Keyboard shortcut to folder not displaying both panes

[Joy]

XP home edition SP2

I've tried all the settings I know but my keyboard shortcuts to folders
refuse to show both panes.

This is what I get
http://mysite.verizon.net/bjkass123/Folderview1.jpg

and this is what I want.
http://mysite.verizon.net/bjkass123/Folderview2.jpg

I have to click on the FOLDER button to get the view I want every time.

I have "Use windows classic folders" option selected and tried a bunch of
the other options.
I set the folder to the two pane view before making the shortcuts.
Nothing works.

This is just silly! Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Joy

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Instead of just using the path to the folder, use the full Explorer.exe command line

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307856&sd=tech

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

You need to append the following to tell Windows to open the folder with the default Windows Explorer view. For instance, the shortcuts Target line to My Documents would read:

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e, "C:\Documents and Settings\user\My Documents"

(Note the spaces)

 

[Joy]

That works! Finally! But I am SO surprised that you have to manually edit
the shortcut. You can customize colors, sounds and all the rest with
buttons and checkboxes so I never dreamed the solution would be something
like this.

But Thank you!

Joy

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Your welcome. Glad this worked for you.