Windows Explorer (WXP)

NitroTab · #1 05-23-2002, 11:46 AM

In Windows Explorer how do I change the path it opens up into? the program currently opens up into My Documents but I want it to open up into the root of C:\ so that its showing all of my main folders Eg: My Documents, Program Files, System.
Is there anyway of changing the path?

Dirk_Diggler · #2 05-23-2002, 09:53 PM

Check this link out, some good choices here:-
<a target="_blank" href=http://"http://www.tweakxp.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=1919&sessionID={05182525-985A-4DD3-8075-C331A9973D09}">ClickMe</a>

I'm a newbie, take it easy on me

requiredfield · #3 05-23-2002, 09:53 PM

I have wondered about this myself. If I open explorer from the start menu it defaults to My Documents, the last thing I want to look at, and if I open it with the hotkeys Win+E it defaults to My Computer, much better. So there must some settings for this.

requiredfield · #4 05-23-2002, 09:59 PM

Dirk you need to fix your link.

If TweakXP does this than there is a manual way of doing it also.

BertImmenschuh · #5 05-24-2002, 12:10 AM

I've not found a way to change the Right-click of Start and Explore [nor the Right-click of My Computer and Explore] so I use custom links in the Quick Launch bar and the Programs menu.

<a target="_blank" href=http://www.tweakxp.com/idealbb/default.asp?sessionID={5859E265-0B3B-408F-A2FD-CE37F7E3B7F0}>http://www.tweakxp.com/idealbb/default.asp?sessionID={5859E265-0B3B-408F-A2FD-CE37F7E3B7F0}</a>

kakite · #6 05-26-2002, 05:32 PM

What is the correct URL to the site referenced in your post on WinGuides? Would like to check it out as I have a couple of other quirks with WXP that I'm trying to fix, hack or otherwise change...

Thanks much.

Kelby Kite
Dallas, TX

Mocha · #7 05-27-2002, 12:14 AM

The link is the one posted in Bert's message.

james3mg · #8 05-31-2002, 06:11 PM

You can't update the shortcut target to

C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE /e, c:\

like you can in WindowsME? That starts in the c:\...add folders after the c:\ to wherever you want it to open to.

Dirk_Diggler · #9 05-31-2002, 08:25 PM

Oops sorry, here's the proper link:-
<a target="_blank" href=http://www.tweakxp.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=1919>ClickMe</a>

I'm a newbie, take it easy on me

tom_keefer · #10 06-04-2002, 02:38 AM

Hey, Dirk ...

Thanks ever-so-much ... I've been looking for that fix for over a month.