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Old April 24th 10, 03:02 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.configuration_manage,microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
J. P. Gilliver (John)
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Default Explorer left pane - as tree under ALL circumstances?

In message , Stan Brown
writes:
Sat, 24 Apr 2010 14:05:23 +0100 from J. P. Gilliver (John)
:
But if I right-click from an entry in Firefox's "Downloads" window, and
select "Open Containing Folder",


It's the difference between Open and Explore. Open is the Fisher-


Ah. I'll look out for that. It does stick though - see my bit about
going "up" from inside a .zip file.

Price view that you and I hate, Explore is the two-paned view with


I love that description (-:.

tree at left.


(The dud one is still two-paned, just with the wrong stuff in the left
pane. I have encountered the one-pane view - can't remember what causes
it - but that can be remedied in the usual way, viz. View | Explorer Bar
| Folders.

[Indicentally, they and everyone else has adopted the words "windows"
and "panes" for those items, but I think I'm the only one who uses
"mullions" in this context!])

If Explore isn't an option, you're stuck, as far as I'm aware.

Unless anyone here knows different?
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