opening windows explorer explore view

In all the other Microsoft operating systems you could open Windows explorer in an expanded view by running Explorer.exe /e, in Vista this only opens the My Documents folder.
Does anyone know what they are using to open Explorer in the explore view? I have an application that opens Explorer through code and would like it to open showing all the drives.
Thanks, Norm

You can either right click on Computer (on the desktop or Start menu) and select Explore, then underneath the back and forward buttons, select the drop down box and ensure "Navigation Pane" is ticked. This will bring up common folders, such as Desktop and Documents, as well as Virtual Folders.
At the bottom of this panel near the Preview Pane, click on the up arrow next to "Folders" to get the Explorer style navigation section back :o)
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In all the other Microsoft operating systems you could open Windows explorer in an expanded view by running Explorer.exe /e, in Vista this only opens the My Documents folder.
Does anyone know what they are using to open Explorer in the explore view? I have an application that opens Explorer through code and would like it to open showing all the drives.
Thanks, Norm

Zack,
Thanks for the information, but that is not what I was asking. I know you can right click on Computer and then click on Explore, but I want to be able to do this through code.
Click start, run, and type in Explorer.exe /e and then click OK and you will see that it opens in My Documents.
Try this same thing in WinXP and it will open the explore view of Computer.
I am trying to figure out what command Vista uses to do this.
Norm "Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" wrote in message

You can either right click on Computer (on the desktop or Start menu) and select Explore, then underneath the back and forward buttons, select the drop down box and ensure "Navigation Pane" is ticked. This will bring up common folders, such as Desktop and Documents, as well as Virtual Folders.
At the bottom of this panel near the Preview Pane, click on the up arrow next to "Folders" to get the Explorer style navigation section back :o)
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--- Original message follows --- "Norm" wrote in message In all the other Microsoft operating systems you could open Windows explorer in an expanded view by running Explorer.exe /e, in Vista this only opens the My Documents folder.
Does anyone know what they are using to open Explorer in the explore view? I have an application that opens Explorer through code and would like it to open showing all the drives.
Thanks, Norm

I know, that's the only answer I believe there is you see. I don't think there is a command based prompt yet - I've checked and tried a number of combinations but nothing works.
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--- Original message follows --- "Norm" wrote in message

Zack,
Thanks for the information, but that is not what I was asking. I know you can right click on Computer and then click on Explore, but I want to be able to do this through code.
Click start, run, and type in Explorer.exe /e and then click OK and you will see that it opens in My Documents.
Try this same thing in WinXP and it will open the explore view of Computer.
I am trying to figure out what command Vista uses to do this.
Norm "Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" wrote in message You can either right click on Computer (on the desktop or Start menu) and select Explore, then underneath the back and forward buttons, select the drop down box and ensure "Navigation Pane" is ticked. This will bring up common folders, such as Desktop and Documents, as well as Virtual Folders.
At the bottom of this panel near the Preview Pane, click on the up arrow next to "Folders" to get the Explorer style navigation section back :o)
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--- Original message follows --- "Norm" wrote in message In all the other Microsoft operating systems you could open Windows explorer in an expanded view by running Explorer.exe /e, in Vista this only opens the My Documents folder.
Does anyone know what they are using to open Explorer in the explore view? I have an application that opens Explorer through code and would like it to open showing all the drives.
Thanks, Norm

I never thought about that, I guess maybe they just haven't gotten around to everything yet. I wouldn't think they would break something like that. :-)
I guess I will just have to wait for more complete beta's.
Thanks anyway Zack.
Norm "Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" wrote in message

I know, that's the only answer I believe there is you see. I don't think there is a command based prompt yet - I've checked and tried a number of combinations but nothing works.
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--- Original message follows --- "Norm" wrote in message Zack,
Thanks for the information, but that is not what I was asking. I know you can right click on Computer and then click on Explore, but I want to be able to do this through code.
Click start, run, and type in Explorer.exe /e and then click OK and you will see that it opens in My Documents.
Try this same thing in WinXP and it will open the explore view of Computer.
I am trying to figure out what command Vista uses to do this.
Norm "Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" wrote in message You can either right click on Computer (on the desktop or Start menu) and select Explore, then underneath the back and forward buttons, select the drop down box and ensure "Navigation Pane" is ticked. This will bring up common folders, such as Desktop and Documents, as well as Virtual Folders.
At the bottom of this panel near the Preview Pane, click on the up arrow next to "Folders" to get the Explorer style navigation section back :o)
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--- Original message follows --- "Norm" wrote in message In all the other Microsoft operating systems you could open Windows explorer in an expanded view by running Explorer.exe /e, in Vista this only opens the My Documents folder.
Does anyone know what they are using to open Explorer in the explore view? I have an application that opens Explorer through code and would like it to open showing all the drives.
Thanks, Norm

I use %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n,/e,C:\ to change the location of the explorer view.
On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 16:30:12 -0700, "Norm" wrote:

In all the other Microsoft operating systems you could open Windows explorer in an expanded view by running Explorer.exe /e, in Vista this only opens the My Documents folder.
Does anyone know what they are using to open Explorer in the explore view? I have an application that opens Explorer through code and would like it to open showing all the drives.
Thanks, Norm