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JethroUK
January 25th 06, 08:33 AM
The explorer shortcut defaults to exploring My Documents:

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe

%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%

How can I change the short cut to default to exploring 'My Computer'
Mike Williams
January 25th 06, 09:01 AM
JethroUK wrote:
> The explorer shortcut defaults to exploring My Documents:
>
> %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe
>
> %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%
>
> How can I change the short cut to default to exploring 'My Computer'
>
>

Go to http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,81988,pg,2,00.asp and
click the link for FIGURE 3
Ramesh, MS-MVP
January 25th 06, 09:11 AM
Use:
explorer.exe /e, ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

Or the Winkey + E combination.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


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The explorer shortcut defaults to exploring My Documents:

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe

%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%

How can I change the short cut to default to exploring 'My Computer'
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