Vista - Changing folder when Windows Explorer opens

When I run Windows Explorer, the Documents folder is open.

More often than not, I want something within c:\program files, so I have
to scroll to that. Counting the click to close Documents, it takes four
mouse clicks.

Can I set it to open Program Files, and show all the subfolders beneath
it? Perhaps a registry tweak or a freeware utility program?

"Ernie Lane" <ErnieLane@xxxxxx> wrote:
<snip>Change the Default Opening Folder in Windows Explorer:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...bertleff1.mspx

Charlie42

right click on the shortcut and in the target box change the entry into this

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,X:\

where X:\ is the path of the folder or drive you want to open, so change
yours accordingly

I have mine as %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,E:\

so it opens in my E drive



"Ernie Lane" <ErnieLane@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:k2hSj.14325$E77.561@xxxxxx

Hi Ernie,

This tutorial should help you in what you are wanting to do.

Windows Explorer Default Opening

Shawn

Brink wrote:Thanks to all of you.

Ernie Lane

Ernie Lane wrote:
One more thing. Windows Explorer now opens with, among other things,
the C: drive and all its folders in the left pane, and all the Program
Files subfolders in the right pane. That is, I get Program Files and
its 'arrow' in the left pane.

Is it possible to have all of whole root in the left pane -- that is,
starting with Desktop, c: has all of its folders shown (that's done
now), and the Program Files is broken down on the left side (as well as
in the right pane)?

Hi Ernie,

You could use this instead:

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n, /root, c:\ /select, c:\Program Files

It will have the "Program Files" expanded in the left pane to, but it will give you what you wanted.

Windows Explorer Default Opening

Hope this helps,
Shawn