Re: Folder shortcut defaults (Re: Default Folders List view in any folder)

You were close when you said:

3. Tools -> Folder Options -> File types (as admin user), found
"Folder" type, clicked "Advanced". I found the Explore and Open
actions, but the "Edit" button is grayed out for both of them.


You don't need to edit the actions, you just need to hi-lite 'explore' and then click 'Set Default'



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Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]


"Stan Brown" <the_stan_brown@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:MPG.1e5e6a6c515bfc4798a06c@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thu, 16 Feb 2006 20:52:11 +0530 from Ramesh, MS-MVP
<ramesh@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
Explorer.exe Command-Line Options for Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314853

I'm not the OP, but I don't see how the above helps my issue.

On my desktop I have several folder shortcuts.(*) Whenever I click
one of them, the folder opens with the task list at the left instead
of the directory tree, which I prefer. Here's what I've tried:

1. Tools -> Folder Options, set all folders to match. Doesn't affect
these.

2. I've looked at Properties of these shortcuts, but there's no
command line so nowhere to apply the /e switch.

3. Tools -> Folder Options -> File types (as admin user), found
"Folder" type, clicked "Advanced". I found the Explore and Open
actions, but the "Edit" button is greyed out for both of them.

So how can I make these folder shortcuts open in my preferred view?

(*) I created these shortcuts by opening Explorer, navigating to the
desired folder, and right-dragging it to the desktop, then "Create
shortcut here". So these are regular shortcuts not the special ones
created by dragging to the Start Menu. In other words, they aren't
special directories with redirection.

Is there standard terminology for these two types of shortcuts? I
couldn't find anything in Help and Support about the two types, let
alone correct names for them.

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Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/

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