Windows Explorer Tweak

Rob · 05-October-08, 11:00 AM

Every time I reformat, I'm always having to search for this information. Perhaps I should just bookmark it, but I'll post it here instead.

I use Windows Explorer quite a bit and I always like to have it open up to the C: drive with the drive expanded. Below are some tips on how to set up your Windows Explorer to open the way you want it to.

Enjoy,

Rob

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Since the first days Windows Explorer appeared, the list of switches reproduced below has been floating around the internet. I'm not sure who was the first to assemble the list but here it is in its entirety. Play around with it and see if one of the views is what you're seeking. Just copy and paste the bold text into the Target line on the Property Sheet of Windows Explorer. If it's not what you expected you can always switch back to the default view by using C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe in the Target line.

"My Computer" highlighted in left side with all drives visible but not expanded and C: highlighted in right side: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/select,c:
Desktop highlighted and nothing expanded: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/n,/select,/root,c:
All drives visible and the system drive highlighted and expanded in full screen: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/select
All drives visible and the system drive expanded in small screen: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/select,%systemroot%
Only Windows Directory visible highlighted and expanded: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/root,%systemroot%
All drives visible but only C: highlighted and expanded: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,c:
Nothing expanded and My Computer highlighted in right side: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n,/e,/select,
Opens the Windows folder as a folder: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe %systemroot%
Opens as "My Computer": %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe %systemroot%,
This opens the Desktop folder with "My Computer" highlighted: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe %systemroot%,/select,

Credit: The Elder Geek on Windows XP

GrandpaNoob72 · 05-October-08, 11:32 AM

I haven't been to his site in a bit, but another great site for OS tweaking and tuning is:

The How-To Geek

He covers qite a few OSs, from XP to Vista to Linux and so on... At the least a good site to bookmark for future reference...

05-October-08, 11:00 AM		#1 (permalink)
Rob Advocatus Diaboli	Windows Explorer Tweak Every time I reformat, I'm always having to search for this information. Perhaps I should just bookmark it, but I'll post it here instead. I use Windows Explorer quite a bit and I always like to have it open up to the C: drive with the drive expanded. Below are some tips on how to set up your Windows Explorer to open the way you want it to. Enjoy, Rob __________________________________________________ Since the first days Windows Explorer appeared, the list of switches reproduced below has been floating around the internet. I'm not sure who was the first to assemble the list but here it is in its entirety. Play around with it and see if one of the views is what you're seeking. Just copy and paste the bold text into the Target line on the Property Sheet of Windows Explorer. If it's not what you expected you can always switch back to the default view by using C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe in the Target line. "My Computer" highlighted in left side with all drives visible but not expanded and C: highlighted in right side: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/select,c: Desktop highlighted and nothing expanded: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/n,/select,/root,c: All drives visible and the system drive highlighted and expanded in full screen: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/select All drives visible and the system drive expanded in small screen: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/select,%systemroot% Only Windows Directory visible highlighted and expanded: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/root,%systemroot% All drives visible but only C: highlighted and expanded: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,c: Nothing expanded and My Computer highlighted in right side: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n,/e,/select, Opens the Windows folder as a folder: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe %systemroot% Opens as "My Computer": %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe %systemroot%, This opens the Desktop folder with "My Computer" highlighted: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe %systemroot%,/select, Credit: The Elder Geek on Windows XP

05-October-08, 11:32 AM		#2 (permalink)
GrandpaNoob72 Eleven-Bravo Sitrep Writer	Re: Windows Explorer Tweak I haven't been to his site in a bit, but another great site for OS tweaking and tuning is: The How-To Geek He covers qite a few OSs, from XP to Vista to Linux and so on... At the least a good site to bookmark for future reference...

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