Is there any way to set FileManager in evars.rc to open Explorer to the C:\ drive instead of My Documents? Tried changing line to:
FileManager "C:\Windows\Explorer.exe /n,/e"
but now it won't even launch explorer at all.
looks like my backslashes are missing from that last post
I don't know what the problem is, but explorer runs fine with me when i do c:\winnt\explorer.exe /n,/e (The winnt is because i run Win2000) Maybe you did something wrong editing evars.rc Try to use the evars setup program.
used the evar setup program and it still doesn't work. I'm running win xp pro, with the simplicity theme. When i click on "file manager" from either the popup menu or the quick launch button, nothing happens. As soon as I remove the "/n,/e" in evars.rc it works again.
then edit the config files directly and not in evars.rc
have a look at popup.rc for example and replace:
"$FileManager$"
with
"explorer.exe /n,/e"
you can use following path for the filemanager in evars.rc:
"$WinDir$explorer.exe" /E,C:\
you shouldn´t need $WinDir$ for executables in the windows directory as it´s already defined as path in the OS´s environment variables.
[moshi] you are right.
"explorer.exe" /E,C:\ works too.
[tgjerdahl] if editing evars.rc doesnt work, then you could edit your config files directly as moshi suggested.
I have FileManager set to "$WinDir$explorer.exe /e,c:\" - does nothing....tried without $WinDir$ same thing. Tried with the /e,c:\ outside of the double quotes like in ceeslans example and still nothing. I do not get it.
works the same way if i edit the config files also. if the /E,C:\ is put outside the double quotes then explorer opens like normal (like it is ignoring the /E,C:\. And as soon as I put the /E,C:\ inside the double quotes, then explorer fails to launch at all.
wish i could help you, but i cant.
on my box (w2k sp3), "explorer.exe" /E,C:\ set in popup.rc flawlessly brings up explorer with an opened C:drive folder tree....