Window 7 Start up question

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Zeno

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I'm using Window 7 Explorer (not Internet Explorer), I'm talking about the regular Explorer that is used to keep track of files on the computer.

Every time I start up this computer I open 6 folders. Each containing files that I'm working on. So I decided to have this done automatically by simply placing shortcuts for these 6 folders in the Start-up folder. And this does work. When I boot up the computer my 6 folders are opened and "cascaded" on the desktop seemingly in random order (not necessarily in the order the short cuts appear in the Start up folder).

In any case, at that point I need to right-click on the task bar and click on "Show windows side-by-side. This then places the windows nicely on the screen next to each other so they can all be accessed easily.

My question is this:

Is there any way that I can get the computer to bring up these folders "side-by-side" instead of just cascading them on the screen.

I know this seems like a trivial step, but since I do this every day it would be nice to have this fully automatic. The less mouse clicks the better.
 
Yes of course it's possible to do this.

When you open a folder's window,place it where you want and make it's size how you want and then CLOSE the that window,those PLACING setting ARE saved and then the next time you open the folder,it is going to be showed EXACTLY how you left it last time.

That's the GOOD news,
The BAD news is that Windows cascade them ANYWAY in the random order.The reason for that is because you have not done this the way it's supposed to be.You have made those folders to open ALL at the SAME time on Windows startup.Now...on Windows startup that IS supposed to happen,but NOT ALL FOLDERS AT ONCE.AT ONCE causes them to be cascaded randomly.So what you MUST do is to find a way to open them ONE BY ONE.First open the first folder then wait for 1 second and them open the second folder then wait for 1 second and so on for all other folders you have.
And in order to do that you can either make a small batch script which will have a 1 second delay and after each second open the next folder OR you can make your own small program in some programming language which will do that on Windows startup.

In any case...if I find some time,I might make you a small program which will open those 6 folders at Windows startup in the positions you want them to be thanks to Windows OS which remembers the folder's positions once you close them. :D

But MAYBE I can start with that TOMORROW and NOT today.And that is a BIG MAYBE since I have a lot of work to do in my small data center...
 
Ok, I tried writing the following DOS batch file:

TIMEOUT 1

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe "C:\Musical Instruments\000 Lesson Plans\000 Programs\1000 2014 Programs\000 AAA Songs"

TIMEOUT 1

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe "C:\Musical Instruments\000 Lesson Plans\000 Programs\1000 2014 Programs\Guitar"

They still come up in random locations. I try placing the windows where I want them. Then I close them down and run the batch file. But the still come back up randomly. Sometimes cascaded and sometimes not. But never in the same places where I had closed them.

I even tried using longer time out periods, but that didn't help either.

I only did two files in this batch command. I have 6 files I'd like to open, but if I can't get it to work for two it's not going to work for 6.

Is there any way I can execute the windows command "Show Windows Side by Side" command using DOS?
 
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