Launching Explorer with a specified folder/path

When you just launch the explorer shell it launches with Libraries as active path as shown below: You can have the explorer open with a specified path/folder as shown below: %SystemRoot%explorer.exe explorer.exe /root,C:TempTest     You can also have explorer open with a default path along with a selection made on one of the sub-item file/folder as shown below %SystemRoot%explorer.exe explorer.exe C:TempTestTemp1,/select <p><a href=”http://gunnalag.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/image2.png”><img style=”background-image:none;border-bottom:0;border-left:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;display:inline;border-top:0;border-right:0;padding-top:0;” title=”image” border=”0″ alt=”image” src=”http://gunnalag.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/image_thumb2.png” width=”600″ height=”446″ /></a>

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Hotfix for Windows Explorer crash on Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

There is an issue usually occurs when you perform some operations that are related to the taskbar or to the Address bar such as pinning or unpinning icons or dragging links to the taskbar.   Microsoft has released a update to fix the Explorer crash on both Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 platforms.   < p>Refer MSFT article  Windows Explorer may crash in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 for the hotfix.

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Changes in Functionality from Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2008 R2

The Windows Server® 2008 R2 operating system includes changes to Windows Server® 2008 features and technologies that help improve the security of computers running Windows Server 2008 R2, increase productivity, and reduce administrative overhead. The following topics describe some of these features and technologies. For a downloadable version of this document, see Changes in Functionality in Windows Server 2008 R2 in the Microsoft Download Center. What’s New in Active Directory Certificate Services What’s New in Active Directory Domain Services What’s New in Device Management and Installation What’s New in Distributed File System What’s New in DNS What’s New in Failover […]

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