Vista - How to specify another folder that open when explorer starts?

When you starts explorer the
"C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu" folder
opens by default.
Is there any way to change this opening folder?

Check your registry for that exact string, and see if it comes up - then
report back with where it is and what the value is etc.

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"Michael Nemtsev" <nemtsev@msn.com> wrote in message
news:4F98589D-3E4D-4FBC-A12A-F305E2C7AB7F@microsoft.com...
> When you starts explorer the
> "C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu" folder
> opens by default.
> Is there any way to change this opening folder?

There is only 1 record
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
Folders\ with "Start Menu" key that comprise that path, but changing it to
"C:\" didn't help

any ideas?


"Zack Whittaker" <admin@zacknet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:uoV3xHxhGHA.3584@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Check your registry for that exact string, and see if it comes up - then
> report back with where it is and what the value is etc.
>
> --
> Zack Whittaker
>> ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
>> MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
>> Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
>> This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
> not
> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
> that up!
>
> --: Original message follows :--
> "Michael Nemtsev" <nemtsev@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:4F98589D-3E4D-4FBC-A12A-F305E2C7AB7F@microsoft.com...
>> When you starts explorer the
>> "C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu" folder
>> opens by default.
>> Is there any way to change this opening folder?
>
>

In Win2000 and XP, there was an undocumented series of swithes for the
command line in the shortcut. Appending '<space>/n,/e' wouild accomplish
what you want, and in fact you could specify any valid path after the '/e'
switch to open Explorer any where you wanted. This doe NOT work with either
of the betas (5308 and the current, 'public beta 2' whcih I think is 5348
(I"m not in my test lab right now an have to depend on memory).

I hope that these command-line swtiches for explorere.exe will be restored
in the shipping version. It's difficault for this old dog to learn to stop
worrying and love the new Explorer. I very much prefer the Win2000 style
Explorer.

Loel


"Michael Nemtsev" <nemtsev@msn.com> wrote in message
news:3810A675-6924-4452-8505-F4B9B8EEA93C@microsoft.com...
> There is only 1 record
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
> Folders\ with "Start Menu" key that comprise that path, but changing it to
> "C:\" didn't help
>
> any ideas?
>
>
> "Zack Whittaker" <admin@zacknet.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:uoV3xHxhGHA.3584@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Check your registry for that exact string, and see if it comes up - then
>> report back with where it is and what the value is etc.
>>
>> --
>> Zack Whittaker
>>> ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
>>> MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
>>> Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
>>> This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
>> not
>> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
>> that up!
>>
>> --: Original message follows :--
>> "Michael Nemtsev" <nemtsev@msn.com> wrote in message
>> news:4F98589D-3E4D-4FBC-A12A-F305E2C7AB7F@microsoft.com...
>>> When you starts explorer the
>>> "C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu"
>>> folder opens by default.
>>> Is there any way to change this opening folder?
>>
>>
>

yep, I know it about, but how do you intend specify it for the default
explorer?
I can just create shortcut for defined folder in desktop, but I just want to
change the default path that is opened in explorer by default

"Loel Wooldridge" <loelw@frii.com> wrote in message
news:1283r20j8b60sa3@corp.supernews.com...
> In Win2000 and XP, there was an undocumented series of swithes for the
> command line in the shortcut. Appending '<space>/n,/e' wouild accomplish
> what you want, and in fact you could specify any valid path after the '/e'
> switch to open Explorer any where you wanted. This doe NOT work with
> either of the betas (5308 and the current, 'public beta 2' whcih I think
> is 5348 (I"m not in my test lab right now an have to depend on memory).
>
> I hope that these command-line swtiches for explorere.exe will be restored
> in the shipping version. It's difficault for this old dog to learn to stop
> worrying and love the new Explorer. I very much prefer the Win2000 style
> Explorer.
>
> Loel
>
>
> "Michael Nemtsev" <nemtsev@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:3810A675-6924-4452-8505-F4B9B8EEA93C@microsoft.com...
>> There is only 1 record
>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
>> Folders\ with "Start Menu" key that comprise that path, but changing it
>> to "C:\" didn't help
>>
>> any ideas?
>>
>>
>> "Zack Whittaker" <admin@zacknet.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:uoV3xHxhGHA.3584@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> Check your registry for that exact string, and see if it comes up - then
>>> report back with where it is and what the value is etc.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Zack Whittaker
>>>> ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
>>>> MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
>>>> Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
>>>> This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
>>> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
>>> not
>>> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we
>>> cleared
>>> that up!
>>>
>>> --: Original message follows :--
>>> "Michael Nemtsev" <nemtsev@msn.com> wrote in message
>>> news:4F98589D-3E4D-4FBC-A12A-F305E2C7AB7F@microsoft.com...
>>>> When you starts explorer the
>>>> "C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu"
>>>> folder opens by default.
>>>> Is there any way to change this opening folder?
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

try %systemroot% Directoryname


On Sat, 3 Jun 2006 16:43:20 +0400, "Michael Nemtsev" <nemtsev@msn.com>
wrote:

>When you starts explorer the
>"C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu" folder
>opens by default.
>Is there any way to change this opening folder?