Vista - Change Explorer Default Folder Path

When you open Explorer the default folder path buried like
(C:\Users\name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu). How can you
set it to open to a folder of your choice?

When you right-click the Start button & select 'Explore', you are telling
Windows to explore the Start Menu. If you right-clicked your Documents,
selected 'Explore', and a folder other than Documents was opened, you'd
consider it a bug, wouldn't you?

If you want to access a certain folder without having to minimize all
windows, place a shortcut to that folder in the Quicklaunch toolbar or add
the folder to the taskbar as a toolbar.


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Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

"kirk" <kirk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:31256C94-5CC2-4C35-80BA-619EFCAC7B5E@microsoft.com...
> When you open Explorer the default folder path buried like
> (C:\Users\name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu). How can you
> set it to open to a folder of your choice?

Ok, I place a short cut in the task bar and that will work. However, I would
have thought MS would give the user more application options to direct the
application. Such as MS-Word, you can direct several file paths. Why can't
you use the same logic?

Also, when I open an attachment in Outlook 2007|VISTA, the "Always ask
before opeing this type of file" is now grayed out. In XP, I unchecked this
box. How do I get to unselect this option without messing with UAC?

"Keith Miller MVP" wrote:

> When you right-click the Start button & select 'Explore', you are telling
> Windows to explore the Start Menu. If you right-clicked your Documents,
> selected 'Explore', and a folder other than Documents was opened, you'd
> consider it a bug, wouldn't you?
>
> If you want to access a certain folder without having to minimize all
> windows, place a shortcut to that folder in the Quicklaunch toolbar or add
> the folder to the taskbar as a toolbar.
>
>
> --
> Good Luck,
>
> Keith
> Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
>
> "kirk" <kirk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:31256C94-5CC2-4C35-80BA-619EFCAC7B5E@microsoft.com...
> > When you open Explorer the default folder path buried like
> > (C:\Users\name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu). How can you
> > set it to open to a folder of your choice?
>
>

On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:38:03 -0800, kirk
<kirk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>When you open Explorer the default folder path buried like
>(C:\Users\name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu). How can you
>set it to open to a folder of your choice?


Try

C:\Windows\explorer.exe /n, /e, /select, c:\

Regards

"kirk" <kirk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5F28BC1B-6878-484A-B3A4-897EFC1BA7AF@microsoft.com...
> Ok, I place a short cut in the task bar and that will work. However, I
> would
> have thought MS would give the user more application options to direct the
> application. Such as MS-Word, you can direct several file paths. Why
> can't
> you use the same logic?
>

If you open Word, create a new document, then go to save it, doesn't the
'Save As' dialog always open to the folder you told Word to keep your
documents in?

> Also, when I open an attachment in Outlook 2007|VISTA, the "Always ask
> before opeing this type of file" is now grayed out. In XP, I unchecked
> this
> box. How do I get to unselect this option without messing with UAC?

Does this happen for all file types or a particular file type? I don't have
Outlook 2007 installed under Vista yet, so I don't know if there are any
options in Outlook that control this. If it's a particular file type, it's
most likely governed by an 'EditFlags' value in the registry. More info
here:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms649289.aspx

FTA_AlwaysUnsafe (0x00020000)
Prevents the "Never ask me" check box from being enabled. The user can
override this attribute through the File Type dialog box.

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Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]