Whenever I open a folder from the XP GUI it shows both the items in the
folder on the right hand pane and the directory structure for that
folder on the left hand pane. How can I change XP globally to show only
the items in the folder and not the directory structure ?

Open My Computer->View Tab->Explorer Bar->Uncheck Folders.

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Mir Sajjad Mehdi
Microsoft XP Platform Support


"Edward Diener" wrote:

> Whenever I open a folder from the XP GUI it shows both the items in the
> folder on the right hand pane and the directory structure for that
> folder on the left hand pane. How can I change XP globally to show only
> the items in the folder and not the directory structure ?
>

"Edward Diener" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Whenever I open a folder from the XP GUI it shows both the items in the folder
> on the right hand pane and the directory structure for that folder on the left
> hand pane. How can I change XP globally to show only the items in the folder
> and not the directory structure ?


Right click on a folder. What item is highlighted in the menu? Is it Explore or
Open? If it's Explore, go to Control Panel -> Folder Options and click on the
File Types tab. Click on Folders to highlight it. Hit the Advanced button. In
the box that appears, click on Open to highlight it and hit the Select Default
button. See what happens now when you open a folder.

Note: If you're curious, this setting is stored in the following registry key.

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell

Note: If you only want to see the contents of a folder you can disable the
Common tasks bar in Folder Options -> General tab -> Use Windows classic
folders.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

Mir Mehdi wrote:
> Open My Computer->View Tab->Explorer Bar->Uncheck Folders.
>

That is only temporary. It reverts to Folders checked next time.

Nepatsfan wrote:
> "Edward Diener" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Whenever I open a folder from the XP GUI it shows both the items in the folder
>> on the right hand pane and the directory structure for that folder on the left
>> hand pane. How can I change XP globally to show only the items in the folder
>> and not the directory structure ?
>
>
> Right click on a folder. What item is highlighted in the menu? Is it Explore or
> Open? If it's Explore, go to Control Panel -> Folder Options and click on the
> File Types tab. Click on Folders to highlight it. Hit the Advanced button. In
> the box that appears, click on Open to highlight it and hit the Select Default
> button. See what happens now when you open a folder.

Worked great. Thanks ! It seems when Explore is used, instead of Open,
one always gets the directory structure also.

>
> Note: If you're curious, this setting is stored in the following registry key.
>
> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell
>
> Note: If you only want to see the contents of a folder you can disable the
> Common tasks bar in Folder Options -> General tab -> Use Windows classic
> folders.

I already have Use Windws Classic chosen.

"Edward Diener" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Nepatsfan wrote:
>> "Edward Diener" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Whenever I open a folder from the XP GUI it shows both the items in the
>>> folder on the right hand pane and the directory structure for that folder on
>>> the left hand pane. How can I change XP globally to show only the items in
>>> the folder and not the directory structure ?
>>
>>
>> Right click on a folder. What item is highlighted in the menu? Is it Explore
>> or Open? If it's Explore, go to Control Panel -> Folder Options and click on
>> the File Types tab. Click on Folders to highlight it. Hit the Advanced
>> button. In the box that appears, click on Open to highlight it and hit the
>> Select Default button. See what happens now when you open a folder.
>
> Worked great. Thanks ! It seems when Explore is used, instead of Open, one
> always gets the directory structure also.
>

You're welcome.

Nepatsfan

>>
>> Note: If you're curious, this setting is stored in the following registry
>> key.
>>
>> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell
>>
>> Note: If you only want to see the contents of a folder you can disable the
>> Common tasks bar in Folder Options -> General tab -> Use Windows classic
>> folders.
>
> I already have Use Windws Classic chosen.