Open Exporer In Any Directory You Choose
Aug 12, 2002
To start your Windows-Explorer in any Directory that you want it to start.Most people start the Windows-Explorer by clicking on a shortcut to the Windows-Explorer program. Noramlly the Windows-Explorer starts in the "My Documents" Directory. If you want Windows-Explorer to start in a different Directory, just follow the steps below:1) Right-Click the shortcut to the Windows-Explorer2) Choose "Properties"3) On the "Shortcut" Tab, you see something like:"Target: %SystemRoot%explorer.exe"(without the quotes).4) You have to change this into: "%SystemRoot%explorer.exe /n, /e, D:" (without quotes). Instead of "D:" you can choose any path you like. In the example above, windows-explorer will start in "D:"
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Jan 6, 2008
Every time I try to open C: (while going to My Computer > Double Click C it gives me the "choose program you want to use to open this file > File C:" i also get this whenever i try to open other drives (usb,external,drives)
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Jun 12, 2008
As soon as I try to open any exe files on my system the windows tell me that I need to choose a program to associate the file with
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Jun 13, 2006
Every time I right click on a file and chose open with then choose program it always, with out fail, no matter what the extension,assumes I mean notepad.exe. AVIs to Zip files get Notepad. I suspect a registry entry but I don't know where to look and Google failed to find anything close to what i was looking for. The problem first occurred with my HOSTS file. I typed the c:windowssystem32driversetchosts into my run and instead of the Choose program it immediately opened in notepad, convenient in that instances but not the majority of the time...
I have checked for Spyware (clean), run AVG (clean), and I am very reluctant to reinstall windows, again. Last time they tried to force me to purchase a new copy of windows pro after installing it and activating it on the SAME system (not this computer) for the third time. They wanted to know when/where/ and what model I purchased.
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Jan 12, 2008
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Dec 7, 2005
I just installed Xp pro. (I had Xp home before) but it installed on my new extra hard drive for some reason?.So I unplugged my new hard drive and formatted and deleted the partition on my C drive and installed Xp pro again.
Now when I start there is a choice of starting 1 Xp professional or Xp professional???
In other words a choice of selecting the same operating system.
Why would I have this if I formatted then installed Xp pro?
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Jun 27, 2005
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Oct 4, 2004
I have win xp english loaded on disk1 and another language of xp pro loaded on disk2. both are ntfs formatted. how do I create a dual-boot loader file on disk1 so that i can choose different copy of xp to start.
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Oct 9, 2007
Now, I removed every program off my computer at the moment. The internet is up and everything, and i am on Internet explorer 6.0. I am having some problems with my computer.Can't choose a background image for my desktop, but the colors change fine. Computer says at start up unable to find accounts, but then it logs me into the only account I do have. I cannot view pictures / images / icons on Administrater on safemode. Just shows text.
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Oct 13, 2005
I have installed XP and am using it, but I read in the manual that came with it that I can "choose a file system." It describes FAT32 and NTFS. I have not changed to NTFS. What advice can anyone give me as to whether or not I should change to NTFS?
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Sep 7, 2005
I have a copy of XP Home on the C Drive and XP Pro on the D drive. How do I set up the boot to give me the ability to choose which I want to launch?
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Dec 27, 2005
I'm about to try reinstalling XP because it's been sluggish for months already, so I want to see if this will help, since I suspect a Trojan or whatever.Anyway, the reinstall disc offers 2 options:
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(2) new reinstall
If I choose upgrade, would I risk that my system would remain with its present problems? Or should I rather choose new reinstall?
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Oct 22, 2007
When i go to start -> run -> CMD it comes up with an error message ( TITLE ) : 16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem (Message) C:WINDOWSsystem32cmd.pif Invalid program file name, please check your pif file. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application When i go to that address i dont seem to find the folder system32 for some reason ,anyway to get it back easily
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Jul 4, 2005
When I turn on the computer, at the welcome screen it asks me to choose user. Administrator is the only option. I don't have a password and the password hint only says Me. How do I get the password that I need?
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Apr 27, 2005
im attempting to install an application setup.exe file and recieve the following message: 16 bit windows subsytem c:windowssystem32autoexec.nt. the system file is not suitable for running ms-dos and microsoft windows applications. choose 'close' to terminate the application.
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Feb 18, 2010
I have recently reformatted my aspire one with windows xp home edition from a USB bootable flash drive. Everything went well as expected except for one thing.When I turn on my computer, the acer logo appears then a page appears again which asks me to choose whether to start windows xp or repair it using USB. I have to always click the start windows xp before the windows logo appears and everyhting in windows is alright. I dont know how to fix this so that after the acer logo appears, windows logo comes next then desktop.
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Apr 3, 2008
none of my programs willl work if i click on them it will say error not found or ask me to choose a program to run from a list i cant do anything and would really like some help i even cant download anything becuase it will ask me to choose the program from a list too
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Feb 7, 2006
Weirdly the directory doesn't have name. Is there any other way to delete the empty directory w/o explorer?
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Jan 15, 2006
Whenever I use CMD in Windows XP, it automatically goes to C:/Windows when I need to do something specifically in C:/ When I go "cd c:/", it'll just take me to C:/Windows. Is there a way so I can access C:/
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Jan 13, 2008
when accessing any application or programme from my hard drive I get the following error message "The file or directory c: is corrupt and unreadable. Please run chkdsk utility." I then click to get rid of the error message and the utility works fine. I have run chkdsk several times but it does not shift this error message.
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Aug 21, 2005
Somehow my home directory (C:Documents and Settingsuck.DELLBOOK) ended up with a DELLBOOK extension, my computer name. Is there a way I can rename this buck, without the DELLBOOK extension? I have an app that complains about the path being too long.
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Nov 18, 2008
All aplications that use the temp directory are crashing on my computer. It only happens when I am logged into my account (so if logged in as another user the system works fine). If I try to view the temp directory then explorer crashes as soon as the mouse hovers over the folder icon. I have tried disk cleanup, it crashes. Using cmd prompt "dir %temp%" it crashes too. I have run NOD32 antivirus and it finds nothing. I have tried XoftSpy and Search and Destroy but they both crash. I have tried safe mode and that is no good either! I have logged into administrator and tried to view and delete the temp folder but that also fails!.Have you heard of this before, I did read a forum (not here) where someone had the exact same problem but it went unsolved. Could it be a virus that NOD32 can't detect?
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Jun 18, 2005
I've just finished formatting (full) a pre installed 120 Gig HD, from the CD, prior to installing WXP Pro to be told that there was already a windows directory on the drive and that installing to it could lead to
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Sep 1, 2006
how to get rid of the C: Drive directory listing appearing every time I start my computer? I don't knw how it got set up to come up each time, but I would like to unset it. I have Windows XP and recently installed AOL's Security 9.0, which was an updated version of the old one I was using. Shortly thereafter, or as soon as this was done, the directory thing started. I think it was there virus scanning system, so I have a different one now.
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Jan 28, 2007
I am having an Issue with deleting a file that I no longer want on my HD. It gives me the Cannot Delete directory error and I have no idea why. The folder says it has no information in it but I added the rest of the information up on my external HD and it does not add up right it is odd that I can not delete the folder
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Aug 12, 2002
There is an application in XP that allows networked users to to communicate with each other. It is a very simple program located in the Windows System32 directory. A search for "winchat" will also bring it up. This program can be very usefull to users that work in large office complexes and need to deliver a message to another individual quickly and efficiently. This application also has a real time chat screen, so you can see the other person typing. I have tested this program on 2 computers running XP Pro, not XP Home.1 start, search, "winchat" (or find in Windows, System 32 directory)2 right click and select send to desktop (for easy opening)3 run the program4 choose dial button at the top5 choose the computer of the person on the network who you wish to talk to. 6 both users must agree to connect to each other to talk.
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Feb 9, 2006
How does one post a JPG link so a person could show a screen shot of a problem? Like the link below.This is a COPY of forum post...I am having problems deleting a directory Weirdly the directory doesn't have name.
Is there any other way to delete the empty directory w/o explorer?
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May 8, 2006
I followed these instructions to print the contents of a directory...
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321379
Even modified the directory as instructed to eliminate the search companion glich mentioned in the article. While the MS support provided the functionality I wanted, it does not help clear up all the problems it creates.
Now, when I launch Windows Explorer, in the left hand frame I have folders show, and in the right hand frame I have details shown. This is fine. When I double click a folder in the right hand frame, a new Windows Explorer launches, and the folders in the left hand frame are gone. I can click the folders icon at the top and turn them back on, but this did not use to happen. What I had and want back is for the folder to open in the same window, an leave the format of the Windows Explorer screen alone.
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Jul 14, 2005
Used to be able to send the directory list using DOS command like DIR > LPT1: How do you now send a directory list to the printer?? The printer is on a USB port and named HP750 and the port says it is DOT... Tried using DIR > HP750 and DIR > DOT... but no luck. Anybody know how to list the directory to the printer?
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May 7, 2006
How can I print a page that is longer than the screen?For example, a page that has to be scrolled down to see its entire contents.I am referring,specifically ,to the left side or the right side of the Windows Explorer ''directory'' or ''folders'' or ''files'' pages, which are much longer than one screen. Is there any way, using only Windows XP, that I can print those long scrolling LISTS of folders, or program files, or data files that are two or three screens in length?
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May 1, 2008
I recently reinstalled Windows XP Home w/SP2 on a system and everything worked well. I also installed a Seagate 500 GB HDD as a slave drive. I had no problems assigning a drive letter (D:) and mapping it as a network drive. Then yesterday, a Windows error message popped up saying there was "Delayed Write Failure" or something similar. It was at that point the the slave drive became inaccessible. I can still see the drive in My Computer but that is all. I went into disk management and click on properties, it says the file system is "RAW". I have no idea what that means.
The drive is still assigning a drive letter (d:) and it says is it is healthy (active). However, when I try exploring the drive it says "D: is not accessible. The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable"." I then tried using CHKDSK to check the drive for errors in the DOS prompt. But again, nothing happened. I used Seagate Diagnostic tools to scan the drive for errors. There is nothing physically wrong with the drive as it passed all the tests except for the file structure test.
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