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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Quick Tip: Change the launch directory to root in Windows Explorer]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-331584-3649414]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[This tip is handy but it has the unfortunate side effect of spawning a new instance of explorer.exe when you click the shortcut. Personally, I don't want multiple instances of explorer.exe using my memory - any way around this?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[eaglesgift]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 05:49:32 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[If it is a folder you want on the D drive]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Use some of the the Windows Explorer switches to open Explorer in the Folder View with the specific folder selected.Create a shortcut something in the lines ofC:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe /e,/select,D:\eclipse\workspaceadd the /root switch to make this the Root folder in the Folder painC:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe /e,/select,/root, D:\eclipse\workspace]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:15:44 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Set the root of Explore and ensure it opens in your desired path]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Use some of the the Windows Explorer switches to open Explorer in the Folder View with the specific folder selected.C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe /e,/select,D:\eclipse\workspaceadd the /root switch to make this the Root folder in the Folder painC:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe /e,/select,/root, D:\eclipse\workspace]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:13:27 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In my working directory . . .]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-331584-3304394]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[or last opened, which is always somewhere onD:\, E:\, F:\, etc. but is never C:\- I set up all my XP systemsusing folder options to:{x} Restore previous folder windows at log onand, as I never use any of the &quot;My Junk&quot; directoriesI also change all the Windows Exploder shortcuts to: - %systemroot%\explorer.exe /n, /e, C:\or- %systemroot%\explorer.exe /n, /e, D:\and then change the description that shows in the tooltiptoWindows Exploder Opens C:\andWindows Exploder Opens D:\I have one for C:\ &amp; D:\the C:\ shortcut is up the Start &gt; Programs ... menuand the D:\ shortcut is on the QuickLaunchthat was one of the first Windows Exploder hacks I learned,- how to stop the &quot;My Junk&quot; from opening at the default locationI've never stored user files on C:\...and never willone reason being it severely clutters up system image backupsmy C:\ system image backups fit nicely on one DVDand I've only have a few that went over but those fit on a DVD DLimagine a 600+GB system image of a 932GB HDD;that would take a good long time to restorewhich is moot to me as I have several TB of User DATAbut by keeping user files off of the C:\I can restore my system and have everything back up to date in less than 2 hours even from a month old base image requiring the most recent MS updates be applied againwhich needless to say,I generally only need to take an image monthly - right before MS Crash Tuesdays orthe one exception being- before any other program install / updateetc.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Who Am I Really]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 21:40:54 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Quick Tip: Change the launch directory to root in Windows Explorer]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-331584-3304074]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Thanks for the tips! I have been in a situation before where I needed to get the actual physical folder and found this difficult to do. But I agree with Peter that this tip brings up a question: how can you use the Win+E keyboard shortcut to assign the launch directory?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[TuneUp Utilities]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:17:59 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Magic!!!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Thanks, Mark.I've wondered how I can make this change and now, thanks to you, I'm able to.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[BrianScattergood]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:10:04 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[It works great]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[That opens at C:\ like you promisedThanks,Rob]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob C]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 09:22:13 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Computer/Libraries]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I suspect the reason for the default location to be Libraries is because if you have many different hard drives and you change it to open &quot;My Computer&quot;, it has to &quot;wake up&quot; those drives to show the information, which you then have to wait for the drives to spin up, so it's not the fastest route that way.  This is what I've noticed after changing the shortcut as you describe because I have many hard drives in my system that turn off if I haven't used them in a while.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[scott@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:49:54 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[TreeSize Free]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Having that information populated with each folder view may be convenient but I've noticed that it becomes unstable and can slow down the navigation of your folders.Try TreeSize Free, which is an on-demand folder size viewing application.http://download.cnet.com/TreeSize-Free/3000-2248_4-81064.html]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:31:53 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Quick Tip: Change the launch directory to root in Windows Explorer]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-331584-3303710]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Useful tip, but I think a simpler solution would be to just use the 'Computer' shortcut instead.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[compuwysepc@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 03:29:55 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Has everyone forgotten?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Jeez....all the old shortcuts are still on your keyboard.   Remember {win key} - E?How about the win - M that minimizes all open windows.or, win - f to open a search box.....     And....here's the kicker...  It already opens to &quot;My Computer&quot;]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[peab4yougo]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:32:38 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[This changes where Explorer]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-331584-3303538]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[starts. I really don't care for the &quot;library&quot; concept and always (since the days of DOS 1.1) like to start at the root directory of a drive. This takes you one level higher to the computer level. Now I don't have to use &quot;libraries&quot; and have to mentally recompute where I am on the hard drive. And, yes, things should look the same except for the labels.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[toms45]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:06:55 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Windows Explorer]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[It sure looks the same to me.  It's only one less click than Start, Computer.  I don't see the big deal here.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[rolltop@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:42:25 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Call me dumb but why is this important?]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-331584-3303365]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[I mean really all you did was change the shortcut to read from directory to another. Both of which do the exact same things and look exactly the same, so what's the point in changing it? I'm not trying to be insulting I really just don't get it!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[mysterchr]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:41:39 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Great tip]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-331584-3303319]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[That's a great tip - another nice feature of the Windows 7 Taskbar. Thanks for explaining it.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark W. Kaelin]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:34:57 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How do you change the &quot;Right-Click&quot; on Start Menu -&gt; Open Windows Explorer?]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-331584-3303248]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[How do you change the &quot;Right-Click&quot; on Start Menu -&gt; Open Windows Explorer shortcut?  That &quot;Libraries&quot; folders drives me nuts.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[rtrujillo@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:37:10 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[An less painful way to do it.]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-331584-3303236]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[%windir%\explorer.exe /n,/e, c:\Simply change the c:\ to any folder that you wish and explorer will set focus to that drive and/or folder. This trick has been around since windows 98.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[straw@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:27:21 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Dragging and dropping on top of pinned explorer]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-331584-3303235]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[@millerah:Thanks man.. I just moved all my favorites from the side bar on explorer to one explorer icon pinned on the task bar. A left click will bring up &quot;computer&quot;, while a right click I can choose any of the shortcuts I added. I will definitely use this a lot!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[H4CKN3T]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:24:14 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Quick Tip: Change the launch directory to root in Windows Explorer]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-331584-3303204]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[There is a much simpler way which also has the advantage of having both worlds. Keep the default,but navigate in Windows Explorer to 'Computer'. Now simply drag 'Computer' to the Windows Explorer button on the Taskbar. 'Computer' will automatcally be pinned to the Winows Explorer button. To get to the default Libraries folder, click on the Left Mouse button. To get the 'Computer' folder right click on  Windows Explorer and choose 'Computer' from the Launch Menu.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[millerah]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 07:41:02 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Looks good    also try xyplorereFree]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I have downloaded and tried it a wee bit.Looks good so far.There is also another Tabbed Windows Explorer replacement called xyplorerfreehttp://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?id=579It too does not require installation.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob C]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 07:39:06 -0700</pubDate>
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