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"All Folders" pane missing or Windows Explorer is blank
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Does anyone know the correct registry key which causes "All Folders" pane missing or Windows Explorer is blank in ME. I have found this link for Windows 95/98 but Ive looked in the registry and it does seem to apply to ME. http://support.microsoft.com/default...15&Product=w98 Thanks Nigel NB Some of may remember my thread concerning "New 120 GIG Hard Drive: Garbled Folder appeared" started on 22 May 2004 (the thread has disappeared from my ISP now). Latest info: I have bought and flashed a new BIOS from esupport but now I have problems with my Floppy and Hard Drives using an MS-DOS compatibility mode file system. In fact I cannot see my CD ROM or DVD at all. At present.E-support are trying to resolve the problem. You may be aware that once ME goes into this mode for the IDEs it can be difficult to resolve without a re-install of ME. If anyone has any ideas on this, I would be pleased to receive them. I have followed all the advice http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winme and http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winme Thanks to everyone (especially masterprometheus) that replied to me on the original strand. Once I sort it all out then I will post the solution for others that might have the same problem.. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.698 / Virus Database: 455 - Release Date: 02/06/2004 |
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"All Folders" pane missing or Windows Explorer is blank
Explorer's Folder View:
This particular problem is usually 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 Lago Jardin wrote: Hi Does anyone know the correct registry key which causes "All Folders" pane missing or Windows Explorer is blank in ME. I have found this link for Windows 95/98 but Ive looked in the registry and it does seem to apply to ME. http://support.microsoft.com/default...15&Product=w98 Thanks Nigel NB Some of may remember my thread concerning "New 120 GIG Hard Drive: Garbled Folder appeared" started on 22 May 2004 (the thread has disappeared from my ISP now). Latest info: I have bought and flashed a new BIOS from esupport but now I have problems with my Floppy and Hard Drives using an MS-DOS compatibility mode file system. In fact I cannot see my CD ROM or DVD at all. At present.E-support are trying to resolve the problem. You may be aware that once ME goes into this mode for the IDEs it can be difficult to resolve without a re-install of ME. If anyone has any ideas on this, I would be pleased to receive them. I have followed all the advice http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winme and http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winme Thanks to everyone (especially masterprometheus) that replied to me on the original strand. Once I sort it all out then I will post the solution for others that might have the same problem.. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.698 / Virus Database: 455 - Release Date: 02/06/2004 |
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Hi Mike
Thanks for the info. Its actually a problem on a friends computer, not mine, for once!! LOl. Im am going to install a new DVD drive this aft for her so I will give ur idea a try. Thanks again Nigel "Mike M" wrote in message ... Explorer's Folder View: This particular problem is usually 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 Lago Jardin wrote: Hi Does anyone know the correct registry key which causes "All Folders" pane missing or Windows Explorer is blank in ME. I have found this link for Windows 95/98 but Ive looked in the registry and it does seem to apply to ME. http://support.microsoft.com/default...15&Product=w98 Thanks Nigel NB Some of may remember my thread concerning "New 120 GIG Hard Drive: Garbled Folder appeared" started on 22 May 2004 (the thread has disappeared from my ISP now). Latest info: I have bought and flashed a new BIOS from esupport but now I have problems with my Floppy and Hard Drives using an MS-DOS compatibility mode file system. In fact I cannot see my CD ROM or DVD at all. At present.E-support are trying to resolve the problem. You may be aware that once ME goes into this mode for the IDEs it can be difficult to resolve without a re-install of ME. If anyone has any ideas on this, I would be pleased to receive them. I have followed all the advice http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winme and http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winme Thanks to everyone (especially masterprometheus) that replied to me on the original strand. Once I sort it all out then I will post the solution for others that might have the same problem.. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.698 / Virus Database: 455 - Release Date: 02/06/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.698 / Virus Database: 455 - Release Date: 02/06/2004 |
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"All Folders" pane missing or Windows Explorer is blank
Nigel,
Hopefully repairing IE is all that is required but please post back if you still have problems after your visit. Regards, -- Mike M Lago Jardin wrote: Hi Mike Thanks for the info. Its actually a problem on a friends computer, not mine, for once!! LOl. Im am going to install a new DVD drive this aft for her so I will give ur idea a try. Thanks again |
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"All Folders" pane missing or Windows Explorer is blank
Mike
After I replied to u I just thought I remembered seeing somewhere that the repair tool had been removed in ME so i looked around: Please see: http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winme So I guess I will have to wait until someone knows if its a registry problem. Thanks again Nigel "Mike M" wrote in message ... Nigel, Hopefully repairing IE is all that is required but please post back if you still have problems after your visit. Regards, -- Mike M Lago Jardin wrote: Hi Mike Thanks for the info. Its actually a problem on a friends computer, not mine, for once!! LOl. Im am going to install a new DVD drive this aft for her so I will give ur idea a try. Thanks again --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.698 / Virus Database: 455 - Release Date: 02/06/2004 |
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"All Folders" pane missing or Windows Explorer is blank
Nigel,
Why not try what I have suggested? I made my post with good reason - it works in around 99.9% of cases - why do you think I posted the details, because I had nothing better to do? KB236759 is 100% irrelevant to the problem. So ONCE AGAIN, and yes I am shouting, you DO NOT NEED A REGISTRY FIX but rather need to repair IE. At which point loop back to my original post. Rather than read the inappropriate KB 236759 you might instead want to try reading KB194177 - "Description of the Internet Explorer Repair Tool" (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=194177) you will note that this covers all version sof IE running on Win Me and also a section towards the very bottom of the article that states: "If the Internet Explorer Repair Tool Verification does not work, or if Internet Explorer 5 is not listed in the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel, you may be able to start the Internet Explorer Repair tool from a command prompt: etc." --? Mike Maltby MS-MVP Lago Jardin wrote: Mike After I replied to u I just thought I remembered seeing somewhere that the repair tool had been removed in ME so i looked around: Please see: http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winme So I guess I will have to wait until someone knows if its a registry problem. Thanks again |
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"All Folders" pane missing or Windows Explorer is blank
Mike
If your going to reply in that tone...please dont bother replying to me in the future. I like to think that we are all learning......and thats why I posted that reply to u because I half remembered seeing something. I may be wrong but i certainly dont appreciate your shouting or ur comments. Nigel "Mike M" wrote in message ... Nigel, Why not try what I have suggested? I made my post with good reason - it works in around 99.9% of cases - why do you think I posted the details, because I had nothing better to do? KB236759 is 100% irrelevant to the problem. So ONCE AGAIN, and yes I am shouting, you DO NOT NEED A REGISTRY FIX but rather need to repair IE. At which point loop back to my original post. Rather than read the inappropriate KB 236759 you might instead want to try reading KB194177 - "Description of the Internet Explorer Repair Tool" (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=194177) you will note that this covers all version sof IE running on Win Me and also a section towards the very bottom of the article that states: "If the Internet Explorer Repair Tool Verification does not work, or if Internet Explorer 5 is not listed in the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel, you may be able to start the Internet Explorer Repair tool from a command prompt: etc." --? Mike Maltby MS-MVP Lago Jardin wrote: Mike After I replied to u I just thought I remembered seeing somewhere that the repair tool had been removed in ME so i looked around: Please see: http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winme So I guess I will have to wait until someone knows if its a registry problem. Thanks again --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.698 / Virus Database: 455 - Release Date: 02/06/2004 |
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"All Folders" pane missing or Windows Explorer is blank
And I don't appreciate you saying that you are going to ignore my suggestions
and wait for further help. I posted an answer that has worked for the majority of others experiencing similar problems (you only have to search these newsgroups) but instead you chose to ignore those suggestions and posted that you would instead wait for the help of others. Let's hope that someone posts something that meets your newly stated requirements. It won't be me either now or in the future. PLONK. -- Mike Maltby MS-MVP Lago Jardin wrote: If your going to reply in that tone...please dont bother replying to me in the future. I like to think that we are all learning......and thats why I posted that reply to u because I half remembered seeing something. I may be wrong but i certainly dont appreciate your shouting or ur comments. |
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"All Folders" pane missing or Windows Explorer is blank
Mike
I am an ordinary Windows ME user. I sometimes ask for help, often to help other people that live over here in Spain and I do it voluntarily. Often they just ask me to help them set their email up or may be how to create a shortcut or something very simple. Sometimes, I offer help providing I know for sure that I have the right answer. I don't, for one minute, doubt that u are very knowledgeable about Windows ME and I would never "ignore" any suggestions. I take it that u are just an individual too, who offers help for free to people. If you remember, I did quote a Microsoft article that Id half remembered seeing. It seemed pretty conclusive that the Repair Explorer didn't apply to ME. Of course, there are many Microsoft articles around that don't always appear when u search. I do try the search and i always search back through this news/g before I post. If the article that i quoted was incorrect then Microsoft should amend it or put a link in it to the one you gave. This is, of course, not ur fault. I didn't try ur idea this afternoon because I always feel I need to be sure before I do anything on anyone's computer. We also got tied up for about 3 hours in other Windows issues. If i mess up mine then that my problem. That is not saying in any way that ur suggestion will not work. You must be able to see where I was coming from. I had found a registry article on the same subject Windows 95/98. Really all u needed to do was to point out, nicely, that u were sure that ur suggestion might well work. Can i ask you what MS-MVP means after ur name please? I dont go in for "name calling" and I believe that we have to respect one another at whatever levels we are at in understanding ME issues. Perhaps if u cant do that then u shouldn't be replying to people at all. I find most people need very basic help and shouting in a n/g just irritates people and puts them off asking basic questions. You have to be prepared for people to get things wrong. All I am saying is that a little politeness and curtacy would be a better tack than the one u employed to me. If I seemed to offend u in "appearing" to dismiss ur suggestion then that was not in any way intentional. I was just going on the limited "facts" at my disposal and i guess just checking ur idea. I am not going to end my post in the discourteous way that u did. Regards Nigel "Mike M" wrote in message ... And I don't appreciate you saying that you are going to ignore my suggestions and wait for further help. I posted an answer that has worked for the majority of others experiencing similar problems (you only have to search these newsgroups) but instead you chose to ignore those suggestions and posted that you would instead wait for the help of others. Let's hope that someone posts something that meets your newly stated requirements. It won't be me either now or in the future. PLONK. -- Mike Maltby MS-MVP Lago Jardin wrote: If your going to reply in that tone...please dont bother replying to me in the future. I like to think that we are all learning......and thats why I posted that reply to u because I half remembered seeing something. I may be wrong but i certainly dont appreciate your shouting or ur comments. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.698 / Virus Database: 455 - Release Date: 02/06/2004 |
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