Object Dock - How do I make a shortcut to Network PLaces?

Hello all,

This is my first post so please be gentle

I want to create a shortcut that open Explorer.exe at Network places. Is there a way to do this by passing it an argument? I can get the normal Explorer.exe working (Yeah I know that part is easy) but how do I tell Explorer I want it to open at 'Network Places'.

Any help would be most appreciated

Regards
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After you make your new object, add this to the link area...c:\My Network Places.lnk

Choose your image and done



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elvee,

Thanks for that mate. I actually tried that solution before I posted and while it works you get that Windows message 'This file may be harmful to your computer blah blah blah' and then the Dialogue boxes 'Save', 'Open', 'Cancel' etc. Unfortunately you cannot force it to open it by changing the 'Always perform this action' checkbox as it's greyed out and inaccessible.

Does anyone know how to force Windows to open a particular file type without giving this warning?

Otherwise the solution works but it's not elegant >
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hmmm... I don't understand why you are getting that dialog box, It does'nt happen to me



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Ok try this...Open windows Explorer to c:\ .

Now open the Start menu and right click My Network Places icon and drag and drop as a Shortcut to c:\ .

Now try the .lnk in Object Dock and see if it works ok that way.

It's working like a charm for me.



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Here's the proper solution:

Create a new Dock shortcut, and under the 'Link' box...copy and paste the following...

::{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}

Choose image and that's it. Will work fine.
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Yeah but i can never remember where those keys are

/me doesnt venture into the registry too much



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Elvee, to find that info I never touched the registry. All I simply did was Drag-n-Drop the shortcut directly from the Start Panel. I suppose I coulda just explained it that way, but it just sounded cooler the other way.
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