Re: One-click set up of expanded explorer folders in both panes

Will look into this problem.

I had seen the prior threads, here as well as on other boards, and they had ended with the suggestion you made, but it is not what I want.

Like I said "The problem you're facing has been asked so many times in this newsgroups, without a solution yet."

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Ramesh, Windows XP MVP
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


"bearspa" <bearspa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:02FC368F-059D-48B3-A3D3-1FCF8C410E0D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Ramesh:

I double-checked by running the command again (and variations of it), but no
luck, The left pane stubbornly shows the C: drive sitting forlornly without
either a plus or minus sign next to it! If your machine shows the C: folders
in the left pane also, then it must be a switch or a line in the Registry
somewhere!

I had seen the prior threads, here as well as on other boards, and they had
ended with the suggestion you made, but it is not what I want.


"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

Dinyar,

Interesting! The command-line that I posted works perfectly here and
accomplishes the required task (expands the folder tree and displays the
contents in the right pane.). The (+) sign is visible as well. The problem
you're facing has been asked so many times in this newsgroups, without a
solution yet.

Explorer tree - (+) sign missing
http://groups.google.co.in/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/73ea1e1855240ee5
http://groups.google.co.in/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/f06259cc5524058e


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Ramesh, Windows XP MVP
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


"bearspa" <bearspa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:9582A68E-B8C8-4E11-8861-DABD7301EB88@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi Ramesh:
>
> Not quite. The command you suggested does what I need, except that it
> does
> not open the C:\ drive in the left pane also---in fact, there is no "+"
> next
> to it either, so to expand the folders in the left pane becomes a > fairly
> convoluted process.
>
> What I need is what your command did, except that, in addition to what
> currently is in the left pane, I also want the C: drive to have its
> folders
> open under it in the left pane.
>
> Hope that's clearer than mud! :-)
>
> Dinyar
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
>
>> Is this what you need?
>>
>> %windir%\Explorer.exe /e,C:\
>>
>> -- >> Ramesh, Windows XP MVP
>> http://windowsxp.mvps.org
>>
>>
>> "bearspa" <bearspa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:62A35986-D917-487E-9D1D-3CDF4E7346C8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >I would like to be able to use either My Computer or Explorer (with
>> >necessary
>> > switches) so as to be able to get a 2-pane display with the >> > following:
>> >
>> > In the left pane, at the top would be Desktop, which would have
>> > Mycomputer
>> > under it, which would have a:, C; D: and E; under it. I would like >> > the
>> > C:
>> > drive to be expanded (still in the left pane) so as to show the >> > folders
>> > under
>> > it.
>> >
>> > In the right pane, I'd like to see the folders that are on the C:
>> > drive.
>> >
>> > Currently, I use the My Computer command, with the Target specified >> > as
>> > %windir%\Explorer.exe /e, /select,C:\ . If I then click on "Local
>> > Disk
>> > (C)"
>> > (but not the plus sign next to it), I get what I want.
>> >
>> > I realize that it is petty that I should want to eliminate one >> > click,
>> > but
>> > I
>> > was able to do this just fine in WIn98, and it is annoying that I >> > can't
>> > do
>> > it
>> > in XP.
>> >
>> > TIA.
>>
>>



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