Tip #881 - Control Windows Explorer Focus
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Control Windows Explorer Focus
Ever wish you could control the folder or drive that Windows Explorer opens
to? Well, you can and here's how:
Right-click the Desktop and
select New , Shortcut.
In the command line box, put in one of the commands below:
1. To have this shortcut open Explorer with focus on the My Documents folder,
use this in the command line (probably a good idea to copy and paste the
line):
explorer /e,/n,/root, c:\My Documents
It should look like this:
NOTE: XP users will need to insert your user name for a My Documents shortcut.
Your command line needs to look like this:
explorer.exe /e,/n,/root, C:\Documents and Settings\ YOUR USER NAME
\My Documents
2. If you would like to just have focus on the C: drive, use the line below:
explorer /e,/n,/root, c:\
3. If you would like the shortcut to open to a "My Computer" view, use this
line: (Note - if you right-click My Computer and select Explore from the resulting
menu, you'll get the same effect. This is quicker though)
explorer /n,/e,/root,,/select,C:\
NOTE: As you can see, you can put in any path you like where
you see the "C:\ " at the end of the line. You could set up
Explorer shortcuts for any frequently used folders and or drives.
Once you've decided on the command line, click Next and
name the shortcut (something like "Explore My Stuff" or Explore My Docs") and
click the Finish button. Cool huh?
~ Steve
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