Hi Van,

Thanks for the reply. I have managed to solve your other problem as well. It
involves changing the properties of the Windows Explorer shortcut.
Right-click on the shortcut and select the shortcut tab. In this tab, edit
the target line to read as follows (note that the default target is
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe):
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n, /root, c:\ /select, c:\
Dwarf

"Van" wrote:
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> Thanks. That did it. I had put the same thing, but in wrong place.
> (LOCAL_MACHINE instead of CURRENT_USER)
>
> Van
>
> "Dwarf" wrote:
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> > Hi Van,
> >
> > There is a way to make the drive letters appear at the beginning. As you
> > state, this involves a registry tweak. Open Regedit and browse to the
> > following key:
> > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
> > In the panel on the right there is a DWord variable called
> > 'ShowDriveLettersFirst'. It is this value that you need to change. The normal
> > value is '0', meaning drive letters at the end, but if you change the value
> > to '4', the drive letters will appear at the beginning. Note that you might
> > have to repeat this tweak for each user.
> > Dwarf
> >
> > "Van" wrote:
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> > > Somewhere along the line (WINXP SP 2, if I recall), MS started putting the
> > > drive letter at the end of a drive's description in windows explorer. There
> > > is a registry fix to return to the most logical format of having the drive
> > > letter first. It involves adding a REG_DWORD value “ShowDriveLettersFirst”
> > > and then setting the value to 4. I've tried that in Vista, but it didn't
> > > take.
> > >
> > > Does anyone have a way to put the drive letter first in vista? While we're
> > > at it, I'd just as soon have my old windows explorer display back to just
> > > showing my C drive and its folders; I can find what I want from there without
> > > having to trip over microsoft's cluttered display[/color][/color][/color]