[help] Explorer

Can somebody tell me how can I make explorer look like this when I open My Computer? With that left panel?

Thanks!

i think, if you link to a shortcut to "my computer" that might work

edit: darn it dosen't work still experimenting

edit again: got it! go to view > explorer bar and > check folders. try that

Yes, this is how I have obtained this! What I'm asking is what to do to achieve that by default, when I click on my computer? I think I have to modify target in explorer shortcut, but I don't know how.

#277949

me neither. i didn't know that it woulden't stay that way. sorry.

#277968

there is a trick to set the default to "Explore" instead of "Open." that's what you need to look for (it's a registry thing i think)

#277994

make a shortcut like so:

%windir%explorer.exe /n,/e,C:

/n = new window

/e = explorer like

C: = where you want your window to start from.

#278004

Thank you, that's the idea, but I don't want to start in C:, I want to start in My Computer.

#278008

Do this:

1. Double-click on My Computer.

2. Go to Tools, Folder Options, then File Types.

3. Find the file type of FOLDER with extension of (NONE).

4. Click Advanced, Explore, then Set Default.

#278026

Do this:
1. Double-click on My Computer.
2. Go to Tools, Folder Options, then File Types.
3. Find the file type of FOLDER with extension of (NONE).
4. Click Advanced, Explore, then Set Default.

Thanks, i had the exact opposite problem. It always loaded in folders and whenever i closed the sidebar, the links would open in a new window

#278060

An alternative would be to use this command line:

::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} explorer

It works with Rklauncher

(see screenie)

#278221

An alternative would be to use this command line:

::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} explorer

It works with Rklauncher

(see screenie)

No, the left panel is still missing.

In fact I had the same command line, except that "explorer" at the end. With or without it, it makes no difference :slant:

#278247

Ok I installed RK and this is what I did:

First,

1. Double-click on My Computer.
2. Go to Tools, Folder Options, then File Types.
3. Find the file type of FOLDER with extension of (NONE).
4. Click Advanced, Explore, then Set Default.

Next for the properties of Windows Explorer, on RK, I add

::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} explorer

in the link line. The shortcut now opens fine in My Computer with the folders shown on the left side. I also tested out

::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} explorer

without changing the default folder to explore and it didn't open My Computer with the folders on the left. My guess is you're going to have to do the first step for it to work.

#278287

Ok, thank you very much for your help!

I was a little bit reticent about that first step because I remember I did something like that once and I couldn't reverse it.

Maybe after that I will post something like A Coolie (see above). :slant:

But I will try it right now. Thank you again.

#278371

Thanks! A real treat

#278654