Open with right mousebutton over start showing E: instead of C:

[Guest]

when I open the explorer with the right mousebutton on START, it shows the
tree of C:. I have all my datas on E:. I'd like, that the tree of E: is
showed. Can I change this? Tks !

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Are your Start Menus on your E: drive???

Paste the following line into Start | Run and click OK...

%allusersprofile%\Start Menu

Does C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu open?
Or does E:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu open?

Paste the following line into Start | Run and click OK...

%userprofile%\Start Menu

Does C:\Documents and Settings\Your name here\Start Menu open?
Or does E:\Documents and Settings\Your name here\Start Menu open?

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[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

When you right click the Start Button and select Explorer, you are choosing to specifically explore the Start Button folder, not start Windows Explorer in a folder or drive of your choice.

If you access the E: drive frequently, your best bet is to create a Windows Explorer shortcut to that drive. Go to Start/All Programs/Accessories. Right click Windows Explorer and select the "Pin To Start Menu" option. This will place a shortcut to Windows Explorer on the left side of the Start Menu.

Click Start and then right click the new Windows Explorer shortcut and select Properties. In the Target Line, copy and paste the following command.

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e, E:

Click Apply/OK.

Now, you will be able to click this new shortcut, once, to open Windows Explorer with the E: drive selected.

 

[Guest]

no that's true. my start menus are on C: also the 'alluser' and my own
profile are on C:. only my datas are on E:
I think, I have to change the way to open the explorer...
tks for yr help!

 

[Guest]

tks, that sounds logic to me. I created this folder in the start menu. think
I'll have to change my habits. tks 4 ur help!

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

You're welcome.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

The word is Explore not Explorer.

You cannot change this. These are all shortcuts to the 2 Start Menu folders
for the user that is logged on. The User and All Users.

The Start button right click menu contains:
Open
Explore
Search
Properties
Open All Users
Explore All Users
And others depending on what software you have installed.

When right clicking the Start button and selecting Explore, you are not
opening Windows Explorer per se. You are opening a Start Menu folder.

You have four choices of how to open two folders; Open, Explore, Open
All Users and Explore All Users. These are just shortcuts to the two
folders.

Depending on a bunch of settings, but generally...
Explore opens folders with Folders pane on the left.
Open opens folders with common tasks showing on the left.

Right click Start button | Open defaults to %userprofile%\Start Menu with
the
Common Tasks pane showing.

Right click Start button | Explore defaults to %userprofile%\Start Menu with
the Folders pane displayed.

Right click Start button | Open All Users defaults to
%allusersprofile%\Start Menu with the Common Tasks pane showing.

Right click Start button | Explore All Users defaults to
%allusersprofile%\Start Menu with the Folders pane displayed.

The %userprofile%\Start Menu folder is the Start Menu folder for whoever
happens to be logged on, i.e. the Current User.

The whole context menu is for the Start Menu and nothing else.

How any folder opens depends on how different options are set on your
machine. Basically Open will open a folder with Common Tasks displayed and
Explore will open a folder with the Folder Pane displayed.

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[Guest]

dear wes
here in switzerland it's exploreR, I'm sorry! when you rightclick start it's
written EXPLORER and not explore. that's probably what was confusing me. but
now I understood the meaning of explore and will open the real explorer as
ronnie told me over a copy in the start menu. it works.
tks for yr help!
regards

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Kathrin,

In Switzerland I would've thought it'd be explorez, esplori or erforschen.
;-)

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