As Richard showed with his version, you need the comma after the "/e":
%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /e, "path to subfolder" Fred On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 12:52 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC < [email protected]> wrote: > On 3/4/2011 2:43 PM, Tracy Pearson wrote: > > MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote on 2011-03-04: > >> Got a user here who prefers the Folders always showing on the lefthand > >> side of the screen when he opens Windows Explorer. From his folder > >> view, we went into View - Explorer Bar and chose Folder View. We then > >> went into the Tools - Folder Options - View tab and chose the Apply To > >> All Folders option, but the next time he (re-)opens a folder view, > >> it's the usual File and Folder Tasks, Other Places, and Details > >> windows tabs on the lefthand size....no folder view. > >> > >> How can we get this to stay? > >> > >> tia, > >> --Mike > >> > > > > Mike, > > > > Create a shortcut to %SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /e "path to subfolder". > > The /E will always open Explorer with the Folder Tree open. > > > It doesn't like the /e. Syntax issue? I just get an error saying "The > path '/e g:\software; does not exist or is not a directory. I tried > putting the /e at the end as well, including reversing the slash, but > still error. > > -- > Mike Babcock, MCP > MB Software Solutions, LLC > President, Chief Software Architect > http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com > http://fabmate.com > http://twitter.com/mbabcock16 > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
