Explorer Navigation Pane

I can't stand the new Navigation pane in explorer and want to not display
Favorites, Libraries and Homegroup. All I want displayed are Computer and
Network or at a minimum have them at the top of the pane. Is there a way to
do that or to go back to the old folders view?

Thanks,
D

On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 19:41:03 -0500, "Don Deacon"
wrote:

I can't stand the new Navigation pane in explorer and want to not display
Favorites, Libraries and Homegroup. All I want displayed are Computer and
Network or at a minimum have them at the top of the pane. Is there a way to
do that or to go back to the old folders view?


Right-click whatever you want to get rid of and choose "Remove."

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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I want to get rid of the entire category not items under those groups. The
remove option isn't available at the top level, only on items under Favs
etc.

D

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 19:41:03 -0500, "Don Deacon"
wrote:

I can't stand the new Navigation pane in explorer and want to not display
Favorites, Libraries and Homegroup. All I want displayed are Computer and
Network or at a minimum have them at the top of the pane. Is there a way
to
do that or to go back to the old folders view?


Right-click whatever you want to get rid of and choose "Remove."

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

On 02/12/2009 in message Don Deacon
wrote:

I can't stand the new Navigation pane in explorer and want to not display
Favorites, Libraries and Homegroup. All I want displayed are Computer and
Network or at a minimum have them at the top of the pane. Is there a way
to do that or to go back to the old folders view?

I agree. I've switched to Free Commander:
http://www.freecommander.com/

Good dual pane view and the view doesn't jump all over the place when you
expand the tree. Nor does it open my DVD if I accidentally click on an
empty drive.

--
Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
640k ought to be enough for anyone.
(Bill Gates, 1981)

"Don Deacon" wrote in message ...
I can't stand the new Navigation pane in explorer and want to not display
Favorites, Libraries and Homegroup. All I want displayed are Computer and
Network or at a minimum have them at the top of the pane. Is there a way to
do that or to go back to the old folders view?

Thanks,
D


To reduce the clutter check that in:
Folder Options General Navigation pane 'Show all folders' is cleared.
Also, if you collapse all or any of the Favorites, Libraries or Computer
branches in the navigation pane the setting should be remembered globally.

"Jeff Gaines" wrote in message
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On 02/12/2009 in message Don Deacon
wrote:

I can't stand the new Navigation pane in explorer and want to not display
Favorites, Libraries and Homegroup. All I want displayed are Computer and
Network or at a minimum have them at the top of the pane. Is there a way
to do that or to go back to the old folders view?

I agree. I've switched to Free Commander:
http://www.freecommander.com/

Good dual pane view and the view doesn't jump all over the place when you
expand the tree. Nor does it open my DVD if I accidentally click on an
empty drive.

--
Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
640k ought to be enough for anyone.
(Bill Gates, 1981)

Thanks for the link Jeff, the W7 Explorer driver me nuts, this sounds great
:-)

Grenou

"Don Deacon" wrote
I can't stand the new Navigation pane in explorer and want to not display
Favorites, Libraries and Homegroup. All I want displayed are Computer and
Network or at a minimum have them at the top of the pane. Is there a way to
do that or to go back to the old folders view?


Organize Layout Navigation pane
Just uncheck that.

On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 21:47:57 -0500, "Don Deacon"
wrote:

I want to get rid of the entire category not items under those groups. The
remove option isn't available at the top level, only on items under Favs
etc.


You want to remove the Navigation Pane? With the Navigation Pane
visible, click Organize, then Layout. Then uncheck Navigation Pane.




"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 19:41:03 -0500, "Don Deacon"
wrote:

I can't stand the new Navigation pane in explorer and want to not display
Favorites, Libraries and Homegroup. All I want displayed are Computer and
Network or at a minimum have them at the top of the pane. Is there a way
to
do that or to go back to the old folders view?


Right-click whatever you want to get rid of and choose "Remove."

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
Please Reply to the Newsgroup