Change Default Target Folder For Windows Explorer

I have Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) installed.
I have created a Desktop shortcut for Windows Explorer. I have also
created a Quick-Launch shortcut for it.

I now would like to be able to either click on the Desktop shortcut or
the Quick-Launch icon and have Windows Explorer automatically open to:
C:\Temp\downloads\unzip
(this is just a few custom folders that I have created on my PC).

I right-clicked the Desktop shortcut, selected Properties, and inserted
the following in the Target box:
C:\Windows\explorer.exe C:\Temp\downloads\unzip

I right-clicked the Quick-Launch icon, right-clicked Windows Explorer,
selected Properties, and inserted the following in the Target box:
%windir%\explorer.exe c:\Temp\downloads\unzip

But they both don't work as they open to Computer instead! The funny
thing is that I have another desktop with the same OS (except that it is
32-bit) and the above commands work just fine...

Does anyone know what I need to do?

Thanks.
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tb

On 21/12/2011 5:01 PM, tb wrote:
> I have Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) installed.
> I have created a Desktop shortcut for Windows Explorer. I have also
> created a Quick-Launch shortcut for it.
>
> I now would like to be able to either click on the Desktop shortcut or
> the Quick-Launch icon and have Windows Explorer automatically open to:
> C:\Temp\downloads\unzip
> (this is just a few custom folders that I have created on my PC).
>
> I right-clicked the Desktop shortcut, selected Properties, and inserted
> the following in the Target box:
> C:\Windows\explorer.exe C:\Temp\downloads\unzip
>
> I right-clicked the Quick-Launch icon, right-clicked Windows Explorer,
> selected Properties, and inserted the following in the Target box:
> %windir%\explorer.exe c:\Temp\downloads\unzip
>
> But they both don't work as they open to Computer instead! The funny
> thing is that I have another desktop with the same OS (except that it is
> 32-bit) and the above commands work just fine...
>
> Does anyone know what I need to do?
>
> Thanks.
I created a shortcut on the desktop and selected a target folder. Then
I dragged the icon to the quick-launch and they both work exactly the
same. I too have Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit). Hope this helps.

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Tony Vella
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

On 12/21/2011, tb posted:
> I have Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) installed.
> I have created a Desktop shortcut for Windows Explorer. I have also created
> a Quick-Launch shortcut for it.

> I now would like to be able to either click on the Desktop shortcut or the
> Quick-Launch icon and have Windows Explorer automatically open to:
> C:\Temp\downloads\unzip
> (this is just a few custom folders that I have created on my PC).

> I right-clicked the Desktop shortcut, selected Properties, and inserted the
> following in the Target box:
> C:\Windows\explorer.exe C:\Temp\downloads\unzip

> I right-clicked the Quick-Launch icon, right-clicked Windows Explorer,
> selected Properties, and inserted the following in the Target box:
> %windir%\explorer.exe c:\Temp\downloads\unzip

> But they both don't work as they open to Computer instead! The funny thing
> is that I have another desktop with the same OS (except that it is 32-bit)
> and the above commands work just fine...

> Does anyone know what I need to do?

> Thanks.

Since that syntax seems to work fine here, I wonder if you don't have
quite what you think you have for the targets. As in an unnoticed
typo...

Try this: click in Target in the shortcut properties, Select All
(Ctrl-A), then copy and paste it into a text editor. That will make it
easy to see something odd.

One thing I am thinking of is maybe you typed your target without
clearing what might have already been present.

For instance, as a test, I just typed this:

%windir%\explorer.exe %windir%\explorer.exe C:\Temp\Download

and the shortcut now takes me to My Documents...

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

On 12/21/2011, tb posted:
> I have Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) installed.
> I have created a Desktop shortcut for Windows Explorer. I have also
> created a Quick-Launch shortcut for it.

> I now would like to be able to either click on the Desktop shortcut or the
> Quick-Launch icon and have Windows Explorer automatically open to:
> C:\Temp\downloads\unzip
> (this is just a few custom folders that I have created on my PC).

> I right-clicked the Desktop shortcut, selected Properties, and inserted the
> following in the Target box:
> C:\Windows\explorer.exe C:\Temp\downloads\unzip

> I right-clicked the Quick-Launch icon, right-clicked Windows Explorer,
> selected Properties, and inserted the following in the Target box:
> %windir%\explorer.exe c:\Temp\downloads\unzip

> But they both don't work as they open to Computer instead! The funny thing
> is that I have another desktop with the same OS (except that it is 32-bit)
> and the above commands work just fine...

> Does anyone know what I need to do?

> Thanks.

Since that syntax seems to work fine here, I wonder if you don't have
quite what you think you have for the targets. As in an unnoticed
typo...

Try this: click in Target in the shortcut properties, Select All
(Ctrl-A), then copy and paste it into a text editor. That will make it
easy to see something odd.

One thing I am thinking of is maybe you typed your target without
clearing what might have already been present.

For instance, as a test, I just typed this:

%windir%\explorer.exe %windir%\explorer.exe C:\Temp\Download

and the shortcut now takes me to My Documents...

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

On 12/21/2011, Gene E. Bloch posted:
> On 12/21/2011, tb posted:
>> I have Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) installed.
>> I have created a Desktop shortcut for Windows Explorer. I have also
>> created a Quick-Launch shortcut for it.

>> I now would like to be able to either click on the Desktop shortcut or the
>> Quick-Launch icon and have Windows Explorer automatically open to:
>> C:\Temp\downloads\unzip
>> (this is just a few custom folders that I have created on my PC).

>> I right-clicked the Desktop shortcut, selected Properties, and inserted the
>> following in the Target box:
>> C:\Windows\explorer.exe C:\Temp\downloads\unzip

>> I right-clicked the Quick-Launch icon, right-clicked Windows Explorer,
>> selected Properties, and inserted the following in the Target box:
>> %windir%\explorer.exe c:\Temp\downloads\unzip

>> But they both don't work as they open to Computer instead! The funny thing
>> is that I have another desktop with the same OS (except that it is 32-bit)
>> and the above commands work just fine...

>> Does anyone know what I need to do?

>> Thanks.

> Since that syntax seems to work fine here, I wonder if you don't have quite
> what you think you have for the targets. As in an unnoticed typo...

> Try this: click in Target in the shortcut properties, Select All (Ctrl-A),
> then copy and paste it into a text editor. That will make it easy to see
> something odd.

> One thing I am thinking of is maybe you typed your target without clearing
> what might have already been present.

> For instance, as a test, I just typed this:

> %windir%\explorer.exe %windir%\explorer.exe C:\Temp\Download

> and the shortcut now takes me to My Documents...

Anyone know a cure for hiccups?

:-)

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

On 12/21/2011 5:01 PM, tb wrote:
> I have Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) installed.
> I have created a Desktop shortcut for Windows Explorer. I have also
> created a Quick-Launch shortcut for it.
>
<snip>

1. Open Win Expl to the folder you want.
2. In the address bar drag th folde icon to the desk top
3. Rename as you want.
4. Copy to Q-L

--
Zaidy036

On 12/21/2011 4:35 PM, Zaidy036 wrote:
>
> 1. Open Win Expl to the folder you want.
> 2. In the address bar drag th folde icon to the desk top
> 3. Rename as you want.
> 4. Copy to Q-L
>

Unfortunately it still only opens to Computer when I click on the icon
created to Desktop.
--
tb

On 12/21/2011 4:23 PM, Gene E. Bloch wrote:
>
> Since that syntax seems to work fine here, I wonder if you don't have
> quite what you think you have for the targets. As in an unnoticed typo...

Believe me, I checked and double-checked the syntax many times but
cannot find anything wrong with it.

>
> Try this: click in Target in the shortcut properties, Select All
> (Ctrl-A), then copy and paste it into a text editor. That will make it
> easy to see something odd.

This is the pasted result:
C:\Windows\explorer.exe C:\Temp\downloads\unzip
....which is exactly what I have in the Target box of the shortcut.

>
> One thing I am thinking of is maybe you typed your target without
> clearing what might have already been present.
>
> For instance, as a test, I just typed this:
>
> %windir%\explorer.exe %windir%\explorer.exe C:\Temp\Download
>
> and the shortcut now takes me to My Documents...
>

On 12/21/2011 5:49 PM, tb wrote:
> On 12/21/2011 4:35 PM, Zaidy036 wrote:
>>
>> 1. Open Win Expl to the folder you want.
>> 2. In the address bar drag th folde icon to the desk top
>> 3. Rename as you want.
>> 4. Copy to Q-L
>>
>
> Unfortunately it still only opens to Computer when I click on the icon
> created to Desktop.

use this target: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,%USERPROFILE%\Desktop

Note the " /e,"

--
Zaidy036

On 21-Dec-2011 17:26, Gene E. Bloch wrote:
> On 12/21/2011, Gene E. Bloch posted:
>> On 12/21/2011, tb posted:
>>> I have Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) installed.
>>> I have created a Desktop shortcut for Windows Explorer. I have also
>>> created a Quick-Launch shortcut for it.
>
>>> I now would like to be able to either click on the Desktop shortcut
>>> or the Quick-Launch icon and have Windows Explorer automatically open
>>> to:
>>> C:\Temp\downloads\unzip
>>> (this is just a few custom folders that I have created on my PC).
>
>>> I right-clicked the Desktop shortcut, selected Properties, and
>>> inserted the following in the Target box:
>>> C:\Windows\explorer.exe C:\Temp\downloads\unzip
>
>>> I right-clicked the Quick-Launch icon, right-clicked Windows
>>> Explorer, selected Properties, and inserted the following in the
>>> Target box:
>>> %windir%\explorer.exe c:\Temp\downloads\unzip
>
>>> But they both don't work as they open to Computer instead! The funny
>>> thing is that I have another desktop with the same OS (except that it
>>> is 32-bit) and the above commands work just fine...
>
>>> Does anyone know what I need to do?
>
>>> Thanks.
>
>> Since that syntax seems to work fine here, I wonder if you don't have
>> quite what you think you have for the targets. As in an unnoticed typo...
>
>> Try this: click in Target in the shortcut properties, Select All
>> (Ctrl-A), then copy and paste it into a text editor. That will make it
>> easy to see something odd.
>
>> One thing I am thinking of is maybe you typed your target without
>> clearing what might have already been present.
>
>> For instance, as a test, I just typed this:
>
>> %windir%\explorer.exe %windir%\explorer.exe C:\Temp\Download
>
>> and the shortcut now takes me to My Documents...
>
> Anyone know a cure for hiccups?
>
> :-)
>

Jack Daniel works fine.
Cures the hiccups but gives you a hell of a headache.

--
Leala.