Can I open a folder in XP from a shortcut with Folders showing?

[sonoferu]

Windows XP Pro

I keep a number of shortcuts to folders on my desktop, and always find it annoying that when it opens the folder in a window, there is no Folders pane on the left side, like when the full Windows Explorer is opened. I can click on the Folders button at the top, of course, and always do, but wish there were some option to set it so a folder opened from a shortcut would show the Folders. I have gone through Folder Options and dont see anything. nothing from a google search either

Anyone know if there is such an option

 

[Badkarma]

The only thing I can think of is using a batch file to call file explorer with the command line parameter to select the folder you want. Something like,

explorer.exe /e,/select,"c:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"

 

[sonoferu]

that works, but in Properties for the shortcut, I find no way to edit the "target" to make it work with the switches so they work from the shortcut.

I presume the "target" is passed on to a command to run explorer.exe

oh well, thanks anyway

 

[KillerBee]

http://www.winxptutor.com/folderpane.htm

• Open My Computer window.
• Click Tools, Folder Options, then click File Types.
• From the list, locate the entry FOLDER with extension of (NONE).
• Click Advanced, select Explore, then Set Default
• Click OK and close the dialog.

or To accomplish this via the Registry:

• Open Regedit.exe and navigate to:
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell
• In the right pane, set the value of (default) to explore

 

[sonoferu]

YOU are a GENIUS!!!!