Windows Explorer Issue

[Dan]

I want to change the default setting so that when windows
explorer opens it defaults to my computer rather than my
documents. Can this be done?

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Dan wrote:
> I want to change the default setting so that when windows
> explorer opens it defaults to my computer rather than my
> documents. Can this be done?

Right click the shortcut you use to open Windows Explorer and select
Properties.

In the Target Line, copy/paste the following path:

%systemroot%\\explorer.exe /e,



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>-----Original Message-----
>Dan wrote:
>> I want to change the default setting so that when
windows
>> explorer opens it defaults to my computer rather than my
>> documents. Can this be done?
>
>Right click the shortcut you use to open Windows Explorer
and select
>Properties.
>
>In the Target Line, copy/paste the following path:
>
>%systemroot%\\explorer.exe /e,
>
>
>
>--
>Ronnie Vernon
>Microsoft MVP
>Windows Shell/User
>
>Please reply to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>
>
>.
>I didnt post this question but thanks mate that has been
bugging me for a while.

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;257518
How to Have Windows Explorer Default to the %SystemRoot% Drive When Started

Create or modify your existing shorcut to read:

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

This will cause Windows Explorer to open to the drive that XP is installed
on.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;130510
Command Line Switches for Windows Explorer

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"Dan" > wrote in message
...
> I want to change the default setting so that when windows
> explorer opens it defaults to my computer rather than my
> documents. Can this be done?