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mjtech
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opening windows explorer on connection to RDP

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Hi all,



I am in disparate need to allow users access to windows
explorer and making it open to a specific drive, let
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opening windows explorer on connection to RDP

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Hi all, I am in disparate need to allow users access to windows
explorer and making it open to a specific drive, let
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What does this question have to do with scripting?

YOu are askning a bsic user "how to " about windows. YOu should be asking this in a basic Windows user forum.


Explorer can be optioned to open in various ways by setting its options in control panel or on the menus.




explorer /root,p:

You need to ask your questions in the Windows new users forum. The people in the forum thread you linked aare nto answeringnew user questions but are answering quesions about how to configure terminal server.


In the thread you posted the answer was given for the question that was asked. You just asked the wrong question in the wrong place.

explorer /e,e:
explorer e:
explorer /root,c: /select, windowssystem32
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by thew way I tried using the swtiches you posted, but none worked and I keep going the desktop like a normal RDP. I am windows 7 client and server 2008 R2 server.
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Go to a command prompt an type the command I posted.

You cannot use this to specify the startup program. You can use it to modify the explorer shortcut.

You will not get the expected behaviors on WS2008R2 under RDP unless 'Desktop Experience" is installed.
jvierra2012-08-08 09:23:48
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