Windows fails the EASE of USE BADLY!!! 2801

On Wed, 25 May 2005 17:04:56 -0700, Captain Dondo

Or, you can just right-click drag the My Computer icon and choose "Create Shortcut" (or ctrl-left-click drag) as any normal and sane person would do.

What the knowledge base article does is provide a "backdoor" method to change a particular explorer icon view. There are far easier ways to get the same thing, but if you're determined to force THAT particular icon into a particular view, you have to jump through that hoop.

n Opens a new single-pane Window for the default selection. This is usually the root of the drive on which Windows is installed.

e Starts Windows Explorer using its default view.

Starts Windows Explorer using its default view with the focus on the specified folder.

Opens a window view of the specified object.

Opens a window view with the specified folder, file or program selected.

MOST users don't even understand that "My Computer" and "Explorer" are the same thing. They look different, and have different names, so they're different programs. They simply won't be looking for ways to make one look like another.

And who said anything about easier? Frankly, this is a strawman because these things can be achieved without using the method you describe, and in a far more intuitive way.