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[DJLucky0ne]

Is there a way to have XYplorer come up when "my computer" is double clicked?

[admin]

Is there a way to have XYplorer come up when "my computer" is double clicked?

I don't know. It's an OS question and probably depends on your OS version. Somebody else might help...

[jacky]

I think it can be done, on XP at least, if you associate folders with XY. I did it and clicking on My Computer opens XY (if only a new tab instead of a new instance.. ) BUT thoose openning must use special parameters that XY doesn't actually recognize.

So, Clicking My Computer will open a new instance of XY, but in its last opened directory (just like if you started it manually) and NOT in My Computer, as you would expect.
Other problem linked to doing that: clicking on Control Panel actually does the same, start XY and that'is it, so no control panel.

Thats said, if you're still interrested and under XP I can try to find what changes in the registry are needed to do it.

[DJLucky0ne]

If you can get those registry changes that would be great, I will try it from there...Thanks!

[jacky]

Allright, so I think here's all I've done:
In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore\command I changed the default value from "%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /e,/idlist,%I,%L" to "D:\Program Files\XYplorer\XYplorer.exe %L"

And in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore\ddeexec I emptyed the default value (org="[ExploreFolder("%l", %I, %S)]")

Seems that it's usually the ddeexec that is used, so if you dont remove it it's still explorer that is used. Once removed, the explore/command will be used, so XY will be launch.

[j_c_hallgren]

I'm wondering exactly why you would want this? Maybe I'm missing something.

Are you wanting to open XY to "My Computer" as default?
Given that I can get to XY via right-click list on any folder, incl M-C.

I also copied a shortcut to the "Start" menu in "All Users" so I can then get to XY via initial click of "Start" without having to go thru multiple tree levels.
And one could add it to Quick Launch toolbar as well, as I understand it.

[jacky]

For me, I want to have folders associated with XY, so whenever a folder is being "opened" like by any app or whatever, it will not be in explorer but in XY.

[lvsunz]

jacky,

I'm running XP Pro, SP2 and I've been trying to do the same thing. I just tried your (below) suggestion (except my HD is C so I used it instead of D). Unfortunately it didn't work - my folders are still opening via Windows Explorer. Is this approach working for you? Do you have any other suggestions? Thank you.

lvsunz

Allright, so I think here's all I've done:
In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore\command I changed the default value from "%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /e,/idlist,%I,%L" to "D:\Program Files\XYplorer\XYplorer.exe %L"

And in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore\ddeexec I emptyed the default value (org="[ExploreFolder("%l", %I, %S)]")

Seems that it's usually the ddeexec that is used, so if you dont remove it it's still explorer that is used. Once removed, the explore/command will be used, so XY will be launch.

[jacky]

hmm.. I'm running XP Pro SP2 too, but it does work for me. Just tried again, I click on File/Open in my browser, got the file selection window, if I right-click on a folder & choose Explore it does open a new tab in XY.

Note that if I click Open instead it does open it in explorer !
If you want the Open command to use XY too, you'll have to do the same but in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\open this time

[lvsunz]

It's still not working for me. When I left click on a folder it still opens via WinExp. When I rite click & select Open or Explore, it still opens via WinExp. I did notice one difference when I edited the Registry:

You did: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore\ddeexec I emptyed the default value org="[ExploreFolder("%l", %I, %S)]").

In my case the default value was [ExploreFolder("%l", %I, %S)].

Any thoughts.

[chadwick359]

Okay, this is officially annoying. I have two machines here, both running XP Pro SP2 and the reg hack described above worked flawlessly on the desktop, but when i tried to apply the same change on my laptop, the machine refuses to use XY instead ofWE. Note, same version of XY, same version of WE, both all the way updated, and still no Xy on the laptop.

[admin]

Okay, this is officially annoying. I have two machines here, both running XP Pro SP2 and the reg hack described above worked flawlessly on the desktop, but when i tried to apply the same change on my laptop, the machine refuses to use XY instead ofWE. Note, same version of XY, same version of WE, both all the way updated, and still no Xy on the laptop.

Well, I guess there must be a difference between the two registries, so there's at least one other point in the registry that has been altered. Any idea anybody?