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Old May 18th 04, 03:36 PM
Matt
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Default Folders not showing in left pane of Win Explorer

I have only a blank pane showing when using the Folders
view through the Explorer Bar (click View on menu bar then
Explorer Bar then Folders--or click the Folders icon on
toolbar). The other views do show (Search, Media,
History, Favorites) but if I then go back to try the
Folders view again, the other view (Search for example)
still shows. What's up with that?
The closest thing I found online is:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;179875
but this article is the opposite issue (files/folders not
showing in the right pane).
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Old May 18th 04, 04:03 PM
Mike M
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Default Folders not showing in left pane of Win Explorer

Explorer's Folder View:
This particular problem is often the result of a damaged IE (usually IE6)
install, often as a result of doing so with Norton or McAfee running at the
time. Yes I do realise you are talking about Windows Explorer rather than
Internet Explorer but the two are linked. May I suggest that you try
repairing IE. Do this using Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs and highlight
Microsoft Internet Explorer, click Add/Remove and then on the next screen
select "Repair Internet Explorer" and then OK.

If you don't have an entry for Microsoft Internet Explorer but rather it reads
something like Internet Explorer Q?????? don't worry. This is because you
have installed a cumulative update for Internet Explorer. You will need to
uninstall the update, then go back into Add/Remove Programs, look again for
Microsoft Internet Explorer, repair it and then reinstall the latest
cumulative update.

If this doesn't work or you have no entry for Internet Explorer in Add/Remove
Programs please post back and someone will hopefully post further details on
how to repair Explorer.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP
mcmaltby@hotmail


Matt wrote:

I have only a blank pane showing when using the Folders
view through the Explorer Bar (click View on menu bar then
Explorer Bar then Folders--or click the Folders icon on
toolbar). The other views do show (Search, Media,
History, Favorites) but if I then go back to try the
Folders view again, the other view (Search for example)
still shows. What's up with that?
The closest thing I found online is:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;179875
but this article is the opposite issue (files/folders not
showing in the right pane).



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Old May 18th 04, 05:09 PM
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Default Folders not showing in left pane of Win Explorer

Mike,
Thank you very much! I did as you suggested and it works
now. The one thing I forgot to mention was that the links
for My Computer (when I'm in My Documents) and My
Documents (when I'm in any subfolder) do not work. I
figured that the problem was all related but your fix
didn't fix this issue. This certainly isn't a big deal
especially since you got back my Folders view but what's
your take on the new issue. Thanks again.
Matt
-----Original Message-----
Explorer's Folder View:
This particular problem is often the result of a damaged

IE (usually IE6)
install, often as a result of doing so with Norton or

McAfee running at the
time. Yes I do realise you are talking about Windows

Explorer rather than
Internet Explorer but the two are linked. May I suggest

that you try
repairing IE. Do this using Control Panel | Add/Remove

Programs and highlight
Microsoft Internet Explorer, click Add/Remove and then on

the next screen
select "Repair Internet Explorer" and then OK.

If you don't have an entry for Microsoft Internet

Explorer but rather it reads
something like Internet Explorer Q?????? don't worry.

This is because you
have installed a cumulative update for Internet

Explorer. You will need to
uninstall the update, then go back into Add/Remove

Programs, look again for
Microsoft Internet Explorer, repair it and then reinstall

the latest
cumulative update.

If this doesn't work or you have no entry for Internet

Explorer in Add/Remove
Programs please post back and someone will hopefully post

further details on
how to repair Explorer.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP
mcmaltby@hotmail


Matt wrote:

I have only a blank pane showing when using the Folders
view through the Explorer Bar (click View on menu bar

then
Explorer Bar then Folders--or click the Folders icon on
toolbar). The other views do show (Search, Media,
History, Favorites) but if I then go back to try the
Folders view again, the other view (Search for example)
still shows. What's up with that?
The closest thing I found online is:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;179875
but this article is the opposite issue (files/folders

not
showing in the right pane).



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