Explorer Folders pane not there by default

[Andy Cheung]

hello,
I've started having a niggling problem with Windows Explorer. Every
time I open it, I have to click the "folders" button on the toolbar to
get the folders list on the left. by default, the folder pan doesn't
appear. I've tried clicking Tools/Folder Options/view/Apply to All
Folders but to no avail. it never remembers my preferred setting of
having a folders pane. How can i set it so that I always get the the
folders pane?

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Andy,

"Explorer /e" starts Windows Explorer [folder pane enabled]
"Explorer /n" starts My computer view.

--=20
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

ExportZone - for Internet Explorer:=20
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/ExportZone.htm

"Andy Cheung" > wrote in message =
om...
hello,=20
I've started having a niggling problem with Windows Explorer. Every
time I open it, I have to click the "folders" button on the toolbar to
get the folders list on the left. by default, the folder pan doesn't
appear. I've tried clicking Tools/Folder Options/view/Apply to All
Folders but to no avail. it never remembers my preferred setting of
having a folders pane. How can i set it so that I always get the the
folders pane?

[Andy Cheung]

Hi Ramesh,
Thanks for replying but could you please tell me how to set this so
that when I double click on the explorer icon 9or a folder icon), it
will automatically open up with the folder list? It used to do this
but now i have to press the 'folders' button first. It's a minor
niggle but just want to get it set up nicely!

"Ramesh [MVP]" <sramesh2k@\REMOV NOSPAM\.hotmail.com> wrote in message >...
> Andy,
>
> "Explorer /e" starts Windows Explorer [folder pane enabled]
> "Explorer /n" starts My computer view.
>
> --
> Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP Shell
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>
> ExportZone - for Internet Explorer:
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/ExportZone.htm
>
> "Andy Cheung" > wrote in message
> om...
> hello,
> I've started having a niggling problem with Windows Explorer. Every
> time I open it, I have to click the "folders" button on the toolbar to
> get the folders list on the left. by default, the folder pan doesn't
> appear. I've tried clicking Tools/Folder Options/view/Apply to All
> Folders but to no avail. it never remembers my preferred setting of
> having a folders pane. How can i set it so that I always get the the
> folders pane?

[Keith Miller]

Folder Options -> 'File Types' tab -> hilite 'Folder' (not File Folder!) =
-> click 'Advanced' -> hilite the 'explore' action -> click 'Set =
Default'.

OK your way out. This will set explore (2 pane view) as the default =
action for viewing all folders.

Keith

"Andy Cheung" > wrote in message =
om...
> Hi Ramesh,
> Thanks for replying but could you please tell me how to set this so
> that when I double click on the explorer icon 9or a folder icon), it
> will automatically open up with the folder list? It used to do this
> but now i have to press the 'folders' button first. It's a minor
> niggle but just want to get it set up nicely!
>=20
> "Ramesh [MVP]" <sramesh2k@\REMOV NOSPAM\.hotmail.com> wrote in message =
>...
> > Andy,
> >=20
> > "Explorer /e" starts Windows Explorer [folder pane enabled]
> > "Explorer /n" starts My computer view.
> >=20
> > --=20
> > Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
> > Windows XP Shell
> > http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
> >=20
> > ExportZone - for Internet Explorer:=20
> > http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/ExportZone.htm
> >=20
> > "Andy Cheung" > wrote in message=20
> > om...
> > hello,=20
> > I've started having a niggling problem with Windows Explorer. Every
> > time I open it, I have to click the "folders" button on the toolbar =
to
> > get the folders list on the left. by default, the folder pan doesn't
> > appear. I've tried clicking Tools/Folder Options/view/Apply to All
> > Folders but to no avail. it never remembers my preferred setting of
> > having a folders pane. How can i set it so that I always get the the
> > folders pane?

[Andy Cheung]

Hi Ramesh,
Thanks for replying but could you please tell me how to set this so
that when I double click on the explorer icon 9or a folder icon), it
will automatically open up with the folder list? It used to do this
but now i have to press the 'folders' button first. It's a minor
niggle but just want to get it set up nicely!

"Ramesh [MVP]" <sramesh2k@\REMOV NOSPAM\.hotmail.com> wrote in message >...
> Andy,
>
> "Explorer /e" starts Windows Explorer [folder pane enabled]
> "Explorer /n" starts My computer view.
>
> --
> Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP Shell
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>
> ExportZone - for Internet Explorer:
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/ExportZone.htm
>
> "Andy Cheung" > wrote in message
> om...
> hello,
> I've started having a niggling problem with Windows Explorer. Every
> time I open it, I have to click the "folders" button on the toolbar to
> get the folders list on the left. by default, the folder pan doesn't
> appear. I've tried clicking Tools/Folder Options/view/Apply to All
> Folders but to no avail. it never remembers my preferred setting of
> having a folders pane. How can i set it so that I always get the the
> folders pane?

[Keith Miller]

Folder Options -> 'File Types' tab -> hilite 'Folder' (not File Folder!) =
-> click 'Advanced' -> hilite the 'explore' action -> click 'Set =
Default'.

OK your way out. This will set explore (2 pane view) as the default =
action for viewing all folders.

Keith

"Andy Cheung" > wrote in message =
om...
> Hi Ramesh,
> Thanks for replying but could you please tell me how to set this so
> that when I double click on the explorer icon 9or a folder icon), it
> will automatically open up with the folder list? It used to do this
> but now i have to press the 'folders' button first. It's a minor
> niggle but just want to get it set up nicely!
>=20
> "Ramesh [MVP]" <sramesh2k@\REMOV NOSPAM\.hotmail.com> wrote in message =
>...
> > Andy,
> >=20
> > "Explorer /e" starts Windows Explorer [folder pane enabled]
> > "Explorer /n" starts My computer view.
> >=20
> > --=20
> > Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
> > Windows XP Shell
> > http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
> >=20
> > ExportZone - for Internet Explorer:=20
> > http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/ExportZone.htm
> >=20
> > "Andy Cheung" > wrote in message=20
> > om...
> > hello,=20
> > I've started having a niggling problem with Windows Explorer. Every
> > time I open it, I have to click the "folders" button on the toolbar =
to
> > get the folders list on the left. by default, the folder pan doesn't
> > appear. I've tried clicking Tools/Folder Options/view/Apply to All
> > Folders but to no avail. it never remembers my preferred setting of
> > having a folders pane. How can i set it so that I always get the the
> > folders pane?

[Andy Cheung]

Hi Ramesh,
Thanks for replying but could you please tell me how to set this so
that when I double click on the explorer icon 9or a folder icon), it
will automatically open up with the folder list? It used to do this
but now i have to press the 'folders' button first. It's a minor
niggle but just want to get it set up nicely!

"Ramesh [MVP]" <sramesh2k@\REMOV NOSPAM\.hotmail.com> wrote in message >...
> Andy,
>
> "Explorer /e" starts Windows Explorer [folder pane enabled]
> "Explorer /n" starts My computer view.
>
> --
> Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP Shell
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>
> ExportZone - for Internet Explorer:
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/ExportZone.htm
>
> "Andy Cheung" > wrote in message
> om...
> hello,
> I've started having a niggling problem with Windows Explorer. Every
> time I open it, I have to click the "folders" button on the toolbar to
> get the folders list on the left. by default, the folder pan doesn't
> appear. I've tried clicking Tools/Folder Options/view/Apply to All
> Folders but to no avail. it never remembers my preferred setting of
> having a folders pane. How can i set it so that I always get the the
> folders pane?

[Keith Miller]

Folder Options -> 'File Types' tab -> hilite 'Folder' (not File Folder!) =
-> click 'Advanced' -> hilite the 'explore' action -> click 'Set =
Default'.

OK your way out. This will set explore (2 pane view) as the default =
action for viewing all folders.

Keith

"Andy Cheung" > wrote in message =
om...
> Hi Ramesh,
> Thanks for replying but could you please tell me how to set this so
> that when I double click on the explorer icon 9or a folder icon), it
> will automatically open up with the folder list? It used to do this
> but now i have to press the 'folders' button first. It's a minor
> niggle but just want to get it set up nicely!
>=20
> "Ramesh [MVP]" <sramesh2k@\REMOV NOSPAM\.hotmail.com> wrote in message =
>...
> > Andy,
> >=20
> > "Explorer /e" starts Windows Explorer [folder pane enabled]
> > "Explorer /n" starts My computer view.
> >=20
> > --=20
> > Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
> > Windows XP Shell
> > http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
> >=20
> > ExportZone - for Internet Explorer:=20
> > http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/ExportZone.htm
> >=20
> > "Andy Cheung" > wrote in message=20
> > om...
> > hello,=20
> > I've started having a niggling problem with Windows Explorer. Every
> > time I open it, I have to click the "folders" button on the toolbar =
to
> > get the folders list on the left. by default, the folder pan doesn't
> > appear. I've tried clicking Tools/Folder Options/view/Apply to All
> > Folders but to no avail. it never remembers my preferred setting of
> > having a folders pane. How can i set it so that I always get the the
> > folders pane?

[Andy Cheung]

Hi Ramesh,
Thanks for replying but could you please tell me how to set this so
that when I double click on the explorer icon 9or a folder icon), it
will automatically open up with the folder list? It used to do this
but now i have to press the 'folders' button first. It's a minor
niggle but just want to get it set up nicely!

"Ramesh [MVP]" <sramesh2k@\REMOV NOSPAM\.hotmail.com> wrote in message >...
> Andy,
>
> "Explorer /e" starts Windows Explorer [folder pane enabled]
> "Explorer /n" starts My computer view.
>
> --
> Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP Shell
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>
> ExportZone - for Internet Explorer:
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/ExportZone.htm
>
> "Andy Cheung" > wrote in message
> om...
> hello,
> I've started having a niggling problem with Windows Explorer. Every
> time I open it, I have to click the "folders" button on the toolbar to
> get the folders list on the left. by default, the folder pan doesn't
> appear. I've tried clicking Tools/Folder Options/view/Apply to All
> Folders but to no avail. it never remembers my preferred setting of
> having a folders pane. How can i set it so that I always get the the
> folders pane?

[Andy Cheung]

Hi Ramesh,
Thanks for replying but could you please tell me how to set this so
that when I double click on the explorer icon 9or a folder icon), it
will automatically open up with the folder list? It used to do this
but now i have to press the 'folders' button first. It's a minor
niggle but just want to get it set up nicely!

"Ramesh [MVP]" <sramesh2k@\REMOV NOSPAM\.hotmail.com> wrote in message >...
> Andy,
>
> "Explorer /e" starts Windows Explorer [folder pane enabled]
> "Explorer /n" starts My computer view.
>
> --
> Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP Shell
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>
> ExportZone - for Internet Explorer:
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/ExportZone.htm
>
> "Andy Cheung" > wrote in message
> om...
> hello,
> I've started having a niggling problem with Windows Explorer. Every
> time I open it, I have to click the "folders" button on the toolbar to
> get the folders list on the left. by default, the folder pan doesn't
> appear. I've tried clicking Tools/Folder Options/view/Apply to All
> Folders but to no avail. it never remembers my preferred setting of
> having a folders pane. How can i set it so that I always get the the
> folders pane?

[Keith Miller]

Folder Options -> 'File Types' tab -> hilite 'Folder' (not File Folder!) =
-> click 'Advanced' -> hilite the 'explore' action -> click 'Set =
Default'.

OK your way out. This will set explore (2 pane view) as the default =
action for viewing all folders.

Keith

"Andy Cheung" > wrote in message =
om...
> Hi Ramesh,
> Thanks for replying but could you please tell me how to set this so
> that when I double click on the explorer icon 9or a folder icon), it
> will automatically open up with the folder list? It used to do this
> but now i have to press the 'folders' button first. It's a minor
> niggle but just want to get it set up nicely!
>=20
> "Ramesh [MVP]" <sramesh2k@\REMOV NOSPAM\.hotmail.com> wrote in message =
>...
> > Andy,
> >=20
> > "Explorer /e" starts Windows Explorer [folder pane enabled]
> > "Explorer /n" starts My computer view.
> >=20
> > --=20
> > Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
> > Windows XP Shell
> > http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
> >=20
> > ExportZone - for Internet Explorer:=20
> > http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/ExportZone.htm
> >=20
> > "Andy Cheung" > wrote in message=20
> > om...
> > hello,=20
> > I've started having a niggling problem with Windows Explorer. Every
> > time I open it, I have to click the "folders" button on the toolbar =
to
> > get the folders list on the left. by default, the folder pan doesn't
> > appear. I've tried clicking Tools/Folder Options/view/Apply to All
> > Folders but to no avail. it never remembers my preferred setting of
> > having a folders pane. How can i set it so that I always get the the
> > folders pane?

[Keith Miller]

Folder Options -> 'File Types' tab -> hilite 'Folder' (not File Folder!) =
-> click 'Advanced' -> hilite the 'explore' action -> click 'Set =
Default'.

OK your way out. This will set explore (2 pane view) as the default =
action for viewing all folders.

Keith

"Andy Cheung" > wrote in message =
om...
> Hi Ramesh,
> Thanks for replying but could you please tell me how to set this so
> that when I double click on the explorer icon 9or a folder icon), it
> will automatically open up with the folder list? It used to do this
> but now i have to press the 'folders' button first. It's a minor
> niggle but just want to get it set up nicely!
>=20
> "Ramesh [MVP]" <sramesh2k@\REMOV NOSPAM\.hotmail.com> wrote in message =
>...
> > Andy,
> >=20
> > "Explorer /e" starts Windows Explorer [folder pane enabled]
> > "Explorer /n" starts My computer view.
> >=20
> > --=20
> > Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
> > Windows XP Shell
> > http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
> >=20
> > ExportZone - for Internet Explorer:=20
> > http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/ExportZone.htm
> >=20
> > "Andy Cheung" > wrote in message=20
> > om...
> > hello,=20
> > I've started having a niggling problem with Windows Explorer. Every
> > time I open it, I have to click the "folders" button on the toolbar =
to
> > get the folders list on the left. by default, the folder pan doesn't
> > appear. I've tried clicking Tools/Folder Options/view/Apply to All
> > Folders but to no avail. it never remembers my preferred setting of
> > having a folders pane. How can i set it so that I always get the the
> > folders pane?