%



Only Windows Directory visible highlighted and expanded:
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/root,%systemroot%



All drives visible but only C: highlighted and expanded:
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,c:



Nothing expanded and My Computer highlighted in right side:
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n,/e,/select,



Opens the Windows folder as a folder: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe %systemroot%



Opens as "My Computer": %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe %systemroot%,



This opens the Desktop folder with "My Computer" highlighted:
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe %systemroot%,/select,



"Desktop" highlighted in the left side and no drives visible:

%systemroot%\explorer.exe
/e,/root,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D},/select



"My Computer" highlighted in left side and all drives visible but none
expanded:

%systemroot%\explorer.exe /e,/root,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}



"Desktop" in left side highlighted and "My Computer" highlighted in right
side and no drives visible:

%systemroot%\explorer.exe /e,/select,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D

 

[Spanky deMonkey]

Carl,

Shouldn't you be posting to primate.retard.general? You are in the wrong
group. You should be with your own species.

Just FYI.

 

[W. Kirk Crawford]

Thanks Carl, one wouldn't know, would they?

W. Kirk Crawford
Tularosa, New Mexico

 

[W. Kirk Crawford]

Dave,

This doesn't work for 'right-clicking' the Start button.

W. Kirk Crawford
Tularosa, New Mexico

 

[W. Kirk Crawford]

Carl,

This worked fine. But I can't find anything that will change the Explorer
when you right-click on the Start Button.

W. Kirk Crawford
Tularosa, New Mexico

 

[Kathy]

That works! I wondered if there was a way to do this also! Thanks.
Kathy

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Carl,

This worked fine. But I can't find anything that will change the
Explorer when you right-click on the Start Button.

Well, no, because right-clicking on the Orb (there is no "Start"
button) and selecting "Explore" is how one explicitly tells the computer
that one wants to explore the Start Menu. This is by design.


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[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings,

I am running Vista, and would like to know how to get Windows Explorer
to start at C:\ instead of C:\Users\W. Kirk Crawford\Documents.

I have tried to right-click and go to properties and change it there.
But that doesn't appear to work.

Thanks for any help.

W. Kirk Crawford
Tularosa, New Mexico

Basically, all you need do is create/modify the target field of your
Windows Explorer shortcut to point where you want it. In you case,
"%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e ,c:\" (without the quotes) should do the
trick.

Command-Line Switches for Windows Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q130510

WinNT Explorer Command-Line Options
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q152/4/57.asp


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[Dave Cox]

Dave,

This doesn't work for 'right-clicking' the Start button.

W. Kirk Crawford
Tularosa, New Mexico

Nor should it....... when you right click the start button or any
where else and select EXPLORE (where available) you are asking the
system to explore from that location in the directory structure.

Attempting to change what you are now requesting is highly
unrecommended and I would think impracticle and would cause havoc on
the normal operation of the system.

However there may be a way to add another command in the right click
menu to do as your asking. Hopefully someone who is more geeky then
I can answer that one for you.

On a side note: I think "Explore from here" would have been a better
name for that command.

 

[WTC]

Dave,

This doesn't work for 'right-clicking' the Start button.

Hi W. Kirk Crawford,

You can add a context menu entry for the Start Menu by editing the
Registry. This will also affect all context menus for folders
(directories).

For example, if I wanted to add a Context Menu entry called "Explore
Drive D" then I would open an elevated registry navigate to:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell]

Right-click on "shell" to create a new key called:

Explore Drive D

Right-click on "Explore Drive D" to create a new key called:

command

Select the "command" to reveal the content of the command key in the
right pane of the registry. Double-click (default) and enter:

explorer d:\, n


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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Explore Drive D]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Explore Drive D\command]
@="explorer d:\\, n"