Start Menu, "Explore" question RKraus 10/14/2008 3:55:00 PM How can I set up a shortcut on my desktop for the Explore option from the Start menu?

Re: Start Menu, "Explore" question "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper[ at ]gmail.com> 10/14/2008 4:07:31 PM RKraus wrote: [Quoted Text] > How can I set up a shortcut on my desktop for the Explore option > from the Start menu? Assuming I understand your question... 1. Right-click an empty area of the desktop and choose New -->Shortcut. A "Create Shortcut" dialogue box will appear. 2. In the command line box insert this line: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n,/e,c:\ Change the c:\ in the line above to the directory you wish to open. As an example if you had a folder named data in c:\ you would change the line to: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n,/e,c:\data 3. Click Next. 4. Enter a name for the shortcut and click Finish. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Re: Start Menu, "Explore" question "Don Phillipson" <e925[ at ]SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> 10/14/2008 4:35:33 PM "RKraus" <purpleroses716[ at ]charter.net> wrote in message news:E8FBC048-99B0-4919-8EF7-D7199EBF8417[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > How can I set up a shortcut on my desktop for the Explore option from the > Start menu? Explore function = My Computer icon = shortcut (LNK file) to c:\windows\EXPLORER.EXE. An extra icon/shortcut may be added in any standard way (e.g. highlight, right click, and "Send to . . . Desktop as link.") -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada)

Re: Start Menu, "Explore" question RKraus 10/14/2008 4:36:01 PM Thank you so much!!!! This worked perfect!!!!!! "Shenan Stanley" wrote: [Quoted Text] > RKraus wrote: > > How can I set up a shortcut on my desktop for the Explore option > > from the Start menu? > > Assuming I understand your question... > > 1. Right-click an empty area of the desktop and choose New -->Shortcut. A > "Create Shortcut" dialogue box will appear. > > 2. In the command line box insert this line: > > %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n,/e,c:\ > > Change the c:\ in the line above to the directory you wish to open. As an > example if you had a folder named data in c:\ you would change the line to: > > %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n,/e,c:\data > > 3. Click Next. > > 4. Enter a name for the shortcut and click Finish. > > -- > Shenan Stanley > MS-MVP > -- > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > >

Re: Start Menu, "Explore" question "Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM[ at ]myrealboxXYZ.invalid> 10/14/2008 5:31:17 PM RKraus wrote: [Quoted Text] > How can I set up a shortcut on my desktop for the Explore option from > the Start menu? You might discover you like keyboard shortcuts even better than desktop shortcuts. Try: Windows Key + E

Re: Start Menu, "Explore" question RobertVA <robert_c72athotmail[ at ]invalid.com> 10/14/2008 6:01:29 PM Daave wrote: [Quoted Text] > RKraus wrote: >> How can I set up a shortcut on my desktop for the Explore option from >> the Start menu? > > You might discover you like keyboard shortcuts even better than desktop > shortcuts. Try: > > Windows Key + E But WindowsKey+E explores "My Computer" The "Explore" on the task bar's "Start" button's context menu explores the user's Start menu at "%homedrive%%homepath%\Start Menu". One place that lists windows environmental variables (%homepath%, %homedrive% %systemdirectory% etc) is http://www.wilsonmar.com/1envvars.htm . The Windows environmental variables make the command line in your shortcuts portable so they can be used by other users on your computer or other computers. Note that you can organize the shortcuts on your start menu the same way you can organize other files. The folders produce flyouts on your start menu instead of a long list that requires scrolling to use. Note that when you use the "Start" menu shortcuts and folders in the "All Users\Start Menu" will be added to the available shortcuts.

Re: Start Menu, "Explore" question RobertVA <robert_c72athotmail[ at ]invalid.com> 10/14/2008 6:25:33 PM Shenan Stanley wrote: [Quoted Text] > RKraus wrote: >> How can I set up a shortcut on my desktop for the Explore option >> from the Start menu? > > Assuming I understand your question... > > 1. Right-click an empty area of the desktop and choose New -->Shortcut. A > "Create Shortcut" dialogue box will appear. > > 2. In the command line box insert this line: > > %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n,/e,c:\ > > Change the c:\ in the line above to the directory you wish to open. As an > example if you had a folder named data in c:\ you would change the line to: > > %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n,/e,c:\data For the individual "Start" menu for your user account try: Substitute "%homedrive%%homepath%\start menu" in place of "C\data" AND enclose the path in double quotes (necessary when a path includes spaces) > 3. Click Next. > > 4. Enter a name for the shortcut and click Finish. If you can spare the space on your task bar you would be able to access the new shortcut with fewer mouse clicks if you activate the Quicklaunch tool bar and place your new shortcut on it. The problem with shortcuts on the desktop is that often you have to move or minimize application windows that are blocking your access to the shortcut.