how specify another folder open explorer starts

When you starts explorer the "C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu" folder opens by default. Is there any way to change this opening folder?

Check your registry for that exact string, and see if it comes up - then report back with where it is and what the value is etc.
-- Zack Whittaker

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--: Original message follows :-- "Michael Nemtsev" wrote in message

When you starts explorer the "C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu" folder opens by default. Is there any way to change this opening folder?

There is only 1 record HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\ with "Start Menu" key that comprise that path, but changing it to "C:\" didn't help
any ideas?
"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message

Check your registry for that exact string, and see if it comes up - then report back with where it is and what the value is etc.
-- Zack Whittaker ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Michael Nemtsev" wrote in message When you starts explorer the "C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu" folder opens by default. Is there any way to change this opening folder?

In Win2000 and XP, there was an undocumented series of swithes for the command line in the shortcut. Appending '<space>/n,/e' wouild accomplish what you want, and in fact you could specify any valid path after the '/e' switch to open Explorer any where you wanted. This doe NOT work with either of the betas (5308 and the current, 'public beta 2' whcih I think is 5348 (I"m not in my test lab right now an have to depend on memory).
I hope that these command-line swtiches for explorere.exe will be restored in the shipping version. It's difficault for this old dog to learn to stop worrying and love the new Explorer. I very much prefer the Win2000 style Explorer.
Loel
"Michael Nemtsev" wrote in message

There is only 1 record HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\ with "Start Menu" key that comprise that path, but changing it to "C:\" didn't help
any ideas?
"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message Check your registry for that exact string, and see if it comes up - then report back with where it is and what the value is etc.
-- Zack Whittaker ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Michael Nemtsev" wrote in message When you starts explorer the "C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu" folder opens by default. Is there any way to change this opening folder?

yep, I know it about, but how do you intend specify it for the default explorer? I can just create shortcut for defined folder in desktop, but I just want to change the default path that is opened in explorer by default
"Loel Wooldridge" wrote in message

In Win2000 and XP, there was an undocumented series of swithes for the command line in the shortcut. Appending '<space>/n,/e' wouild accomplish what you want, and in fact you could specify any valid path after the '/e' switch to open Explorer any where you wanted. This doe NOT work with either of the betas (5308 and the current, 'public beta 2' whcih I think is 5348 (I"m not in my test lab right now an have to depend on memory).
I hope that these command-line swtiches for explorere.exe will be restored in the shipping version. It's difficault for this old dog to learn to stop worrying and love the new Explorer. I very much prefer the Win2000 style Explorer.
Loel
"Michael Nemtsev" wrote in message There is only 1 record HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\ with "Start Menu" key that comprise that path, but changing it to "C:\" didn't help
any ideas?
"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message Check your registry for that exact string, and see if it comes up - then report back with where it is and what the value is etc.
-- Zack Whittaker ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Michael Nemtsev" wrote in message When you starts explorer the "C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu" folder opens by default. Is there any way to change this opening folder?