Vista - Display of Windows Explorer

Is there a setting so that when I open Windows Explorer it will open at a
certain point (e.g. Drive C) ? I know I had XP do that but have long forgot
how it was done and cannot find a place in VISTA to do it.

Easiest way I find is to right click on Computer and then Explore...

I am sure there are ways to set it up via the shortcut properties to jump to
C:\ etc, or to default to some setting via registry - just haven't seen that
info anywhere yet...

"Chance" <marvwade@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
news:#tmMCvCuHHA.4764@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Is there a setting so that when I open Windows Explorer it will open at a
> certain point (e.g. Drive C) ? I know I had XP do that but have long
> forgot how it was done and cannot find a place in VISTA to do it.
>
>

Yeah I can always scroll down to find drive C then expand but I am looking
for a way to have it expand drive C automatically whenever I open Windows
Explorer.

"Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:796469E8-496D-46CA-B8BD-6AC8458F1A55@microsoft.com...
> Easiest way I find is to right click on Computer and then Explore...
>
> I am sure there are ways to set it up via the shortcut properties to jump
> to C:\ etc, or to default to some setting via registry - just haven't seen
> that info anywhere yet...
>
> "Chance" <marvwade@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:#tmMCvCuHHA.4764@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Is there a setting so that when I open Windows Explorer it will open at a
>> certain point (e.g. Drive C) ? I know I had XP do that but have long
>> forgot how it was done and cannot find a place in VISTA to do it.
>>
>>

Right-click on a Windows Explorer shortcut and choose Properties. In the
"Target" box enter (without the quotes) "%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e, c:\"
That will make it open to the root of drive C. You can add a folder name to
the end of "c:\" if you want to get more specific.

Tim

"Chance" <marvwade@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
news:e8$KnoDuHHA.1496@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Yeah I can always scroll down to find drive C then expand but I am looking
> for a way to have it expand drive C automatically whenever I open Windows
> Explorer.
>
> "Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:796469E8-496D-46CA-B8BD-6AC8458F1A55@microsoft.com...
>> Easiest way I find is to right click on Computer and then Explore...
>>
>> I am sure there are ways to set it up via the shortcut properties to jump
>> to C:\ etc, or to default to some setting via registry - just haven't
>> seen that info anywhere yet...
>>
>> "Chance" <marvwade@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
>> news:#tmMCvCuHHA.4764@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> Is there a setting so that when I open Windows Explorer it will open at
>>> a certain point (e.g. Drive C) ? I know I had XP do that but have long
>>> forgot how it was done and cannot find a place in VISTA to do it.
>>>
>>>
>

Ta much, had set something similar on older XP machine (now sadly departed),
and just hadn't gotten around to tracking this down... it works...

"Tim" <tim_at_overthere.com> wrote in message
newsD04DE74-6596-4126-A2AC-42A28D408D9C@microsoft.com...
> Right-click on a Windows Explorer shortcut and choose Properties. In the
> "Target" box enter (without the quotes) "%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,
> c:\" That will make it open to the root of drive C. You can add a folder
> name to the end of "c:\" if you want to get more specific.
>
> Tim
>
> "Chance" <marvwade@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:e8$KnoDuHHA.1496@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Yeah I can always scroll down to find drive C then expand but I am
>> looking for a way to have it expand drive C automatically whenever I open
>> Windows Explorer.
>>
>> "Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:796469E8-496D-46CA-B8BD-6AC8458F1A55@microsoft.com...
>>> Easiest way I find is to right click on Computer and then Explore...
>>>
>>> I am sure there are ways to set it up via the shortcut properties to
>>> jump to C:\ etc, or to default to some setting via registry - just
>>> haven't seen that info anywhere yet...
>>>
>>> "Chance" <marvwade@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
>>> news:#tmMCvCuHHA.4764@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> Is there a setting so that when I open Windows Explorer it will open at
>>>> a certain point (e.g. Drive C) ? I know I had XP do that but have long
>>>> forgot how it was done and cannot find a place in VISTA to do it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>

"Chance" <marvwade@columbus.rr.com> wrote in
news:e8$KnoDuHHA.1496@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl:

> Yeah I can always scroll down to find drive C then expand but I am
> looking for a way to have it expand drive C automatically whenever
> I open Windows Explorer.
>
> "Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:796469E8-496D-46CA-B8BD-6AC8458F1A55@microsoft.com...
>> Easiest way I find is to right click on Computer and then
>> Explore...
>>
>> I am sure there are ways to set it up via the shortcut properties
>> to jump to C:\ etc, or to default to some setting via registry -
>> just haven't seen that info anywhere yet...
>>
>> "Chance" <marvwade@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
>> news:#tmMCvCuHHA.4764@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> Is there a setting so that when I open Windows Explorer it will
>>> open at a certain point (e.g. Drive C) ? I know I had XP do
>>> that but have long forgot how it was done and cannot find a
>>> place in VISTA to do it.
>>>
>>>
>


Just drag the c:\ drive to your desktop and make a shortcut to it.
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Hope this helps

Dave