Re: XP CD Window Questions

[Greg Barlow]

"purplehaz" > wrote in message
...
> see below.........
>
> "Greg Barlow" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi all - two questions:
> >
> > 1) How can I get rid of the blue vertical taskbar that takes up half the
> CD
> > window in XP Pro? (The one that says: CD Writing tasks etc.)
>
> In explorer click view, explorer bar, folders. The folder tree now shows
> instead of the xp pane.
> Or make a shortcut and point it to this to open explorer with folder view:
> %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe
>
> >
> > 2) How can I make the window open in list view instead of the default
> large
> > icons with unreadable, truncated titles.
>
> In explorer, first set your view to list, then: tools, folder options,
view
> tab, apply to all folders.
>
> >
> > Many thanks for your help.

Thanks, I'm half-way there, LOL.

The CD window opens in list view now but the dreaded blue bar always
reappears although I removed it as you said. I'm not too sure about how to
make the shortcut you recommend? I have a desktop shortcut to the CD Drive
now and it just says:

D:\

in the shortcut's target box. When I change it to:

D:\ %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe

the blue bar still appears.

Thanks for your patience! :0)

Greg

[purplehaz]

"Greg Barlow" > wrote in message
...
>
> "purplehaz" > wrote in message
> ...
> > see below.........
> >
> > "Greg Barlow" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Hi all - two questions:
> > >
> > > 1) How can I get rid of the blue vertical taskbar that takes up half
the
> > CD
> > > window in XP Pro? (The one that says: CD Writing tasks etc.)
> >
> > In explorer click view, explorer bar, folders. The folder tree now shows
> > instead of the xp pane.
> > Or make a shortcut and point it to this to open explorer with folder
view:
> > %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe
> >
> > >
> > > 2) How can I make the window open in list view instead of the default
> > large
> > > icons with unreadable, truncated titles.
> >
> > In explorer, first set your view to list, then: tools, folder options,
> view
> > tab, apply to all folders.
> >
> > >
> > > Many thanks for your help.
>
> Thanks, I'm half-way there, LOL.
>
> The CD window opens in list view now but the dreaded blue bar always
> reappears although I removed it as you said. I'm not too sure about how to
> make the shortcut you recommend? I have a desktop shortcut to the CD Drive
> now and it just says:
>
> D:\
>
> in the shortcut's target box. When I change it to:
>
> D:\ %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe
>
> the blue bar still appears.
>
> Thanks for your patience! :0)
>
> Greg
>
I see you got it, but if you use the shortcut you don't need to use windows
classic folders. Some of the xp panes are useful, like in my computer and
control panel, and when playing music, etc... Using windows classic foders
turns all those useful options off. To create a shortcut to explorer and not
have it show the xp pane(but it still will in my computer, control panel,
etc..):
Right click the desktop, new, shortcut, in the location type:
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe, hit next, name the shortcut, your done.