Windows Explorer Switches Errors

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Hi,

I am trying to use the windows explorer switches, but have a problem
combining /root with /select. Individually they work, but together I get
problems.

Initially, I used: C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE
/e,/root,c:\ucd,/select,c:\ucd\module. I tried it different ways but usually
I get C:\ to open instead.

I tried skipping the comma before /select and when I try a file, I get a
warning that the path does not exist or is not a directory. If I add an
extension to the end of the file it sometimes gives me a File Download box.
Other times, like for a jpg file, it actually displays the image in the 2nd
pane! If I choose a directory instead of a file, it selects it in the folder
pane.

Also, in none of these trials does the /root actually work; I can see all
the folders above the /root! Except, when I did the .jpg file, the folder
structure did not expand, it just showed the normal items.

Can you tell me what I am doing wrong? These switches are supported in XP
aren't they? It shows at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307856 they are.
 
Re: Windows Explorer Switches Errors


%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e, c:


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Skippybox wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to use the windows explorer switches, but have a problem
> combining /root with /select. Individually they work, but together I
> get problems.
>
> Initially, I used: C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE
> /e,/root,c:\ucd,/select,c:\ucd\module. I tried it different ways but
> usually I get C:\ to open instead.
>
> I tried skipping the comma before /select and when I try a file, I
> get a warning that the path does not exist or is not a directory. If
> I add an extension to the end of the file it sometimes gives me a
> File Download box. Other times, like for a jpg file, it actually
> displays the image in the 2nd pane! If I choose a directory instead
> of a file, it selects it in the folder pane.
>
> Also, in none of these trials does the /root actually work; I can see
> all the folders above the /root! Except, when I did the .jpg file,
> the folder structure did not expand, it just showed the normal items.
>
> Can you tell me what I am doing wrong? These switches are supported
> in XP aren't they? It shows at
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307856 they are.
 
Re: Windows Explorer Switches Errors

Thanks Gerry. That helped for selecting the .jpg, but the other conditions
repeat themselves. Also, /root still does not work with your suggestion; I
can still see all the folders above it. Anybody have another idea?

"Gerry" wrote:

>
> %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e, c:
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Skippybox wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am trying to use the windows explorer switches, but have a problem
> > combining /root with /select. Individually they work, but together I
> > get problems.
> >
> > Initially, I used: C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE
> > /e,/root,c:\ucd,/select,c:\ucd\module. I tried it different ways but
> > usually I get C:\ to open instead.
> >
> > I tried skipping the comma before /select and when I try a file, I
> > get a warning that the path does not exist or is not a directory. If
> > I add an extension to the end of the file it sometimes gives me a
> > File Download box. Other times, like for a jpg file, it actually
> > displays the image in the 2nd pane! If I choose a directory instead
> > of a file, it selects it in the folder pane.
> >
> > Also, in none of these trials does the /root actually work; I can see
> > all the folders above the /root! Except, when I did the .jpg file,
> > the folder structure did not expand, it just showed the normal items.
> >
> > Can you tell me what I am doing wrong? These switches are supported
> > in XP aren't they? It shows at
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307856 they are.
 
Re: Windows Explorer Switches Errors

Can anyone get the Windows Explorer switches /root and /select to work
together, and correctly on XP? Thanks in advance.
 
Re: Windows Explorer Switches Errors

You deleted the previous posts, please don't do that. Thanks.


"Skippybox" <Skippybox@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6413B2D9-8816-4B9D-AA2F-64883F76410A@microsoft.com...
> Can anyone get the Windows Explorer switches /root and /select to work
> together, and correctly on XP? Thanks in advance.
 
Re: Windows Explorer Switches Errors

Sorry, I was trying to re-phrase my question to make it easier to understand.
I thought by deleting the previous posts it would be less confusing.

"ju.c" wrote:

> You deleted the previous posts, please don't do that. Thanks.
>
>
> "Skippybox" <Skippybox@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6413B2D9-8816-4B9D-AA2F-64883F76410A@microsoft.com...
> > Can anyone get the Windows Explorer switches /root and /select to work
> > together, and correctly on XP? Thanks in advance.
>
 
Re: Windows Explorer Switches Errors

I've made that mistake too. Some people, myself included, use
a news reader program, like Windows Live Mail, to read posts.
Sometimes we delete, for one reason or another, a post. Then
a new post appears, but it's missing the previous posts, so we
don't know the rest of the story. Thank you for understanding.


"Skippybox" <Skippybox@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E274527F-6A36-46AA-A0E9-5F323B9604C1@microsoft.com...
> Sorry, I was trying to re-phrase my question to make it easier to understand.
> I thought by deleting the previous posts it would be less confusing.
>
> "ju.c" wrote:
>
>> You deleted the previous posts, please don't do that. Thanks.
>>
>>
>> "Skippybox" <Skippybox@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6413B2D9-8816-4B9D-AA2F-64883F76410A@microsoft.com...
>> > Can anyone get the Windows Explorer switches /root and /select to work
>> > together, and correctly on XP? Thanks in advance.
>>
 
Re: Windows Explorer Switches Errors

Since no one has answered I would like to try to solve this
problem, but I need to know what you are trying to do.

You want to open the folder C:\ucd\ with the folder
C:\ucd\module\ selected?


ju.c


"Skippybox" <Skippybox@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6EFB101B-4243-4F85-B517-9A71F8C40713@microsoft.com...
> Thanks Gerry. That helped for selecting the .jpg, but the other conditions
> repeat themselves. Also, /root still does not work with your suggestion; I
> can still see all the folders above it. Anybody have another idea?
>
> "Gerry" wrote:
>
>>
>> %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e, c:
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Skippybox wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I am trying to use the windows explorer switches, but have a problem
>> > combining /root with /select. Individually they work, but together I
>> > get problems.
>> >
>> > Initially, I used: C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE
>> > /e,/root,c:\ucd,/select,c:\ucd\module. I tried it different ways but
>> > usually I get C:\ to open instead.
>> >
>> > I tried skipping the comma before /select and when I try a file, I
>> > get a warning that the path does not exist or is not a directory. If
>> > I add an extension to the end of the file it sometimes gives me a
>> > File Download box. Other times, like for a jpg file, it actually
>> > displays the image in the 2nd pane! If I choose a directory instead
>> > of a file, it selects it in the folder pane.
>> >
>> > Also, in none of these trials does the /root actually work; I can see
>> > all the folders above the /root! Except, when I did the .jpg file,
>> > the folder structure did not expand, it just showed the normal items.
>> >
>> > Can you tell me what I am doing wrong? These switches are supported
>> > in XP aren't they? It shows at
>> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307856 they are.
 
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