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Explorer view as default?

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  • 08-03-2003 5:47pm
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    TenLeftFingers
    Registered Users Posts: 683 ✭✭✭


    I have a lot of shortcuts to folders on my desktop. Is there any way to get them to open in the explorer view as default? It's VERY handy!

    Im using W2K.


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    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Afaik, if you set the shortcut to link to the windows explorer program, as opposed to the folder directly, it should work.

    something like 'explorer c:\myfolder\' may work


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    TenLeftFingers
    Registered Users Posts: 683 ✭✭✭TenLeftFingers


    That's what I thought. Doesn't work though.


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    dahamsta
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭dahamsta


    This is for WinNT/Win2K.

    Open Explorer and choose Folder Options from the Tools menu. Open the File Types tab and scroll down to 'Folder' (not 'File Folder') in the File Types column. Highlight it and click Advanced. Hit the New button and add an action called 'explore'. Hit the Browse button and navigate to explorer.exe, which is in your Windows/WINNT folder. Now highlight the explorer action and hit Set Default. Viola.

    adam


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    #5
    TenLeftFingers
    Registered Users Posts: 683 ✭✭✭TenLeftFingers


    Cool, thanks adam, it works. No way would I have figured that out myself. Google or no Google! :)


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