Windows key shortcuts

[Tim Williams]

Does anyone know where the shortcut key commands are stored? I want to
change Windows+E to start Explorer in C:\, instead of My Computer, which is
really annoying. The command is something like "explorer /e,c:\".

Google says somewhere between "no" and "this is how you change the
shortcut": pertaining to the Start/Programs/Accessories shortcut, which is
useless to me. Go figure...

Tim

 

[hrh1818]

Does anyone know where the shortcut key commands are stored? I want to
change Windows+E to start Explorer in C:\, instead of My Computer, which is
really annoying. The command is something like "explorer /e,c:\".

Google says somewhere between "no" and "this is how you change the
shortcut": pertaining to the Start/Programs/Accessories shortcut, which is
useless to me. Go figure...

Tim

When you go to start Explorer right click on Explorer instead of left
clicking. This will bring up a sub-menu. Click on properties. Click
on the "Shortcut" tab. In the text box "Start in" you will probably
see some thing like %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH% Replace every thing in the
"Start in" text box with C:\ Windows keeps a "Properties" dialog
for every program and the same technique described above can be used
to control how other programs start.

Howard

 

[JeffM]

Does anyone know where the shortcut key commands are stored?
I want to change Windows+E
http://www.google.com/search?q=cach...-hand+make-any-key-*-*-*-*-*-a-modifier+Forum

to start Explorer in C:\, instead of My Computer,
which is really annoying.

Amen.

 

[Spehro Pefhany]

Does anyone know where the shortcut key commands are stored? I want to
change Windows+E to start Explorer in C:\, instead of My Computer, which is
really annoying. The command is something like "explorer /e,c:\".

Google says somewhere between "no" and "this is how you change the
shortcut": pertaining to the Start/Programs/Accessories shortcut, which is
useless to me. Go figure...

Tim

Try this: /e,/root,C:\
Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany

 

[Tim Williams]

When you go to start Explorer right click on Explorer instead of left
clicking.

When I go to start Explorer I type Windows+E. There is no shortcut to
right-click.

Tim

 

[Tim Williams]

http://www.google.com/search? <snip>

Why did you copy a whole cached link when it appears to be nearly identical
to
http://www.autohotkey.com/ ?

In any case, I'd rather not have to use a scripting program which probably
takes up several megabytes of memory and isn't very well written. If the
shortcut command is stored somewhere in the registry, for example, that
would be easy...

Tim

 

[Rich Grise]

Does anyone know where the shortcut key commands are stored? I want to
change Windows+E to start Explorer in C:\, instead of My Computer, which
is really annoying. The command is something like "explorer /e,c:\".

Google says somewhere between "no" and "this is how you change the
shortcut": pertaining to the Start/Programs/Accessories shortcut, which is
useless to me. Go figure...

I pull the tops off all of my "Windows" keys and a couple of other
extraneous gingerbread keys because I find them annoying as hell,
especially while playing MAME games. ;-)

Cheers!
Rich

 

[JeffM]

JeffM wrote

Why did you copy a whole cached link

That's the way I like to bookmark things.
When a page goes 404 or a server goes 500,
I can often easily find similar content again
by feeding the search terms back into Google.

when it appears to be nearly identical to http://www.autohotkey.com/ ?

It IS identical; I pointed to items I thought were significant.
One of the items I highlighted
was EXACTLY the problem you are encountering.

In any case, I'd rather not have to use a scripting program

Fair enough. I use the app and
I have a dozen commonly-used things I no longer have to type out.
I find that **a keyboard macro program** is like crack:
once you start using it, it's a from-my-cold-dead-hands thing.

which probably takes up several megabytes of memory
545kB

and isn't very well written.

I have found 1 minor bug:
(It's actually the fault of my favorite old copy of Mozilla)
When using Ctrl-Alt-key,
sometimes the leading character is omitted

Immediately doing a Ctrl-Z and re-executing the macro
always gets me what I wanted.
The only real annoyance is the DING that accompanies the error.

(Assigning browser-specific strings to Ctrl-Alt-Win-key
--which is actually easier to manipulate--end-runs the problem.)

....and the AutoHotKey forum is AWESOME.
http://www.google.com/search?q=Literal.Ampersand+Consecutive+site:AutoHotkey.com

If the shortcut command is stored somewhere in the registry,
for example, that would be easy...

Yes, I understood the question
and previously sought the answer to it myself.
I showed you the best solution I found.

Perhaps you should post the question
to a group with **microsoft** in its name.
http://groups.google.com/groups/dir?sel=usenet=microsoft.public

 

[hrh1818]

When I go to start Explorer I type Windows+E. There is no shortcut to
right-click.

Tim

Because there doesn't seem to be an easy way to modify the existing
Windows Logo key + E shortcut you could use the Windows Logo key and
another key to create your own shortcut to start explorer in a folder
of your choice. Windows doesn't provide the capability to create a
shortcut using the Windows logo key. But a free ware program called
WinKey does. See http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/WinKey.shtml
to obtain a copy of Winkey.

To create a shortcut start Winkey and click on "Add". In the
"Shortcut Properties" dialog click on the arrow on the right side of
the "Shortcut Key" drop down list box. You will see a list of key
stroke combination you can. For this example I suggest using Windows
Key + X. Next in the "Command" text box enter C:\Windows
\explorer.exe Next in the "Parameters" text box enter /e,root,C:\
This is the same sequence Sphero recommended. Finally click on "OK"

Here is a list of shortcuts "Windows uses and can not be used when
creating user defined shortcuts.
• Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
• Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
• Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
• Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
• Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)
• Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
• Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
• CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)
• Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
• Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
• Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
• Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)

Howard

 

[The Real Andy]

Does anyone know where the shortcut key commands are stored? I want to
change Windows+E to start Explorer in C:\, instead of My Computer, which is
really annoying. The command is something like "explorer /e,c:\".

Google says somewhere between "no" and "this is how you change the
shortcut": pertaining to the Start/Programs/Accessories shortcut, which is
useless to me. Go figure...

Tim

Install linux, then all your problems will go away

 

[Tim Williams]

Fair enough. I use the app and
I have a dozen commonly-used things I no longer have to type out.
I find that **a keyboard macro program** is like crack:
once you start using it, it's a from-my-cold-dead-hands thing.

So I downloaded it, and it seems to do what it promises, at least as far as
simple key binds. Haven't tried any of the scripting, but it looks
powerful, although key-triggered (why not put that into a command line
environment? Oh, but that would be another program, and should've been
incorporated into CMD as-is...sigh...).

One question, can I hide the systray icon?

Tim

 

[JeffM]

So I downloaded it, and it seems to do what it promises,
at least as far as simple key binds[...]

I see withdrawal pains in your future when using others' computers
--or maybe a 12-step program.

One question, can I hide the systray icon?

Hmmm. I don't have that many that it bugs me.
Like I said, they have a GREAT forum.
Google missed this one, but Yahoo picked it up:
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p="+systray+icon"+site:autohotkey.com

Top hit, at that--and the 1st response nailed it.
http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/topic28294.html