my computer folder options?

[news.btinternet.com]

XP home

When I open "my computer" from the desktop it opens with a single pane, with
the main drive/s letters, Shared documents and Sony documents.
If I click on the "Folders" icon on the menu it then gives split screen with
full tree on the left and drive/s letters on the right side...which is what
I wish to happen by default when openning "My Computer".
I have tried folder options via control panel but unable to do it.

TIA
Terry

 

[Nepatsfan]

XP home

When I open "my computer" from the desktop it opens with a single pane, with
the main drive/s letters, Shared documents and Sony documents.
If I click on the "Folders" icon on the menu it then gives split screen with
full tree on the left and drive/s letters on the right side...which is what I
wish to happen by default when openning "My Computer".
I have tried folder options via control panel but unable to do it.

TIA
Terry

I don't think you can make such a change to how the My Computer icon behaves.
What you can do is create a new shortcut that opens an Explorer window with My
Computer displayed in the right hand pane. Here's how;

Right click an open spot on your desktop and select New -> Shortcut from the
menu.
Copy and paste the following line into the location box. Note: You have to
include the trailing comma.

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,

Click Next.
Enter a name for this shortcut. Something like Explore My Computer.
Click Finish.

You should now have a shortcut on your desktop which will open My Computer as
you've outlined above. Use this shortcut instead of the one for My Computer.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

 

[Terry]

Yes...thats it Nepatsfan...thank you.
Terry

I don't think you can make such a change to how the My Computer icon
behaves. What you can do is create a new shortcut that opens an Explorer
window with My Computer displayed in the right hand pane. Here's how;

Right click an open spot on your desktop and select New -> Shortcut from
the menu.
Copy and paste the following line into the location box. Note: You have to
include the trailing comma.

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,

Click Next.
Enter a name for this shortcut. Something like Explore My Computer.
Click Finish.

You should now have a shortcut on your desktop which will open My Computer
as you've outlined above. Use this shortcut instead of the one for My
Computer.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

 

[Terry R.]

The date and time was 2/26/2008 1:13 PM, and on a whim,
news.btinternet.com pounded out on the keyboard:

XP home

When I open "my computer" from the desktop it opens with a single pane, with
the main drive/s letters, Shared documents and Sony documents.
If I click on the "Folders" icon on the menu it then gives split screen with
full tree on the left and drive/s letters on the right side...which is what
I wish to happen by default when openning "My Computer".
I have tried folder options via control panel but unable to do it.

TIA
Terry

Hi Terry,

Read how to configure Explorer to open how you want, not My Computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/130510

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[Nepatsfan]

You're welcome.

Nepatsfan

Yes...thats it Nepatsfan...thank you.
Terry

 

[Tau_Ceti_2]

This is interesting. I was playing around with the explorer command after
reading this post, and all of these variations seem to generate different
results:

explorer /e,
explorer.exe /e,
%systemroot%\explorer.exe /e,

What is causing the difference in behavior by adding the .exe at the end, or
the systemroot variable at the beginning?








I went to the article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/130510

But it doesn't mention putting the "%systemroot The explorer run command
works very differently in the following ways:


%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,

 

[Terry R.]

The date and time was 2/26/2008 7:17 PM, and on a whim, Tau_Ceti_2
pounded out on the keyboard:

This is interesting. I was playing around with the explorer command after
reading this post, and all of these variations seem to generate different
results:

explorer /e,
explorer.exe /e,
%systemroot%\explorer.exe /e,

What is causing the difference in behavior by adding the .exe at the end, or
the systemroot variable at the beginning?








I went to the article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/130510

But it doesn't mention putting the "%systemroot The explorer run command
works very differently in the following ways:


%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,

I would use the suggested syntax:
EXPLORER.EXE [/n][/e][,/root,<object>][[,/select],<sub object>]

Why you're getting different results I don't know. You shouldn't.

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[Terry R.]

The date and time was 2/26/2008 7:17 PM, and on a whim, Tau_Ceti_2
pounded out on the keyboard:

This is interesting. I was playing around with the explorer command after
reading this post, and all of these variations seem to generate different
results:

explorer /e,
explorer.exe /e,
%systemroot%\explorer.exe /e,

What is causing the difference in behavior by adding the .exe at the end, or
the systemroot variable at the beginning?


I went to the article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/130510

But it doesn't mention putting the "%systemroot The explorer run command
works very differently in the following ways:


%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,

I just tried all 3 and they all opened exactly the same.

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