Windows XP expand all folders

[Ron]

Please tell me in non technical terms: When I double
click on my "Explorer" icon on my desktop using Windows
XP home edition, I want all my files and folders in
my "C" drive to be expanded all the time without having
to click on the "+" for "My Computer" and then the "+"
on "C: Primary" to expand them all. Thank you for your
help.

[Kelly]

Hi Ron,

Right click Windows Explorer/Properties and type this into the Target path:

To have C: open expanded - Examples
%windir%\EXPLORER.EXE /e,c:
%windir%\EXPLORER.EXE /e,c:\Kelly's Computer

To have C: open (No folders)
%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /root, C:\

To have My Computer
C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe /n

To have C: open and My Documents
%windir%\EXPLORER.EXE /e,c:,%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\My Documents

For it to open to My Documents:
explorer /n,/e,%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\My Documents or
C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe /n,/e,%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\My Documents

To have My Documents open only (No folders)
Explorer /root, c:\Documents and Settings\%username%\My Documents
Explorer /root, c:,%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\Kelly's Computer

If you wish to have Explorer open at My Documents on another drive, you
would use:
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e, f:\My Documents

To have another Drive letter assigned to opening: D for example
C:\Windows\Explorer.exe /e, d:\

d:\ can be modified for any folder/sub-folder you like. As in:
%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /e,d:\My Stuff

The /e switch tells Windows Explorer to open in the two pane explorer mode
and the c:\ tells it to open in folder C:\. If you omit the /e switch,
Windows Explorer opens in a single pane view.

Command Line Switches for Windows Explorer
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_c.htm#comline

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All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

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