Windows Explorer Links

[David Lewis]

Anyone know how to turn off the Links that now
appear in the XP version of Windows Explorer?

Drives and directories are now links and their
behavior is detremental to the way I work and
significantly different to all previous versions.

If I could just turn off this "feature" or
bug as I call it, that would be great.

Dave.

[Thorsten Matzner]

"David Lewis" > wrote:

>Anyone know how to turn off the Links that now
>appear in the XP version of Windows Explorer?

In Tools > Options enable "Show Windows classic folders".

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(tm)

[David Lewis]

David Lewis wrote:
> Anyone know how to turn off the Links that now
> appear in the XP version of Windows Explorer?
>
> Drives and directories are now links and their
> behavior is detremental to the way I work and
> significantly different to all previous versions.
>
> If I could just turn off this "feature" or
> bug as I call it, that would be great.
>
> Dave.

Hi Dave,
I had to reply for no other reason than we have the same name.

AFAIK you can't turn off the "links" if you mean the way "special folders"
are pointed to.You can move special folders like "My Documents" but XP
retains references to old location which then refers to new location.This
can make Explorer file browsing look messy and confusing but it also has
its' conveniences.

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Kind Regards,
David

[Malvern]

"Thorsten Matzner" > wrote in message
...
> "David Lewis" > wrote:
>
> >Anyone know how to turn off the Links that now
> >appear in the XP version of Windows Explorer?
>
> In Tools > Options enable "Show Windows classic folders".
>
> --
> (tm)

Also done by right clicking Start button and selecting Properties>Start menu
tab. Then Select Classic. This removes hyperlinks.

Malv

[David Lewis]

>-----Original Message-----
>
>"Thorsten Matzner" > wrote in message
...
>> "David Lewis" > wrote:
>>
>> >Anyone know how to turn off the Links that now
>> >appear in the XP version of Windows Explorer?
>>
>> In Tools > Options enable "Show Windows classic
folders".
>>
>> --
>> (tm)
>
>Also done by right clicking Start button and selecting
Properties>Start menu
>tab. Then Select Classic. This removes hyperlinks.

These are the first thing I do whenever setting up a
new machine and I did this before posting here.

Never had an XP machine before, this is my work
machine, perhaps the setting isn't being saved
do to permissions? They have locked down much
of the C Drive.

Dave.