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Old 03-17-2003, 09:41 PM   #1
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Windows Explorer

I recently saw a fix for Windows Explorer that would allow it to open in my computer rather than my documents does anyone know how to do this
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Old 03-18-2003, 09:31 AM   #2
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Click Start, point to Programs, and then point to Accessories.
Right-click Windows Explorer, and then click Properties.
In the Target box, replace the current text with the following text:
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

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Thanks reboot
Like I said I saw it somewhere but like the dummy I am I forgot where LOL
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wow, that's a long string of numbers, I can't begin to imagine how you figured that out.

Is there a way to get it to start in whatever directory you want?
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Old 04-02-2003, 09:45 AM   #5
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There is, but I can't remember how to do it now...something about Explorer.scf and it's contents.
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I found a much simpler way. When I install Windows, I noticed that there is more than one explorerer.* file. One of these files is Explorer.scf. This file is already set up to open your Windows Explorer from the C:, instead of the My Documents folder. Just create a shortcut to this. Being that I use my keyboard shortcut keys to assign Windows Explorer, I just assign this shortcut to a key and then ignore all the others. I just press a key and viola, I'm there. I hope this helps you all as well.
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