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Explorer to open in "Computer"?
When I press Win+E, Explorer opens, at "Computer", i. e. with the drives
in the right-hand pane. What would be the command-line (or Run, or Shortcut) version to open Explorer there? I've tried: explorer opens at "Libraries". explorer \\ opens at C:\Users\username\Documents. explorer \ opens at C:\ explorer \.. opens at C:\ explorer \\computer-name\ opens at Network\computer-name JPG --- How about a three-way referendum, allowing second choices? -- Are petitions unfair? See 255soft.uk (YOUR VOTE COUNTS)! [Pass it on.] -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were. - Marcel Proust |
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Explorer to open in "Computer"?
On 19/12/2018 18:06, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
When I press Win+E, Explorer opens, at "Computer", i. e. with the drives in the right-hand pane. What would be the command-line (or Run, or Shortcut) version to open Explorer there? I've tried: explorer opens at "Libraries". explorer \\ opens at C:\Users\username\Documents. explorer \ opens at C:\ explorer \.. opens at C:\ explorer \\computer-name\ opens at Network\computer-name %windir%\explorer.exe /select, ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} |
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Explorer to open in "Computer"?
In message , Java Jive
writes: On 19/12/2018 18:06, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote: When I press Win+E, Explorer opens, at "Computer", i. e. with the drives in the right-hand pane. What would be the command-line (or Run, or Shortcut) version to open Explorer there? I've tried: explorer opens at "Libraries". explorer \\ opens at C:\Users\username\Documents. explorer \ opens at C:\ explorer \.. opens at C:\ explorer \\computer-name\ opens at Network\computer-name %windir%\explorer.exe /select, ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} Good grief! How on earth would we be supposed to find _that_ out! And before someone says "we shouldn't", surely it's not that weird a thing to want to do? [I want to pin something to my taskbar that has the same effect as the "Computer" icon on the desktop.] (What's more, I'm afraid it didn't work. It opens with the Desktop selected.) JPG === How about a three-way referendum, allowing second choices? -- Are petitions unfair? See 255soft.uk (YOUR VOTE COUNTS)! [Pass it on.] -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf "Do you want to be right, or friends?" - a friend quoted by Vicky Ayech in UMRA, 2018-12-4 |
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Explorer to open in "Computer"?
On 19/12/2018 19:05, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In message , Java Jive writes: %windir%\explorer.exe /select, ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} Good grief! How on earth would we be supposed to find _that_ out! Search for explorer command-line options. (What's more, I'm afraid it didn't work. It opens with the Desktop selected.) Works for me! I can only suggest that you check that you've copied the command-line exactly. |
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Explorer to open in "Computer"?
On Wed, 19 Dec 2018 19:44:29 +0000, Java Jive
wrote: On 19/12/2018 19:05, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote: In message , Java Jive writes: %windir%\explorer.exe /select, ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} Good grief! How on earth would we be supposed to find _that_ out! Search for explorer command-line options. (What's more, I'm afraid it didn't work. It opens with the Desktop selected.) Works for me! I can only suggest that you check that you've copied the command-line exactly. On my Win 7 and Win 8, it opens to the Desktop. -- Char Jackson |
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Explorer to open in "Computer"?
On 19/12/2018 19:53, Char Jackson wrote:
On Wed, 19 Dec 2018 19:44:29 +0000, Java Jive wrote: On 19/12/2018 19:05, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote: In message , Java Jive writes: %windir%\explorer.exe /select, ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} Good grief! How on earth would we be supposed to find _that_ out! Search for explorer command-line options. (What's more, I'm afraid it didn't work. It opens with the Desktop selected.) Works for me! I can only suggest that you check that you've copied the command-line exactly. On my Win 7 and Win 8, it opens to the Desktop. Sorry, yes, you're both right - I was looking at the properties of the wrong shortcut, what JPG needs is: %WinDir%\explorer.exe ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} |
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Explorer to open in "Computer"?
On 19/12/2018 18:06, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
When I press Win+E, Explorer opens, at "Computer", i. e. with the drives in the right-hand pane. What would be the command-line (or Run, or Shortcut) version to open Explorer there? I no longer use win7 but I seem to remember it is the same method as win10 In the Win+E window view options change folder and search options open file explorer to choose "This PC" The wording might be slightly different, then again, my memory might be faulty but worth a look. -- Ray UK |
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Explorer to open in "Computer"?
On Wed, 19 Dec 2018 20:10:31 +0000, musika wrote:
I no longer use win7 but I seem to remember it is the same method as win10 In the Win+E window view options change folder and search options open file explorer to choose "This PC" The wording might be slightly different, then again, my memory might be faulty but worth a look. Yup, that works fine in Win10 - not that people want to know that. |
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Explorer to open in "Computer"?
On Wed, 19 Dec 2018 20:06:54 +0000, Java Jive
wrote: On 19/12/2018 19:53, Char Jackson wrote: On Wed, 19 Dec 2018 19:44:29 +0000, Java Jive wrote: On 19/12/2018 19:05, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote: In message , Java Jive writes: %windir%\explorer.exe /select, ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} Good grief! How on earth would we be supposed to find _that_ out! Search for explorer command-line options. (What's more, I'm afraid it didn't work. It opens with the Desktop selected.) Works for me! I can only suggest that you check that you've copied the command-line exactly. On my Win 7 and Win 8, it opens to the Desktop. Sorry, yes, you're both right - I was looking at the properties of the wrong shortcut, what JPG needs is: %WinDir%\explorer.exe ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} Much better. That works for me. :-) John, you good? -- Char Jackson |
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"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote
| What would be the command-line (or Run, or Shortcut) version to open | Explorer there? | Why not just drag the shortcut from the start menu to the Desktop? Then you can skip all the gobbledygook. |
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Explorer to open in "Computer"?
In message , Mayayana
writes: "J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote | What would be the command-line (or Run, or Shortcut) version to open | Explorer there? | Why not just drag the shortcut from the start menu to the Desktop? Then you can skip all the gobbledygook. Because I wanted to create a pinned token. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf There should be a place on the ballot paper for 'None of the above', and if enough people filled that in, the system might start to change. - Jeremy Paxman in RT, 2014/1/25-31 |
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Explorer to open in "Computer"?
In message , mechanic
writes: On Wed, 19 Dec 2018 20:10:31 +0000, musika wrote: I no longer use win7 but I seem to remember it is the same method as win10 In the Win+E window view options change folder and search options open file explorer to choose "This PC" The wording might be slightly different, then again, my memory might be faulty but worth a look. Yup, that works fine in Win10 - not that people want to know that. If I do Win+E, then click on View in the window that opens, there's no Options among the entries thereunder. (Problem solved anyway.) -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf There should be a place on the ballot paper for 'None of the above', and if enough people filled that in, the system might start to change. - Jeremy Paxman in RT, 2014/1/25-31 |
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Explorer to open in "Computer"?
In message , Char Jackson
writes: On Wed, 19 Dec 2018 20:06:54 +0000, Java Jive wrote: On 19/12/2018 19:53, Char Jackson wrote: On Wed, 19 Dec 2018 19:44:29 +0000, Java Jive wrote: On 19/12/2018 19:05, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote: In message , Java Jive writes: %windir%\explorer.exe /select, ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} Good grief! How on earth would we be supposed to find _that_ out! Search for explorer command-line options. [You mean using Google or another search engine? Is it really such an unexpected thing to want to do?) (What's more, I'm afraid it didn't work. It opens with the Desktop selected.) Works for me! I can only suggest that you check that you've copied the command-line exactly. On my Win 7 and Win 8, it opens to the Desktop. Sorry, yes, you're both right - I was looking at the properties of the wrong shortcut, what JPG needs is: %WinDir%\explorer.exe ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} Much better. That works for me. :-) John, you good? Yup. Thanks JJ. Now, how do I change the icon shown in the taskbar for this pinned function (ideally to the one on the desktop as "Computer")? I thought I'd got it, but it didn't work - though I was amused to find "moricons.dll" is still there - and contains lots of icons from long-gone (and I mean LONG-) software! -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf There should be a place on the ballot paper for 'None of the above', and if enough people filled that in, the system might start to change. - Jeremy Paxman in RT, 2014/1/25-31 |
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