two odd XP problems/annoyances

[Gary Lee]

These are not really problems, but they bot bother me. On one of my
computers that runs XP Home edition, I have two odd problems that do not
occur on the others.


1.) In Windows Explorer: Any time I start Windows Explorer it begins by
showing the root directory of the "C" drive, rather than My Documents. How
do I get it to behave like all the others and desplay the contents of My
Documents.


2.) When a CD is put into the CD drive, the computer seems to ignore it,
rather than running the autoexec files or beginning to play the music. What
needs to be re-set in order for it to properly detect and run CD's.

Thanks in advance!


Gary Lee

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Gary,

You will need to change the Windows Explorer command-line params in =
properties.

Explorer.exe Command-Line Options for Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=3D314853

Customize the Windows Explorer Views in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=3D314853

For the CD-ROM issue:

If you are talking about autorun feature, try Autofix utility:

The Microsoft AutoPlay Repair Wizard scans your computer devices to find =
defective AutoPlay settings, and attempts to fix those it finds. =
Download Autofix utility from here:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/3/2/2326455e-a840-4c61-bc28-3afa=
1820b240/AutoFix.exe

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"Gary Lee" > wrote in message =
...
These are not really problems, but they bot bother me. On one of my
computers that runs XP Home edition, I have two odd problems that do not
occur on the others.


1.) In Windows Explorer: Any time I start Windows Explorer it begins =
by
showing the root directory of the "C" drive, rather than My Documents. =
How
do I get it to behave like all the others and desplay the contents of My
Documents.


2.) When a CD is put into the CD drive, the computer seems to ignore it,
rather than running the autoexec files or beginning to play the music. =
What
needs to be re-set in order for it to properly detect and run CD's.

Thanks in advance!


Gary Lee

[Nick Burns]

Open explore click on the folder you want default, "My Documents" then exit
out of the program. When you open it again it will be to the my documents
folder.




"Gary Lee" > wrote in message
...
> These are not really problems, but they bot bother me. On one of my
> computers that runs XP Home edition, I have two odd problems that do not
> occur on the others.
>
>
> 1.) In Windows Explorer: Any time I start Windows Explorer it begins by
> showing the root directory of the "C" drive, rather than My Documents. How
> do I get it to behave like all the others and desplay the contents of My
> Documents.
>
>
> 2.) When a CD is put into the CD drive, the computer seems to ignore it,
> rather than running the autoexec files or beginning to play the music.
What
> needs to be re-set in order for it to properly detect and run CD's.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
>
> Gary Lee
>
>