Folders View in Explorer ?

Ok, when you open Explorer the Common tasks are on the left, I press the
Folders button on the taskbar to have that replaced by the folders tree,
this is how I want it by default.

I got this computer Nov last year, in the first week or so I posted this
same question here, somebody told me how to do it and I did it, and have had
it that way until two weeks ago when I had a HD crash and had to re-set up,
the copy of the reply I kept explaining how to do it was lost.

Thanks everyone for your help, I know it's almost nothing to have to press
the Folders button, but I like to have things the way they were. I also have
the Desktop Theme as Windows Classic instead of the XP theme because I can't
stand the look of it.

FredD


"Kelly" wrote in message
...
Fred,

What are you calling Classic View? The Control Panel can have Classic
View.
Windows Explorer has Common Tasks or Classic Folders. What you are
wanting
and where?
--
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Kelly

Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP
2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
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"FredD" wrote in message
...

Thanks for the suggestion, but what I want is 'classic view' with the
'folders' column on the left by default, just like Win98 is.
FredD


"Kelly" wrote in message
...
Try the edit on line 271
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

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Kelly

Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP
2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

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http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm



"FredD" wrote in message
...
Have just done that and ......guess what, no change!

FredD


"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote in message
...
Hi Fred,

Yes, I know it's a pain. WindowsXP will remember the settings of up
to
400
folders, after that it starts forgetting some. See this from MVP
Kelly
for
a
way to increase this number:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Line 2, increase the folder view size limit to 8000. See if it
helps.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"FredD" wrote in message
...
Ok, did it all again in case I had done it with more than one
instance
open,
nothings changed!
Explorer is still opening up the same way!

FredD


"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote in message
...
Make sure only one instance of Explorer is open when you do this.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"FredD" wrote in message
...
Ok, I did that, but it hasn't worked.
Explorer is still opening up the same way!

FredD


"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote in message
...
Hi,

From Explorer, click Tools/Folder Options. If you are using
"common
tasks",
then you need to switch to "classic folders". Then go back and
set
the
folder view up the way you want. Return to folder options, and
on
the
view
tab tab use the option to "apply to all folders".

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"FredD" wrote in message
...
When I open Explorer I have to click on the 'Folders' button
on
the
taskbar
to get the Folders column on the left, how do get explorer
to
open
up
like
that by default, and not have to click the folders button
every
time?
FredD






















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IT DOES NOT SAVE the FOLDER button.

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"FredD" wrote in message =
...
Ok, when you open Explorer the Common tasks are on the left, I press =
the
Folders button on the taskbar to have that replaced by the folders =
tree,
this is how I want it by default.
=20
I got this computer Nov last year, in the first week or so I posted =
this
same question here, somebody told me how to do it and I did it, and =
have had
it that way until two weeks ago when I had a HD crash and had to =
re-set up,
the copy of the reply I kept explaining how to do it was lost.
=20
Thanks everyone for your help, I know it's almost nothing to have to =
press
the Folders button, but I like to have things the way they were. I =
also have
the Desktop Theme as Windows Classic instead of the XP theme because I =
can't
stand the look of it.
=20
FredD
=20
=20
"Kelly" wrote in message
...
Fred,

What are you calling Classic View? The Control Panel can have =
Classic
View.
Windows Explorer has Common Tasks or Classic Folders. What you are
wanting
and where?
--
All the Best,
Kelly

Microsoft-MVP Windows=AE XP
2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm



"FredD" wrote in message
...

Thanks for the suggestion, but what I want is 'classic view' with =
the
'folders' column on the left by default, just like Win98 is.
FredD


"Kelly" wrote in message
...
Try the edit on line 271
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

--
All the Best,
Kelly

Microsoft-MVP Windows=AE XP
2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm



"FredD" wrote in message
...
Have just done that and ......guess what, no change!

FredD


"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote in message
...
Hi Fred,

Yes, I know it's a pain. WindowsXP will remember the settings =
of up
to
400
folders, after that it starts forgetting some. See this from =
MVP
Kelly
for
a
way to increase this number:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Line 2, increase the folder view size limit to 8000. See if it
helps.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"FredD" wrote in message
...
Ok, did it all again in case I had done it with more than =
one
instance
open,
nothings changed!
Explorer is still opening up the same way!

FredD


"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote in message
...
Make sure only one instance of Explorer is open when you do =
this.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"FredD" wrote in message
...
Ok, I did that, but it hasn't worked.
Explorer is still opening up the same way!

FredD


"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote in message
...
Hi,

From Explorer, click Tools/Folder Options. If you are =
using
"common
tasks",
then you need to switch to "classic folders". Then go =
back and
set
the
folder view up the way you want. Return to folder =
options, and
on
the
view
tab tab use the option to "apply to all folders".

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"FredD" wrote in message
...
When I open Explorer I have to click on the 'Folders' =
button
on
the
taskbar
to get the Folders column on the left, how do get =
explorer
to
open
up
like
that by default, and not have to click the folders =
button
every
time?
FredD






















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Fred,

Either use Common Tasks or don't. Go to Tools/Folder Options/Use Windows
classic folders. Rick told you this nearly a week ago.

--
All the Best,
Kelly

Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP
2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm



"FredD" wrote in message
...
Ok, when you open Explorer the Common tasks are on the left, I press the
Folders button on the taskbar to have that replaced by the folders tree,
this is how I want it by default.

I got this computer Nov last year, in the first week or so I posted this
same question here, somebody told me how to do it and I did it, and have
had
it that way until two weeks ago when I had a HD crash and had to re-set
up,
the copy of the reply I kept explaining how to do it was lost.

Thanks everyone for your help, I know it's almost nothing to have to press
the Folders button, but I like to have things the way they were. I also
have
the Desktop Theme as Windows Classic instead of the XP theme because I
can't
stand the look of it.

FredD


"Kelly" wrote in message
...
Fred,

What are you calling Classic View? The Control Panel can have Classic
View.
Windows Explorer has Common Tasks or Classic Folders. What you are
wanting
and where?
--
All the Best,
Kelly

Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP
2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm



"FredD" wrote in message
...

Thanks for the suggestion, but what I want is 'classic view' with the
'folders' column on the left by default, just like Win98 is.
FredD


"Kelly" wrote in message
...
Try the edit on line 271
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

--
All the Best,
Kelly

Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP
2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm



"FredD" wrote in message
...
Have just done that and ......guess what, no change!

FredD


"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote in message
...
Hi Fred,

Yes, I know it's a pain. WindowsXP will remember the settings of up
to
400
folders, after that it starts forgetting some. See this from MVP
Kelly
for
a
way to increase this number:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Line 2, increase the folder view size limit to 8000. See if it
helps.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"FredD" wrote in message
...
Ok, did it all again in case I had done it with more than one
instance
open,
nothings changed!
Explorer is still opening up the same way!

FredD


"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote in message
...
Make sure only one instance of Explorer is open when you do
this.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"FredD" wrote in message
...
Ok, I did that, but it hasn't worked.
Explorer is still opening up the same way!

FredD


"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote in message
...
Hi,

From Explorer, click Tools/Folder Options. If you are using
"common
tasks",
then you need to switch to "classic folders". Then go back
and
set
the
folder view up the way you want. Return to folder options,
and
on
the
view
tab tab use the option to "apply to all folders".

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"FredD" wrote in message
...
When I open Explorer I have to click on the 'Folders'
button
on
the
taskbar
to get the Folders column on the left, how do get explorer
to
open
up
like
that by default, and not have to click the folders button
every
time?
FredD






















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Originally Posted by FredD

When I open Explorer I have to click on the 'Folders' button on the taskbar
to get the Folders column on the left, how do get explorer to open up like
that by default, and not have to click the folders button every time?
FredD

Hi Fred
Wonder if you sorted it yet - this is the easy way
Tools - Folder Options - File Types.
Then Click on the Yellow "Folder" to highlight it (dont click on File Folder)
Click - Advanced
Click - Explore
Click - Set Default

Job Done
Cheers

Explorer.exe Command-Line Options for Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314853

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Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"iamamanc" wrote in message
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FredD Wrote:
When I open Explorer I have to click on the 'Folders' button on the
taskbar
to get the Folders column on the left, how do get explorer to open up
like
that by default, and not have to click the folders button every time?
FredD

Hi Fred
Wonder if you sorted it yet - this is the easy way
Tools - Folder Options - File Types.
Then Click on the Yellow "Folder" to highlight it (dont click on File
Folder)
Click - Advanced
Click - Explore
Click - Set Default

Job Done
Cheers


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