Explorer view as default?

TenLeftFingers · 08-03-2003 04:47PM #1

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.

seamus · 08-03-2003 04:52PM

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

TenLeftFingers · 08-03-2003 05:35PM

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

dahamsta · 08-03-2003 08:50PM

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

TenLeftFingers · 09-03-2003 06:47PM

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

Explorer view as default?

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