i don't want to edit my registry to make xplorer2 the default file browser! i usually have it open anyway so it's not really the issue. instead, i am trying to set up two things:
1. i want the recycle bin link in my samurize config to open in xplorer2
2. i want the link to the control panel in my desktop right-click menu to open in xplorer2.
all links to regular folders in both my samurize config and in my menus work fine. just need these two. i tried using the standard switches with the CLSID for these shellfolders but no luck...
i know this is picky but i'm using a shell replacement in XP and want to avoid ever having to start explorer.exe on top of it.
any suggestions?
opening a shellfolder in xplorer2 with command line switches
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@ 1. -
That's probably a samurize config issue
@ 2. -
I don't see control panel on my desktop r-click menu in XP, so I do not know what you are asking here.
but ... (since you say you usually have x2 open anyway) here's a workaround you might like: Just add those two items as buttons on your x2 toolbar! (Get to them in x2 via the Goto | Special folders submenu ) ;)
That's probably a samurize config issue
@ 2. -
I don't see control panel on my desktop r-click menu in XP, so I do not know what you are asking here.
but ... (since you say you usually have x2 open anyway) here's a workaround you might like: Just add those two items as buttons on your x2 toolbar! (Get to them in x2 via the Goto | Special folders submenu ) ;)
gosh, i appreciate the info but you kind of brushed me off there...
as i said i'm running a shell replacement in XP - it follows that my right-click desktop menu is probably different than yours. in fact, it is fully customizable. i want to add a link to the control panel in said menu. and in samurize i want a link to the recycle bin using a command line switch, so it's not a samurize issue, it's an xplorer2 issue.
anyway i figured it out. here are the shortcuts if anyone needs them:
recycle bin:
C:\Program Files\xplorer2\xplorer2_UC.exe ::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
my computer
C:\Program Files\xplorer2\xplorer2_UC.exe ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
more here:
http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/misc/CLSID-List.htm
by the way - why does xplorer2 use the CLSID for shellfolders instead of their usual names?
as i said i'm running a shell replacement in XP - it follows that my right-click desktop menu is probably different than yours. in fact, it is fully customizable. i want to add a link to the control panel in said menu. and in samurize i want a link to the recycle bin using a command line switch, so it's not a samurize issue, it's an xplorer2 issue.
anyway i figured it out. here are the shortcuts if anyone needs them:
recycle bin:
C:\Program Files\xplorer2\xplorer2_UC.exe ::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
my computer
C:\Program Files\xplorer2\xplorer2_UC.exe ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
more here:
http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/misc/CLSID-List.htm
by the way - why does xplorer2 use the CLSID for shellfolders instead of their usual names?
I'm sorry, garbanzo, I didn't mean for it to be a brush-off. 
Please accept my apologies for that.
In fact,
a. I didn't read the subject line, so missed that you were seeking a cmd line line switch, and
b. for (2.) I tried to acknowledge that because our situations are different I didn't understand the question.
c. for (1.) not being familiar with it, I assumed samurize was your alt.shell because you did not name one.
d. I should know by now that when I am in a rush (as I was earlier today) that I should defer posting until I can take time to think about whether what I post may be interpreted as anything other than constructive ... unless it's obvious when I'm just kidding around.
@ why x2 uses the CLSID vs usual names for shellfolders - That's for nikos to try and explain (again).
Please accept my apologies for that.
In fact,
a. I didn't read the subject line, so missed that you were seeking a cmd line line switch, and
b. for (2.) I tried to acknowledge that because our situations are different I didn't understand the question.
c. for (1.) not being familiar with it, I assumed samurize was your alt.shell because you did not name one.
d. I should know by now that when I am in a rush (as I was earlier today) that I should defer posting until I can take time to think about whether what I post may be interpreted as anything other than constructive ... unless it's obvious when I'm just kidding around.
@ why x2 uses the CLSID vs usual names for shellfolders - That's for nikos to try and explain (again).
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