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Old 08-23-2007
P. Di Stolfo
 

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Re: i want Windows Explorer to open in user folder not Start Menu fold
Hello,

as far as I know, it is not fully possible. You can't change the path
itself, but you can add an entry that you can call "Explore MyName" or
something which will be visible as an additional entry when you right-click
the Start button or any other folder.
Press Windows-key + R -> regedit -> hit Enter.
Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT -> Folder -> shell .
In shell, create a new Key. Call it "Explore MyName" (or else).
Then, create a new Key in your new folder, called command .
In command, double-click (Default) and change it's data to
explorer.exe -,C:\Users\<YourName>

Now, if you right-click the start menu, a new Explorer entry should be
visible, opening your User folder.

Hope this helps.
Greetings,
P. Di Stolfo

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"archiek" <archiek@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:907AD024-947C-4D1F-869D-A5A452D33F57@microsoft.com...
> Whenever i open Windows Explorer by right clicking on start, it opens in
> the
> "Start Menu". This is buried deep in the Appdata so I have to scrollup,
> close
> AppData, click on my user name to get to where I can see the user files in
> the folder window. How do I get Explorer to open in my user name instead
> of
> the Start Menu?


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