I’ve went through so many freeware or trial-runs of shareware utilities that somehow, in one way or another, allow you to quickly launch your most-used Windows folders.
One of them was an explorer-imitation that had extra features. It was called “super windows - something - 2000″, I forgot.

Also tried an App created by Norton 15 years ago or so, but I forget the name.

I then decided to just start using DOS batch files to open folders.

I wrote a dos batch script that presents me with a very simple menu.

DOS BATCH

There is obviously no limit to the number of folders.. you just add another option .. then again, there might be, dang, I just thought of that.. 1 through 10 for the “errorlevels” that this script is dependent on. (an errorlevel is a return status code that a dos command leaves behind after being executed .. choice.exe intentionally uses this error feature for its own use).

But you could embed a menu within another menu, so there could be enough menu options.

Here is the batch script contents if you want an easy way to launch windows folders.

Obviously, replace my folders with yours

( note: if you add more, than just three.. keep moving the ‘Z’ option up. For example, if you add a fourth folder, make that four, and move ENDBATCH to 5..

ENDBATCH has to be up at top)

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@ECHO OFF
:START
cls
echo.
echo ==============================================
echo.
echo A. Open Graphic image folder
echo B. Open BUSINESS\WEB
echo C. Open E:\DOS\BAT
echo.
echo.
echo Z. Close Up
ECHO.
echo ==============================================

E:\DOS\BAT\CHOICE /CABCZ Open which Folder
IF ERRORLEVEL==4 GOTO ENDBATCH
IF ERRORLEVEL==3 GOTO OPTION3
IF ERRORLEVEL==2 GOTO OPTION2
IF ERRORLEVEL==1 GOTO OPTION1
:OPTION1
C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe /e,E:\GRAPHICS
GOTO START

:OPTION2
C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe /e,E:\BUSINESS\WEB
GOTO START

:OPTION3
C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe /e,E:\DOS\BAT
GOTO START

:ENDBATCH

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The “/e” will tell explorer that you want to open a full explorer-like Windows folder. Leave that out, if just want a plain window to open.

The goto’s that return control back to the top are what allow this menu to continue running permanently (versus launching a menu option and ending the batch), if you want to keep the menu active ( you’ll have a dos box always there).

One last note. The “choice” command is a “choice.exe” executable that resides in my e:\dos\bat folder. If you don’t have it anywhere, there should be one downloadable somewhere by googling. Even though it’s officially licensed by Microsoft, don’t think there’s any financial requirement for personal usage.


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