-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Problem with folders (getting Explore and keeping it)

The WinKey + E is new to me. However, it only opens to the the first level 
of My Computer. And right clicking any folder and choosing the second option 
will, of course, give the Explore window (two panes). Another way is to 
click the "Folder" button up on the tool bar; that opens two panes in any 
folder. And yes, Emma, one can go to Tools, Folder Options, View, and check 
"Remember each folder's view settings" ... I also in that window clicked 
"Apply to All Folders" (for some reaon, it's not doing it).

HOWEVER, (maybe I'm not making myself clear), in Win98, one was able to make 
ALL folders open in Explore as a default option (View, Folder Options, File 
Types, Folder, Edit, Explore, Set Defaults, Close, Close). How in WinXP can 
we do the same thing? Maybe I should ask, "Does anyone on the list have 
Restore as a "Default" setting where it now works on all the folders? If 
yes, how did you get it?

And the followup question was (if this default cannot be obtained), why 
can't it be obtained if WinXP is an advanced operating system over Win98?

> The Original Question: Using Windows XP ... I'm having a time trying to 
> get my folders to open in the "Explore" way (with double panes). Also they 
> open up rather large (not maximized but not the way I leave them when last 
> using them). Going to Tools, Folder Options, View, Apply to All Folders 
> ... doesn't help. And in Win 98, to get the Explore opening (double 
> panes), it was easy making the change in the "File Types" tab. What I have 
> to do now to get the double panes is to click the "Folders" button on the 
> Tool bar. What steps does one take in XP to steadily obtain the Explore 
> look? --- Harold
>
> Thank you for the "WinKey, tap E" shortcut. Follow-up question now. I'm 
> first to agree that Win XP is superior to Win 98 for stability, system 
> restore, and other neat features. How is it that in Win 98, to configure 
> all folders to open in Explore (all the time when clicking My Computer), 
> all that was needed was to go to (mind you, this was a one-time move that 
> set the folders for all time) was to go to ... View, Folder Options, File 
> Types, Folder, Edit, Explore, Set Defaults, Close, Close ... and that made 
> a permanent Explore look to every folder (which could always be returned 
> to Open, if wanted)..How come that with Win XP, an advanced system, the 
> above option is not available? --- Harold
>
> Mike said: Right click on any  drive or folder to get the Explore option 
> it is the second below Open from the text box. I hope this helps ---  Mike
>
> Harold said: Another question on same subject ... The problem with using 
> the WinKey + E is that only the root directory will open with the double 
> panes (in Explore mode). Most folders are found deeper in the system (like 
> folders on the desktop, etc.). How do we solve the problem of opening 
> those folders in Explore? --- Harold
>
> Sammi said ... I'm sure that someone else will have a better 'technical' 
> way of doing what you need. But, this is how I do it. When I want to open 
> Windows Explorer, I use the keyboard...press and hold the WinKey and tap E 
> once. For me this opens it with double panes. If I am in a place where I 
> want to open a certain folder with double panes and it hasn't done 
> that...then I click on "View>Explorer Bar>Folders". It only takes a second 
> to do it this way. <snip> --- Sammi

> Emma writes: To control your Windows Explorer, open Windows Explorer, 
> click on Tools>Folder Options, then click the "View" tab at the top. There 
> are too many things there for me to tell you what to put a check mark next 
> to so just read each one carefully, and if you'd like that option, put a 
> check in the box to the left of it.  I would suggest you write down any 
> changes you make.  If there is a problem, you can go back and undo those 
> checks.  Then add one check at a time until you find which one is causing 
> the problem and just not check it. ---  Emma
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