Windows Explorer Settings

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I found this thread from 3 years ago:

http://groups.google.com/group/micr...25c26?lnk=st&q=&rnum=1&hl=en#e919d35811625c26

....but it does not quite answer my question.

When I double-click on Windows Explorer, I see all my drives in the
left pane, and the My Documents folder is expanded. I would prefer
that the My Documents folder NOT be expanded.

How can I change the properties for Windows Explorer to make this
happen? I would like the double-pane view, but have My Documents to be
not expanded. Thanks.

-T.S.
 
I found this thread from 3 years ago:

http://groups.google.com/group/micr...25c26?lnk=st&q=&rnum=1&hl=en#e919d35811625c26

...but it does not quite answer my question.

When I double-click on Windows Explorer, I see all my drives in the
left pane, and the My Documents folder is expanded. I would prefer
that the My Documents folder NOT be expanded.

How can I change the properties for Windows Explorer to make this
happen? I would like the double-pane view, but have My Documents to be
not expanded. Thanks.

-T.S.
Click to expand...

right click on your icon for explorer and in the "target" field use
"C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe /e, c:\" (without quotes)
 
Copy the following lines to Notepad, and save it with .VBS extension (say,
explorer.vbs). Place the script (or the shortcut to the script) in the Quick
Launch or in the Start menu for easy accessibility. Double-clicking the file
launches Windows Explorer with the default focus on My Documents, and then
collapses the tree automatically.

- - - -
Set WshShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
MyCmd="EXPLORER /e, ::{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}"
WshShell.Run MyCmd
WScript.Sleep 750
WshShell.SendKeys "{LEFT}"
Set WshShell = Nothing
- - - -

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Regards,

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


I found this thread from 3 years ago:

http://groups.google.com/group/micr...25c26?lnk=st&q=&rnum=1&hl=en#e919d35811625c26

....but it does not quite answer my question.

When I double-click on Windows Explorer, I see all my drives in the
left pane, and the My Documents folder is expanded. I would prefer
that the My Documents folder NOT be expanded.

How can I change the properties for Windows Explorer to make this
happen? I would like the double-pane view, but have My Documents to be
not expanded. Thanks.

-T.S.
 
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