WE behaviour change

For quite a long time I have used the following shortcut successfully to
display the expanded contents of my D drive when launched.

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n,/e,D:

This no longer works correctly since the last Windows Update, which may be
coincidental.
How can I restore the desired launch display behaviour?
TIA

"KiwiBrian" <briantoz@ihug.co.nz> wrote in message
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> For quite a long time I have used the following shortcut successfully to
> display the expanded contents of my D drive when launched.
>
> %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n,/e,D:
>
> This no longer works correctly since the last Windows Update, which may be
> coincidental.
> How can I restore the desired launch display behaviour?
> TIA
>

It works for me . . . What exactly happens when you try?

Did you cut and paste: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n,/e,D: or type it in
your post? Sometimes a space (or lack of one) will cause problems. I cut
and pasted the above to a WE shortcut and it worked as it was supposed to.

--
Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP 1997 - 2007


"KiwiBrian" <briantoz@ihug.co.nz> wrote in message
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> For quite a long time I have used the following shortcut successfully to
> display the expanded contents of my D drive when launched.
>
> %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n,/e,D:
>
> This no longer works correctly since the last Windows Update, which may be
> coincidental.
> How can I restore the desired launch display behaviour?
> TIA
>

On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 02:32:58 +1200, "KiwiBrian" <briantoz@ihug.co.nz>
wrote:

>For quite a long time I have used the following shortcut successfully to
>display the expanded contents of my D drive when launched.
>
>%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n,/e,D:

I use this, and it still works after all the updates:
%windir%\explorer.exe /e, d:

--
Zilbandy

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
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>
> "KiwiBrian" <briantoz@ihug.co.nz> wrote in message
> news:f82e2g$578$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
>> For quite a long time I have used the following shortcut successfully to
>> display the expanded contents of my D drive when launched.
>>
>> %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n,/e,D:
>>
>> This no longer works correctly since the last Windows Update, which may
>> be coincidental.
>> How can I restore the desired launch display behaviour?
>> TIA
>>
>
> It works for me . . . What exactly happens when you try?

I cut and pasted the string from the Properties Dialog Box and have
rechecked so know that the string is correct.
When I select the Shortcut the D partition is selected, but not expanded.
It should be expanded, as it used to be.
Thanks everyone for trying to help.
An inconvenience, and a puzzle, rather than a problem.

There is a known problem with complexity-limits for the number of
root-connected folders that can be buffered when you auto-expand
to a target subfolder (which is what the /e,<targetfolder> switch
does).

The last time I checked this, the limit was 100 subfolders off the
root before auto-expand stalled. Try lowering the complexity of
your target-partition's root-subfolder structure (make a set of group
subfolders off the root and move bunches of your current subfolders
into those group subfolders).

Hope this helps.

Best I can do for now. <tm>


Bill


KiwiBrian wrote:
> For quite a long time I have used the following shortcut successfully
> to display the expanded contents of my D drive when launched.
>
> %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n,/e,D:
>
> This no longer works correctly since the last Windows Update, which
> may be coincidental.
> How can I restore the desired launch display behaviour?
> TIA