Open Explorer in a Custom Folder

Every time I open Windows Explorer, it opens the My Documents folder and
leaves the rest of my hard disk hidden inside the My Computer branch. I'd rather have it go to the drive list in My Computer, or directly to a folder I use more often. How do I do this?

Of course, you can create a shortcut to a folder by selecting the folder in Explorer, then dragging the control menu icon (the little box in the upper-left corner of any window) onto the desktop. But if you double-click this shortcut, all you'll get is a single-folder window. If you want a full-fledged Explorer window complete with the folder tree, try this.

First, create a brand new shortcut by right-clicking an empty area on the desktop and selecting New Shortcut. For the location, type: explorer.exe /n,/e,,"c:\my folder"

Make sure to include the space after .exe , the three commas as shown (without spaces), and quotation marks around your folder path; naturally, replace c:\my folder with the folder you'd like to have Explorer display. Or, to open directly to your drive list in My Computer, add the /select parameter between the second and third commas, and specify c:\ as the destination path, like the path shown in Figure. Click Next, type Windows Explorer (or any name that makes sense to you) for the shortcut name, and click Finish.

To open Windows Explorer to the new location, just double-click the shortcut. For more convenient launching, put it in your Start menu, in the Quick Launch toolbar, or on the Windows desktop.