Using IE6 as file-browser 1

[TonyGroves]

I'm running Windows NT4, and using Internet Explorer 5.5 as my file browser, because it supports the -e option which opens it in file-browser mode (with the directory-tree on the left). I would like to move to IE6, but it seems that IE6 doesn't support the -e option.

Does anybody know how I can make IE6 open in file-browser mode?

Thanks.

 

[smah]

the -e switch still works with IE 6. See faq608-3525

 

[bcastner]

Here are a few of your command line options. Just type them in the Run window after iexplore.exe. All work with Internet Explorer 6.

-e Launches the browser in Explorer mode, with your system’s structure displayed in the left pane and the browser window in the right pane. This feature is especially helpful when you’re trying to locate local graphics, Web pages, etc. and view them in IE.

-new Opens up a new instance of Internet Explorer. You can also do this by clicking the IE shortcut again.

-k Kiosk mode – a great mode for demonstrating a site. It prevents users from clicking away to irrelevant sites. In this mode there are no toolbars, and only one screen. Set the site you plan to demo as the home page and start in kiosk mode. The only way users can navigate is by using links present on the screen (no typing in URLs). Use Alt-Tab if you need to switch to another program, and use Alt-F4 to close the window when you’re finished.

These command line switches have been around since IE 4 but they work just as well with IE 6, too.

 

[TonyGroves]

Thanks for those contributions.

However, I get the impression that IE6 has been "crippled" on NT4, probably to try to force users away from NT. When I use the -e switch, a blank grey explorer panel appears, and the IE menu and toolbar do not include the Folders sidebar option, which I recall seeing in IE6 on Windows 2000. There's a screenshot at

http://homepage.eircom.net/~tonygroves/wnt4-ie6-e.gif

. I haven't been able to find any other way to make an explorer panel appear. It's a brand-new IE6 installation.

 

[smah]

If IE5.5 worked correctly on NT4, I would also expect IE6 to work on NT4. That being said, I found one note where the minimum requirement for IE6 was NT4 with SP6a. What service pack are you running?

 

[Volk359]

-k Kiosk mode – a great mode for demonstrating a site.

[ignore]BTW, iexplore.exe -k

http://www.yourdomain.com

works, too.[/ignore]

 

[TonyGroves]

-- What service pack are you running?

SP6a, with all patches.

 

[bcastner]

http://forums.techguy.org/showthread.php?threadid=113867&

 

[TonyGroves]

That did it, bcastner, thanks!