1. Right-click a clear area of the desktop.
   The context menu appears.
2. Hold the mouse cursor over New.
   The cascading menu appears.
3. Click Shortcut.
   The Create Shortcut dialog box appears.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    
   
   
   
   
4. Type
   EXPLORER.EXE /n, /e,[folderpathname]
   
   
   
   
5. Click Next.
   The Select a Title dialog box appears.
6. Type a name for the new Shortcut.
7. Click Finish.
   The new Shortcut appears on your desktop.

For example, to display the Windows folder you would type:
EXPLORER.EXE /n, /e, C:\Windows

If the folder name is in long filename format, be sure to surround it in quotes.
For example:
"C:\My Documents"