Windows Explorer command-line switches

[DreamiX 10]

I have a problem with Win XP Explorer that didn't appear with NT. I try to open an explorer-window on the command line with, e.g.:

 

explorer.exe /e,test\data,/root,c:\myfiles

 

In NT this did the following: a new explorer window was opened, with C:\myfiles as the root-directory in the tree-view at the left (which means, that you couldn't go up to C:\ or something else above C:\myfiles) and with cd folder C:\myfiles\test\data selected and the content of this directory shown on the right.

With Win XP it simply does that: opens the window with C:\myfiles as root-directory, but neither selects, nor opens the subdirectory C:\myfiles\test\data. It simply shows the content of C:\myfiles.

 

What is the problem?

 

I already tried explorer.exe /e,c:\myfiles\test\data,/root,c:\myfiles, and many other combinations, but they didn't work either.

[Erich_F 10]

Hi,

 

explorer.exe /e, /n, c:\myfiles\test\data

 

explorer.exe /e, /n, d:\

 

cu Erich_F

[DreamiX 10]

Hi Erich!

 

I'm sorry, but that's not what I meant. I want to have the directory "c:\myfiles\test\data" be selected, but with "c:\myfiles" as root, which means you won't see any other drives or directories above "c:\myfiles".

Try "explorer.exe /root,C:\myfiles" to see, what I mean.

But I want that with a tree-view on the left and the subdirectory "\test\data" open. With Win NT this was possible.

 

Greetings, DreamiX.

[uhdet 10]

Hi DreamiX,

 

try http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307856.

 

cu uhdet

[Lian 2.659]

@uhdet: Nice one, anyone tried this in 2k (MS KB states XP)?

 

 

 

Ergänzt gut den Tipp hier

[uhdet 10]

Hi Lian,

 

I found some additional sources:

 

For Windows 95 - ME: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;130510

For Windows 2000 / NT4: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;152457

For Windows XP: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307856

and another one for Windows XP: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314853

 

cu

 

uhdet

[Lian 2.659]

Thanks a bunch :)