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Vista - try this desktop icon

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03-24-2007   #1
Soundchaser


 
 

try this desktop icon

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n,/e,/SELECT, C:\

make an icon to C:\Windows\explorer.exe

on the desktop and paste this line in the target line

you should get the tree displaying all the drives

C:\, D:\, etc.

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03-25-2007   #2
RickB


 
 

Re: try this desktop icon

How is this an different or beneficial to just double clicking the Computer
icon?

RickB

"Soundchaser" <Your@email.com> wrote in message
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> %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n,/e,/SELECT, C:\
>
> make an icon to C:\Windows\explorer.exe
>
> on the desktop and paste this line in the target line
>
> you should get the tree displaying all the drives
>
> C:\, D:\, etc.


My System SpecsSystem Spec
03-25-2007   #3
Rebus


 
 

Re: try this desktop icon

Thats what I was thinking... :-)

"RickB" <linuxlair@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:ZLidnUT0fYJB9pvbnZ2dnUVZ_uejnZ2d@comcast.com...
> How is this an different or beneficial to just double clicking the
> Computer icon?
>
> RickB
>
> "Soundchaser" <Your@email.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns98FDD6536EF2Youremailcom@199.185.130.214...
>> %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n,/e,/SELECT, C:\
>>
>> make an icon to C:\Windows\explorer.exe
>>
>> on the desktop and paste this line in the target line
>>
>> you should get the tree displaying all the drives
>>
>> C:\, D:\, etc.

>

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03-25-2007   #4
Dustin Harper


 
 

Re: try this desktop icon

For some reason when I read that, I thought of [LOAD "EXPLORER.COM" ,8,1]

I just make the shortcut to My Computer on the desktop, works just as well.

--
Dustin Harper
dharper@vistarip.com
http://www.vistarip.com

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"Soundchaser" <Your@email.com> wrote in message
news:Xns98FDD6536EF2Youremailcom@199.185.130.214...
> %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n,/e,/SELECT, C:\
>
> make an icon to C:\Windows\explorer.exe
>
> on the desktop and paste this line in the target line
>
> you should get the tree displaying all the drives
>
> C:\, D:\, etc.


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