> Hi All,
>
> Is it possible to set the InitialDirectory property of an
> OpenFileDialog so it will open at the "My Computer" level?  I want it
> to open showing all the available drives.  If so, what do I put in the
> property?  I've tried the obvious - "My Computer", but of course that
> doesn't do it.
>
> Thanks
>

> Hi All,
>
> Is it possible to set the InitialDirectory property of an
> OpenFileDialog so it will open at the "My Computer" level?  I want it
> to open showing all the available drives.  If so, what do I put in the
> property?  I've tried the obvious - "My Computer", but of course that
> doesn't do it.
>
> Thanks
>

> Oops, I misread your post. Sorry for the useless information.
>
> You have to use the ID of the folder to access it. This article gives the
> details.
>
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/03/03/CuttingEdge/
>
> -----
> Tim Patrick
> Start-to-Finish Visual Basic 2005
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Is it possible to set the InitialDirectory property of an
> > OpenFileDialog so it will open at the "My Computer" level?  I want it
> > to open showing all the available drives.  If so, what do I put in the
> > property?  I've tried the obvious - "My Computer", but of course that
> > doesn't do it.
> >
> > Thanks
> >

"Steve Marshall" <ste***@westnet.net.au> wrote in message
news:1162456949.131564.132830@h54g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Thanks for that.  I'm not sure I want or need to go to quite that
> length, but I'll try to take it all in.
>
>
> Tim Patrick wrote:
>> Oops, I misread your post. Sorry for the useless information.
>>
>> You have to use the ID of the folder to access it. This article gives the
>> details.
>>
>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/03/03/CuttingEdge/
>>
>> -----
>> Tim Patrick
>> Start-to-Finish Visual Basic 2005
>>
>> > Hi All,
>> >
>> > Is it possible to set the InitialDirectory property of an
>> > OpenFileDialog so it will open at the "My Computer" level?  I want it
>> > to open showing all the available drives.  If so, what do I put in the
>> > property?  I've tried the obvious - "My Computer", but of course that
>> > doesn't do it.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>

> You could try My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.Desktop. At least
> from there, they can easily choose "My Computer".
> Robin
>
> "Steve Marshall" <ste***@westnet.net.au> wrote in message
> news:1162456949.131564.132830@h54g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> > Thanks for that.  I'm not sure I want or need to go to quite that
> > length, but I'll try to take it all in.
> >
> >
> > Tim Patrick wrote:
> >> Oops, I misread your post. Sorry for the useless information.
> >>
> >> You have to use the ID of the folder to access it. This article gives the
> >> details.
> >>
> >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/03/03/CuttingEdge/
> >>
> >> -----
> >> Tim Patrick
> >> Start-to-Finish Visual Basic 2005
> >>
> >> > Hi All,
> >> >
> >> > Is it possible to set the InitialDirectory property of an
> >> > OpenFileDialog so it will open at the "My Computer" level?  I want it
> >> > to open showing all the available drives.  If so, what do I put in the
> >> > property?  I've tried the obvious - "My Computer", but of course that
> >> > doesn't do it.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks
> >> >
> >

> "Andrew Morton" <a**@in-press.co.uk.invalid> schrieb:
> >> Thanks Robin, but at the moment I'm a VS2003 user, and I think
> >> My.Computer... is a VS2005 and/or Framework 2 feature.
> >
> > Then you'll be after GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyComputer).
>
> ... which won't be very useless because the path assigned to 'MyComputer' is
> "".
>
> What you can try instead (untested!):
>
> \\\
> Const STR_MYCOMPUTER_CLSID As String =
>     "{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}"
> fbd.InitialDirectory = "::" & STR_MYCOMPUTER_CLSID
> ///
>
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