Solved Path to the Network

[markaz]

In Win 7 one can either place an icon on the desktop to access the Network or click the Start Menu > Network. I've gotten into the habit of accessing frequently used programs by using the desktop context menu. It's just a habit that I'm now on "autopilot" when I want to launch frequently used apps. Here's a snip of my desktop context menu with the yellow highlighted items being the files I access frequently:

My question is this...What is the path to the Network so that I can tweak the registry and have Network available from the context menu? Can it even be launched from the context menu?

Thanks for any help.

 

[x BlueRobot]

The path for Control Panel can found within this resolved tutorial:

http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/66749-link-path-within-control-panel.html

Found a tutorial which allow you to add icons to the context menu if preferred:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/21878-context-menu-add-shortcuts-icons.html

EDIT: Managed to find the file path for the Network connections within Control Panel, if you click Network and Internet it will bring you to the Network part of Control Panel:

File Path: C:\Windows\System32\ncpa.cpl

P.S From some of the forums and tutorials I have found, Network Connections is the closest you can get to the Network section of the Control Panel.

Hope this helps,

Harry

 

[Brink]

Hello Mark,

In addition, depending on what network you wanted:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/49210-network-folder-shortcut-create.html
%windir%\explorer.exe /e,::{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/24545-network-connections-create-shortcut.html
rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL ncpa.cpl

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/136045-network-workgroup-shortcut-create.html
%windir%\explorer.exe /e,::{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}


Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[markaz]

Thank you both for the replies and I apologize for responding so late. It is the Network Folder that I would like to open when I click on Network from the context menu. However, when I add %windir%\explorer.exe /e,::{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C} as the ValueI get the followingwhen I click on Network
from the context menu:

If %windir% is a specific path I would have to know that as permissions is no problem.

Thanks so much for your assistance. -Mark

 

[x BlueRobot]

Thank you both for the replies and I apologize for responding so late. It is the Network Folder that I would like to open when I click on Network from the context menu. However, when I add %windir%\explorer.exe /e,::{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C} as the ValueI get the followingwhen I click on Network
from the context menu:

If %windir% is a specific path I would have to know that as permissions is no problem.

Thanks so much for your assistance. -Mark

I believe you need to replace the %windir% with the drive whereby your operating system is located; mostly it is the C: drive.

Hope this helps,

Harry

 

[markaz]

Thank you both for the replies and I apologize for responding so late. It is the Network Folder that I would like to open when I click on Network from the context menu. However, when I add %windir%\explorer.exe /e,::{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C} as the ValueI get the followingwhen I click on Network
from the context menu:

If %windir% is a specific path I would have to know that as permissions is no problem.

Thanks so much for your assistance. -Mark

I believe you need to replace the %windir% with the drive whereby your operating system is located; mostly it is the C: drive.

Hope this helps,

Harry

Thanks for the reply, Harry. It had to be more than that as C: is just the drive, not the Directory where Windows is located. But your response turned on the light, age is at work here, and %windir% is almost universally C:\Windows. Brink probably would have stated that in his response only he did not know the drive letter where Windows is located. On my computer %windir% could be G:\Windows. But you're correct....it is C:\.

Thank you Brink for bringing to my attention which Network I was looking for and providing the path. Just a massive brain lapse as to %windir%. So C:\Windows\explorer.exe /e,::{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C} was added as the Value and the Network Folder opens perfectly from the desktop context menu.

Thank you very much!!

Mark

 

[Brink]

That's great news Mark. I'm glad we were able to help.

 

[x BlueRobot]

I'm glad your problem has been solved, and glad we were able to help you

 

[F5ing]

On my computer %windir% could be G:\Windows. But you're correct....it is C:\.

I wonder why your %windir% setting points to the root of C:.