Right click <start> <explore> change

[Guest]

Hi,

If I right click on the <start> button en het <Explore> I get into the
startmenu. I dont want that. I want to see 'My Computer' , with a list of my
drives only.
Has anyone a suggestion, how I can change that ?

Many Thanks,
T.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Changing the "explore" command for the Start menu, applies to other objects
(folder, directory) as well. Instead, you can add an additional menu item
namely "Explore My Computer". Or use the Winkey + E combination to launch
Explorer, with the default focus on My Computer.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hi,

If I right click on the <start> button en het <Explore> I get into the
startmenu. I dont want that. I want to see 'My Computer' , with a list of my
drives only.
Has anyone a suggestion, how I can change that ?

Many Thanks,
T.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Then forget about right clicking the Start button.

Start button right click menu.

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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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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