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Windows Explorer
Name: Lolly743 Date: April 6, 2008 at 00:22:13 Pacific OS: WindowsXP CPU/Ram: 512MB Product: Dell Dimension 2350
Comment:
When I open Windows Explorer, it defaults to that annoying My Documents folder. I would prefer that it opens to the C:\. Is there any way to make that happen? Thanks.
Name: Pappy Date: April 6, 2008 at 04:14:59 Pacific
Reply:
Right-click Windows Explorer. On the menu that appears, click Properties. In the Target box, append the "/root" command-line switch to the "%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe" command, using the startup location that you want. For example, if you want Windows Explorer to start at the root of drive C, edit the command to the following:
Name: Chuck 2 Date: April 6, 2008 at 07:20:20 Pacific
Reply:
OR to say --- Right click the Explorer Shortcut, then click Properties, then next to the word 'Target', change that line to read %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,c:\
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Response Number 3
Name: Lolly743 Date: April 6, 2008 at 13:59:31 Pacific
Reply:
Thanks Pappy and Chuck2!
That worked. Now, if there was a way to remove the annoying My Documents file. Guess I'd better take one thing at a time.
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