Can't get rooted explorer to open with the root.

With the command line at 'C:\Windows\explorer.exe
/e,/root,"%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%"' or 'C:\Windows\explorer.exe
/e,/root,"C:\User\Will Pittenger\"', I get the dialog shown in the
attachment. With the command line at 'C:\Windows\explorer.exe
"/e,/root,%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%"', it opens My Documents instead.

For a sample of what happens, see
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/451...ilelinkwon.png. Does
someone know of a solution?
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Will Pittenger
[will 6 8 at mtco dot com] (preferred e-mail address)
Or use [will dot pittenger 1 at gmail dot com]

%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /root, C:\

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
Vote for my shoe: http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Will Pittenger" <> wrote in message
news:...
> With the command line at 'C:\Windows\explorer.exe
> /e,/root,"%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%"' or 'C:\Windows\explorer.exe
> /e,/root,"C:\User\Will Pittenger\"', I get the dialog shown in the
> attachment. With the command line at 'C:\Windows\explorer.exe
> "/e,/root,%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%"', it opens My Documents instead.
>
> For a sample of what happens, see
> http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/451...ilelinkwon.png. Does
> someone know of a solution?
> -------
> Will Pittenger
> [will 6 8 at mtco dot com] (preferred e-mail address)
> Or use [will dot pittenger 1 at gmail dot com]

Changing the URL for Explorer doesn't help. I don't want C:\. I want
"C:\User\Will Pittenger\".
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Will Pittenger
[will 6 8 at mtco dot com] (preferred e-mail address)
Or use [will dot pittenger 1 at gmail dot com]

Rick Rogers wrote:
> %SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /root, C:\
>

That's not what your subject line reads. My response was based on it.

%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /root, C:\Users\Will~1

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
Vote for my shoe: http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Will Pittenger" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Changing the URL for Explorer doesn't help. I don't want C:\. I want
> "C:\User\Will Pittenger\".
> -------
> Will Pittenger
> [will 6 8 at mtco dot com] (preferred e-mail address)
> Or use [will dot pittenger 1 at gmail dot com]
>
> Rick Rogers wrote:
>> %SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /root, C:\
>>

%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /e,/root,"C:\Users"

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"Will Pittenger" <> wrote in message
news:...
> With the command line at 'C:\Windows\explorer.exe
> /e,/root,"%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%"' or 'C:\Windows\explorer.exe
> /e,/root,"C:\User\Will Pittenger\"', I get the dialog shown in the
> attachment. With the command line at 'C:\Windows\explorer.exe
> "/e,/root,%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%"', it opens My Documents instead.
>
> For a sample of what happens, see
> http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/451...ilelinkwon.png. Does
> someone know of a solution?
> -------
> Will Pittenger
> [will 6 8 at mtco dot com] (preferred e-mail address)
> Or use [will dot pittenger 1 at gmail dot com]

That was a typo. Based on what you wrote below, I tried
"%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/root,c:\users\willpi~1" with no success.
-------
Will Pittenger
[will 6 8 at mtco dot com] (preferred e-mail address)
Or use [will dot pittenger 1 at gmail dot com]

Rick Rogers wrote:
> That's not what your subject line reads. My response was based on it.
>
> %SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /root, C:\Users\Will~1
>

Loose the quotes

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"Will Pittenger" <> wrote in message
news:Og%...
> That was a typo. Based on what you wrote below, I tried
> "%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/root,c:\users\willpi~1" with no success.
> -------
> Will Pittenger
> [will 6 8 at mtco dot com] (preferred e-mail address)
> Or use [will dot pittenger 1 at gmail dot com]
>
> Rick Rogers wrote:
>> That's not what your subject line reads. My response was based on it.
>>
>> %SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /root, C:\Users\Will~1
>>

On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:06:47 -0500, Will Pittenger
<> wrote:

>That was a typo. Based on what you wrote below, I tried
>"%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/root,c:\users\willpi~1" with no success.
>-------
>Will Pittenger
>[will 6 8 at mtco dot com] (preferred e-mail address)
>Or use [will dot pittenger 1 at gmail dot com]
>
>Rick Rogers wrote:
>> That's not what your subject line reads. My response was based on it.
>>
>> %SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /root, C:\Users\Will~1
>>

This works fine for me:

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

Substitute whatever you want for L:\

/n ????? I don't remember seeing that option.
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Will Pittenger
[will 6 8 at mtco dot com] (preferred e-mail address)
Or use [will dot pittenger 1 at gmail dot com]

+Bob+ wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:06:47 -0500, Will Pittenger
> <> wrote:
>
>> That was a typo. Based on what you wrote below, I tried
>> "%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/root,c:\users\willpi~1" with no success.
>> -------
>> Will Pittenger
>> [will 6 8 at mtco dot com] (preferred e-mail address)
>> Or use [will dot pittenger 1 at gmail dot com]
>>
>> Rick Rogers wrote:
>>> That's not what your subject line reads. My response was based on it.
>>>
>>> %SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /root, C:\Users\Will~1
>>>
>
> This works fine for me:
>
> %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n, /e, L:\
>
> Substitute whatever you want for L:\

I need it open to "C:\Users\Will Pittenger\".
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Will Pittenger
[will 6 8 at mtco dot com] (preferred e-mail address)
Or use [will dot pittenger 1 at gmail dot com]

.. wrote:
> %SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /e,/root,"C:\Users"
>