Open multiple My Computer windows

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Found a solution: I created a new shortcut on my desktop with its target set
to this: "%windir%\EXPLORER.EXE /n,/e,D:" I'd prefer to have it open to My
Computer, but this is close enough.

"dw" <cougarmana_NOSPAM@uncw.edu> wrote in message
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> Hello, all. Something changed the setting on My Computer yesterday, so
> that now I can only open one copy of it. I have it as a shortcut on my
> Taskbar, and would click it to open two windows, then drag and drop files
> from one My Computer window to the other. Now it opens only one, no matter
> how many times I click the icon. How do I get it to open multiple My
> Computer windows? Thanks.
>

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Thanks, Alex.

"Alex Levi" <AlexLevi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> If you like to open every folder in a new window, just go to Tools >
> Folser
> Options in my computer. Under the General tab, click "Open each folder in
> its
> own window".
>
>
>
> "dw" wrote:
>
>> Hello, all. Something changed the setting on My Computer yesterday, so
>> that
>> now I can only open one copy of it. I have it as a shortcut on my
>> Taskbar,
>> and would click it to open two windows, then drag and drop files from one
>> My
>> Computer window to the other. Now it opens only one, no matter how many
>> times I click the icon. How do I get it to open multiple My Computer
>> windows? Thanks.
>>
>>
>>