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Old August 7th 14, 07:16 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-xp,microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
Steve Hayes[_2_]
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On Wed, 6 Aug 2014 21:26:29 -0500, VanguardLH wrote:

Steve Hayes wrote:

What is the difference between Windows Explorer and "My Computer"?


Windows Explorer: explorer.exe

My Computer : explorer.exe /n ,
or: explorer.exe ,
or: explorer.exe ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
/
classID for namespace of My Computer ______/


Ah, I see. So they are linked.

For nearly 10 years of using XP I thought that "My Computer" *was* Windows
Explorer, and wondered why it didn't live up to what was claimed for it. It
was supposed to copy files, but when I tried to copy files I discovered that
it only made copies of shortcuts, and did not copy the files themselves.


Depends on how you dragged the files for either flavor of iexplorer and
if you are dragging within the same volume (drive) or between volumes.


I've usually tried to drag them to a different drive, for example to back them
up to an external drive or to a CD, DVD, etc., when the one thing I DON'T want
is a copy of the link, because I might be disconnecting it and using it on
another computer where the link won't go anywhere.

When it does thaty I usually resort to the DOS "copy" command, which sometimes
needs a bit more typing, especially with long file names.


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