Re: Windows Explorer Tree view - set "root"?

unfrostedpoptart wrote:
Bert Kinney wrote:
"unfrostedpoptart" wrote
Hi.

I need some help in configuring Windows Explorer (XP-Pro-SP2). I
found
how to set it to default to Folder Tree view instead of the Tasks
Pane.
However, when it's in Tree View it shows the whole tree, from Desktop
on down. It's very easy to get lost or click on a branch outside the
area I'm interested in. Is there a way to set a folder as the root of
the tree view for an explorer window? If the native explorer can't do
it, can someone suggest a good replacement/add-on?

Here are three options. Create a new shortcut and enter one of the
commands.
... lines deleted...
Open to the root of C: (with folders) not expanded
%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /e, /root, C:\

Thanks a bunch: the /root was what I was looking for. Now I can just
type this in Start->Run.
I found that I can shorten it to
Explorer /e, /root, drive:\path

It would still be even better to be able to do this from within an
Explorer window. I'd like to be able to right-click on a folder and
make it the new root. I tried setting up something with Tools->Folder
Options->File Types->None Folder->Advanced, but I can't quite get the
syntax. I created a new Action called Explore-tree-root. I set the
application used to
%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /e, /root
However, when I select this on a folder with right-click, I get the
error
x:\folder_name
Accress is denied

Any ideas? Do I need to do something with the dde option?

Also, once I've added a new action, I'm not able to edit or even delete
it - those choices are greyed out.


Anyone? I'm so close!! Any pointers to documentation about adding
actions to folders? Good books on this? Online forums? It's really
hard to do web/MS searches on keywords like Windows Explorer Action
Folder: you end up with thousands of irrelevant matches.

David

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