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Syntesator
Jul 17 2007, 04:33 AM | Tags: Files Explorer Getting Way
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Ok, I admit that not showing the average user all the nitty-gritty files, and even folders, is probably a good idea. After all, do they really need to see what get's burried way down into c:\users\userid\AppData\etc?
OTOH, *I* am not an average user. I customize my Start Menu. I play with the registry (well... I haven't yet, but I'm sure I will).
I WANT Explorer to just list all my files (details) - including the file extensions even if I know what program should open them. And I absolutely want to see all of the hidden system folders.
So how can I make the OS do what I want it to do? After all, *I* am the boss - not the OS.
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Jul 17 2007, 06:55 AM | Tags: Getting Way Files Explorer
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Just ask the OS and will give you what you want... just like in XP
Select Organize then Folder & Search Options
click the View tab
tell it; not to hide known extensions not to hide protected OS files and to show hidden files

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Ok, I admit that not showing the average user all the nitty-gritty files, and even folders, is probably a good idea. After all, do they really need to see what get's burried way down into c:\users\userid\AppData\etc?
OTOH, *I* am not an average user. I customize my Start Menu. I play with the registry (well... I haven't yet, but I'm sure I will).
I WANT Explorer to just list all my files (details) - including the file extensions even if I know what program should open them. And I absolutely want to see all of the hidden system folders.
So how can I make the OS do what I want it to do? After all, *I* am the boss - not the OS.
Chris
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Jul 18 2007, 06:13 AM | Tags: Getting Files Way Explorer
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Just a hint (of course, I could be wrong since I am still exploring it) - you can do little if anything at all to those hidden folders and that's not like in XP, so the point to see them is really useless.
It is not a flexible OS by all accounts.
"Chris Barnes"
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Ok, I admit that not showing the average user all the nitty-gritty files, and even folders, is probably a good idea. After all, do they really need to see what get's burried way down into c:\users\userid\AppData\etc?
OTOH, *I* am not an average user. I customize my Start Menu. I play with the registry (well... I haven't yet, but I'm sure I will).
I WANT Explorer to just list all my files (details) - including the file extensions even if I know what program should open them. And I absolutely want to see all of the hidden system folders.
So how can I make the OS do what I want it to do? After all, *I* am the boss - not the OS.
Chris
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Jul 19 2007, 03:51 AM | Tags: Way Explorer Getting Files
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Chris,
Not being an average user why are you using the "average" Explorer? Why don't you use a real file manager program and have all the customizations you could ever want? Why not use Total Commander?
I have NOT used any version of Explorer for file management since Windows 95 came out and I am happy to say that I don't miss it at all.

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Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
Quote from George Ankner: If you knew as much as you think you know, You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
"Chris Barnes"
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Ok, I admit that not showing the average user all the nitty-gritty files, and even folders, is probably a good idea. After all, do they really need to see what get's burried way down into c:\users\userid\AppData\etc?
OTOH, *I* am not an average user. I customize my Start Menu. I play with the registry (well... I haven't yet, but I'm sure I will).
I WANT Explorer to just list all my files (details) - including the file extensions even if I know what program should open them. And I absolutely want to see all of the hidden system folders.
So how can I make the OS do what I want it to do? After all, *I* am the boss - not the OS.
Chris
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jonchin
Jul 19 2007, 08:17 AM | Tags: Way Files Getting Explorer
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"Chris Barnes" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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So how can I make the OS do what I want it to do? After all, *I* am the boss - not the OS.

Sounds like you should try XYplorer, which is advertised as "The file manager that lets you do it your way." :)
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Jul 19 2007, 10:01 AM | Tags: Way Files Getting Explorer
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Buellpilot wrote:
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Just ask the OS and will give you what you want... just like in XP
Select Organize then Folder & Search Options
click the View tab


Sweet! thank you very much.
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gaouzief
Jul 20 2007, 07:06 AM | Tags: Files Way Getting Explorer
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xfile wrote:
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Just a hint (of course, I could be wrong since I am still exploring it) - you can do little if anything at all to those hidden folders and that's not like in XP, so the point to see them is really useless.


Actually, moving the documents folder (to D:\Docs) and the Desktop (also to the D: drive) was much easier with vista than xp.
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