How to change Windows Explorer?

[Chris]

Is there a way to set Windows Explorer to default to
another directory when it opens. Right now it goes to My
Documents. I tried setting the target but is seemed to
move files into My Documents.

What I would like it to do is go to C:\Program
Files\myprograms

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

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

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"Chris" > wrote in message
...
> Is there a way to set Windows Explorer to default to
> another directory when it opens. Right now it goes to My
> Documents. I tried setting the target but is seemed to
> move files into My Documents.
>
> What I would like it to do is go to C:\Program
> Files\myprograms
>

[Chris]

Command Line Switch? Is this something I should find in
my control panel?


>-----Original Message-----
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-
US;130510
>Command Line Switches for Windows Explorer
>
>--
>Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
>Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>http://www.dougknox.com
>--------------------------------
>Associate Expert
>ExpertZone -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
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>Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
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>"Chris" > wrote in
message
...
>> Is there a way to set Windows Explorer to default to
>> another directory when it opens. Right now it goes to
My
>> Documents. I tried setting the target but is seemed to
>> move files into My Documents.
>>
>> What I would like it to do is go to C:\Program
>> Files\myprograms
>>
>
>
>.
>

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

No, When you go to Start, Programs, Accessories and right click on the
Windows Explorer shortcut, select Properties. You'll see the Target is:

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe

This causes Explorer to open, and it defaults to My Documents, as designed.

Changing the Target path to:

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,c:\program files\myprograms

Would open a 2-paned Explorer window, opened to C:\Program Files\myprograms

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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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"Chris" > wrote in message
...
> Command Line Switch? Is this something I should find in
> my control panel?
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-
> US;130510
> >Command Line Switches for Windows Explorer
> >
> >--
> >Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
> >Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> >http://www.dougknox.com
> >--------------------------------
> >Associate Expert
> >ExpertZone -
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >--------------------------------
> >Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> >Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
> >
> >"Chris" > wrote in
> message
> ...
> >> Is there a way to set Windows Explorer to default to
> >> another directory when it opens. Right now it goes to
> My
> >> Documents. I tried setting the target but is seemed to
> >> move files into My Documents.
> >>
> >> What I would like it to do is go to C:\Program
> >> Files\myprograms
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >