Windows Explorer left panel (blank)

when ever i click on Windows Explorer, the left panel
showing the drives etc is missing the panel is there but
its a gray blank space with the close X at the top right
side, any would be helpfull

See if this helps courtesy of MikeM.
Joan

This particular problem is often the result of a damaged IE6 install, 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
IE6.
Do this using Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs and highlight Microsoft
Internet Explorer 6, 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




nemesis wrote:
when ever i click on Windows Explorer, the left panel
showing the drives etc is missing the panel is there but
its a gray blank space with the close X at the top right
side, any would be helpfull

my friend thank you this was bugging me for hours (and was
starting to really P__s me of) but it was fixed in two
min's

your a star thanks again



-----Original Message-----
See if this helps courtesy of MikeM.
Joan

This particular problem is often the result of a damaged
IE6 install, 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
IE6.
Do this using Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs and
highlight Microsoft
Internet Explorer 6, 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




nemesis wrote:
when ever i click on Windows Explorer, the left panel
showing the drives etc is missing the panel is there but
its a gray blank space with the close X at the top right
side, any would be helpfull


.

Your welcome and I'm pleased to hear you have it fixed.
Joan

nemesis wrote:
my friend thank you this was bugging me for hours (and was
starting to really P__s me of) but it was fixed in two
min's

your a star thanks again