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Windows Explorer Defaults

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by cviehweg

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No matter how a network user closes the NT Explorer window (root c: open, A: open,
C:\Winnt open), when Exploere is reactivated some default directory structure is opened. This requires the user to back out of this view before they can open say the A: drive. Where is the Explorer defaults located so that I may help them change how Explorer comes up?

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by syscokid

How does the user open it? A desktop shortcut or the start menu? If so, look at the properties of the shortcut. It may be specifying the directory on the command line.

For example, the following command line would cause Explorer to open with its focus on the D: drive, which might be your CD-ROM or other device: explorer /e, d:\. The /e switch forces the familiar two-pane view in Explorer. If there's a specfic path specfied, or something like /root/ or /select, delete it. You can specify your own if you want.

If the yser starts Explorer by right-clickig the Start menu, I have no clue.

by cviehweg

The user either right clicks the Start menu to bring up explore or uses the program ico with the start menu. They do not use the desk top icon.

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