Misc Win 7 Questions

[Reverend]

1) How do I invoke side-by-side Win Explorer views?
Whenever I try to start a second instance by double clicking the icon, the system detects that Explorer is already open and doesn't give me a second window. Cntrl drag doesn't copy it either.

2) Can I put a toolbar in the Win Explorer window somehow?
I'm used to having my X (Delete) icon up at the top of the window. If not, how do I 'Apply (a view) to All Folders'?

3) Can I get Win Explorer to open without Favorites, Libraries and all that?
How do I get just collapsed drives when I open it?

4) Screen res is set to 'Smallest' but Desktop icons are huge! Can I make them small somehow?

[SuperSparks]

1) Open two Explorer windows in turn, using the Windows key + E, then use the Windows key + left navigation arrow and right navigation arrow to get side by side view.

2) Not so far as I know

3)Go to Organize>Layout, and uncheck "Navigation pane"

[Reverend]

Sparks:

Thanks for 1)

2) - that sucks! I think that's a step backwards.

3) I meant keep the nav panel on the left but get rid of Favorites and Libraries so that only your disks appear there. i.e. Can you control what's displayed in that pane?

[SuperSparks]

Here you go:

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/0...ws-7-explorer/

[jdc2000]

On question 1, the same issue can occur in XP. You can open one Explorer window, then double click on a drive or folder. Then, when you try to open a second window, Windows will see that the already open window is showing a different location and open a new window. Once two windows are open, you can set them to show the same location. I hate it when Bill Gates decides that you really only need one window open to a location.

[Reverend]

jd:

In XP I just had an icon on the desktop containing my own custom Target field - and all I had to do was click it again to invoke as many windows as I liked. At least there is a way to do it in Win 7.

OS's are getting easier for the novice and harder for the experienced user:

'Yes to All' was way better than a page of explanations and a button for 'Do this for the next 1,789 conflicts' Which part of 'Yes to All' is hard to understand!?

[Reverend]

Sparks:

Cool - I've noticed that you can choose Remove from the right click menu under Favorites too. I don't think you can get rid of the group though, only items in the group.