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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
You're welcome!
Greetings,
P. Di Stolfo
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"archiek" <archiek@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> Excellent response! Thank you!
>
>
> "P. Di Stolfo" wrote:
>
>> 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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