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OPening Windows Explorer

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Old 12-31-2007   #1 (permalink)
bwh
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OPening Windows Explorer

Just bought new computer with Windows Vista. When I open Windows Explorer,
the cursor goes straight to "Start Menu", about middle of the list of
folders, and with all subfolders open. As the start menu has a button on the
scrren already, why do they think this is necessary? And as the "system" is
set up with a shortcut to "Documents" at the top of the list, and this is
where most of us want to go, why? Is there any way to change it? I don't
want to see every folder and subfolder, I just want to go to my files. I am
convinced that the boffins don't understand how ordinary people think
Old 12-31-2007   #2 (permalink)
Michael Walraven
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Re: OPening Windows Explorer

How are you opening Windows Explorer?
When I run 'Windows Explorer' from the start orb, I am placed at
walraven/documents.

Michael
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"bwh" <bwh@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Just bought new computer with Windows Vista. When I open Windows
> Explorer,
> the cursor goes straight to "Start Menu", about middle of the list of
> folders, and with all subfolders open. As the start menu has a button on
> the
> scrren already, why do they think this is necessary? And as the "system"
> is
> set up with a shortcut to "Documents" at the top of the list, and this is
> where most of us want to go, why? Is there any way to change it? I don't
> want to see every folder and subfolder, I just want to go to my files. I
> am
> convinced that the boffins don't understand how ordinary people think
Old 12-31-2007   #3 (permalink)
Bob
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Re: OPening Windows Explorer

Create a shortcut on your desktop to wherever you want to go.

"bwh" <bwh@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:34679A2D-0B05-49CC-AA84-D927D839483C@xxxxxx
Quote:

> Just bought new computer with Windows Vista. When I open Windows
> Explorer,
> the cursor goes straight to "Start Menu", about middle of the list of
> folders, and with all subfolders open. As the start menu has a button on
> the
> scrren already, why do they think this is necessary? And as the "system"
> is
> set up with a shortcut to "Documents" at the top of the list, and this is
> where most of us want to go, why? Is there any way to change it? I don't
> want to see every folder and subfolder, I just want to go to my files. I
> am
> convinced that the boffins don't understand how ordinary people think
Old 01-03-2008   #4 (permalink)
ZebraCode
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Re: OPening Windows Explorer


"bwh" <bwh@xxxxxx> ha scritto
Quote:

> Just bought new computer with Windows Vista. When I open Windows
> Explorer,
> the cursor goes straight to "Start Menu", about middle of the list of
> folders, and with all subfolders open. As the start menu has a button on
> the
> scrren already, why do they think this is necessary? And as the "system"
> is
> set up with a shortcut to "Documents" at the top of the list, and this is
> where most of us want to go, why? Is there any way to change it? I don't
> want to see every folder and subfolder, I just want to go to my files. I
> am
> convinced that the boffins don't understand how ordinary people think
strange behavior. anyway you should already have an icon with your login
name on the desktop.

right-clic-drag the computer icon to the quick launch bar (if this is not
open, right click in the taskbar > toolbars > check it).

right clic the computer icon in the quick launch > properties > and in the
'target' field put
C:\Windows\explorer.exe C:\
or
C:\Windows\explorer.exe C:\Users\yourloginname\Documents
or whatever you like

i myself like better the quicklaunch as shortcuts there only need one clic.
if you prefer having the shortcut on the desktop:
right clic on the desktop > new > shortcut
and paste the above line.

you can set as many shortcuts as you want like this, renaming them like the
folders they link to.

hth, z.

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