Re: Configuring Win Explorer to eliminate fluff

DW,
No need for a "peeve." You simply need to change the Target: path in
the Properties of Windows Explorer. See the following:
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/quicktips/qt/exploredefault.htm
http://www.toejumper.net/speed5/winex5.htm
Heirloom, old and opens in C:\

"DW" <DW@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> One of my big peeves with WinXP is what was done to Windows Explorer(as
> opposed to Win98). When I open Windows Explorer I do NOT want to see:
> 1. A My Documents folder
> 2. A My Documents folder that is opened
>
> I DO want to see:
> 1. A tree showing:
> All drives (NOT OPENED), by letter. In my case it look like (with NO
> directories opened):
>
> My Computer
> Floppy Drive (A:)
> Local Disk (C:)
> DVD/CD-RW Drive (D:)
>
> How do I get Explorer back to the point where it just shows the drive tree
> directory data without all of the "Desktop", and "My Documents" cluttering
> it
> up and shown by default (and out of tree order!)? I cannot seem to find a
> way
> to clean it up, even with the Tweak program. Please, help me end years of
> frustration. This is such an easy and configurable thing, I cannot believe
> that it cannot be done.
>


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