my computer folder options?

XP home

When I open "my computer" from the desktop it opens with a single pane, with
the main drive/s letters, Shared documents and Sony documents.
If I click on the "Folders" icon on the menu it then gives split screen with
full tree on the left and drive/s letters on the right side...which is what
I wish to happen by default when openning "My Computer".
I have tried folder options via control panel but unable to do it.

TIA
Terry

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> XP home
>
> When I open "my computer" from the desktop it opens with a single pane, with
> the main drive/s letters, Shared documents and Sony documents.
> If I click on the "Folders" icon on the menu it then gives split screen with
> full tree on the left and drive/s letters on the right side...which is what I
> wish to happen by default when openning "My Computer".
> I have tried folder options via control panel but unable to do it.
>
> TIA
> Terry
>

I don't think you can make such a change to how the My Computer icon behaves.
What you can do is create a new shortcut that opens an Explorer window with My
Computer displayed in the right hand pane. Here's how;

Right click an open spot on your desktop and select New -> Shortcut from the
menu.
Copy and paste the following line into the location box. Note: You have to
include the trailing comma.

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,

Click Next.
Enter a name for this shortcut. Something like Explore My Computer.
Click Finish.

You should now have a shortcut on your desktop which will open My Computer as
you've outlined above. Use this shortcut instead of the one for My Computer.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

Yes...thats it Nepatsfan...thank you.
Terry
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>> XP home
>>
>> When I open "my computer" from the desktop it opens with a single pane,
>> with the main drive/s letters, Shared documents and Sony documents.
>> If I click on the "Folders" icon on the menu it then gives split screen
>> with full tree on the left and drive/s letters on the right side...which
>> is what I wish to happen by default when openning "My Computer".
>> I have tried folder options via control panel but unable to do it.
>>
>> TIA
>> Terry
>>
>
> I don't think you can make such a change to how the My Computer icon
> behaves. What you can do is create a new shortcut that opens an Explorer
> window with My Computer displayed in the right hand pane. Here's how;
>
> Right click an open spot on your desktop and select New -> Shortcut from
> the menu.
> Copy and paste the following line into the location box. Note: You have to
> include the trailing comma.
>
> %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,
>
> Click Next.
> Enter a name for this shortcut. Something like Explore My Computer.
> Click Finish.
>
> You should now have a shortcut on your desktop which will open My Computer
> as you've outlined above. Use this shortcut instead of the one for My
> Computer.
>
> Good luck
>
> Nepatsfan
>
>

The date and time was 2/26/2008 1:13 PM, and on a whim,
news.btinternet.com pounded out on the keyboard:

> XP home
>
> When I open "my computer" from the desktop it opens with a single pane, with
> the main drive/s letters, Shared documents and Sony documents.
> If I click on the "Folders" icon on the menu it then gives split screen with
> full tree on the left and drive/s letters on the right side...which is what
> I wish to happen by default when openning "My Computer".
> I have tried folder options via control panel but unable to do it.
>
> TIA
> Terry
>
>

Hi Terry,

Read how to configure Explorer to open how you want, not My Computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/130510

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You're welcome.

Nepatsfan

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> Yes...thats it Nepatsfan...thank you.
> Terry
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>> "news.btinternet.com" <terrybetts11138@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:T9ydnR_Zccd-HVnanZ2dnUVZ8tuqnZ2d@bt.com...
>>> XP home
>>>
>>> When I open "my computer" from the desktop it opens with a single pane, with
>>> the main drive/s letters, Shared documents and Sony documents.
>>> If I click on the "Folders" icon on the menu it then gives split screen with
>>> full tree on the left and drive/s letters on the right side...which is what
>>> I wish to happen by default when openning "My Computer".
>>> I have tried folder options via control panel but unable to do it.
>>>
>>> TIA
>>> Terry
>>>
>>
>> I don't think you can make such a change to how the My Computer icon behaves.
>> What you can do is create a new shortcut that opens an Explorer window with
>> My Computer displayed in the right hand pane. Here's how;
>>
>> Right click an open spot on your desktop and select New -> Shortcut from the
>> menu.
>> Copy and paste the following line into the location box. Note: You have to
>> include the trailing comma.
>>
>> %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,
>>
>> Click Next.
>> Enter a name for this shortcut. Something like Explore My Computer.
>> Click Finish.
>>
>> You should now have a shortcut on your desktop which will open My Computer as
>> you've outlined above. Use this shortcut instead of the one for My Computer.
>>
>> Good luck
>>
>> Nepatsfan
>>
>>
>
>

This is interesting. I was playing around with the explorer command after
reading this post, and all of these variations seem to generate different
results:

explorer /e,
explorer.exe /e,
%systemroot%\explorer.exe /e,

What is causing the difference in behavior by adding the .exe at the end, or
the systemroot variable at the beginning?








I went to the article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/130510

But it doesn't mention putting the "%systemroot The explorer run command
works very differently in the following ways:


%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,

The date and time was 2/26/2008 7:17 PM, and on a whim, Tau_Ceti_2
pounded out on the keyboard:

> This is interesting. I was playing around with the explorer command after
> reading this post, and all of these variations seem to generate different
> results:
>
> explorer /e,
> explorer.exe /e,
> %systemroot%\explorer.exe /e,
>
> What is causing the difference in behavior by adding the .exe at the end, or
> the systemroot variable at the beginning?
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> I went to the article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/130510
>
> But it doesn't mention putting the "%systemroot The explorer run command
> works very differently in the following ways:
>
>
> %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,

I would use the suggested syntax:
EXPLORER.EXE [/n][/e][,/root,<object>][[,/select],<sub object>]

Why you're getting different results I don't know. You shouldn't.

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The date and time was 2/26/2008 7:17 PM, and on a whim, Tau_Ceti_2
pounded out on the keyboard:

> This is interesting. I was playing around with the explorer command after
> reading this post, and all of these variations seem to generate different
> results:
>
> explorer /e,
> explorer.exe /e,
> %systemroot%\explorer.exe /e,
>
> What is causing the difference in behavior by adding the .exe at the end, or
> the systemroot variable at the beginning?
>
>
> I went to the article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/130510
>
> But it doesn't mention putting the "%systemroot The explorer run command
> works very differently in the following ways:
>
>
> %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,

I just tried all 3 and they all opened exactly the same.

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