hello,
recently xp stopped allowing me to have multiple "my
computer" windows open simultaneously. before i could
just click on the my computer shortcut to have multiple
copies of the window open.
this happened since i set up a network and have shared
certain folders. is there a quick fix to this problem?

thanks!
scott

scott;

Try this:
Start | Settings | Control Panel | Folder Options |
General tab | Browse folders | Check:
� Open each folder in it's own window | Apply | OK

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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In news:a8f701c4360e$5687f810$(E-Mail Removed),
scott <(E-Mail Removed)> hunted and pecked:
> hello,
> recently xp stopped allowing me to have multiple "my
> computer" windows open simultaneously. before i could
> just click on the my computer shortcut to have multiple
> copies of the window open.
> this happened since i set up a network and have shared
> certain folders. is there a quick fix to this problem?
>
> thanks!
> scott

thanks for the quick reply.

i tried that but now any folder that i open will open in a
new window, which gets kind of annoying when i'm looking
for a file 10 folders deep. before that wouldn't happen.

if i have one my cpu window open and click into another
folder, then i can click the my cpu shortcut again and i
get a new window. maybe that's the only way.


>-----Original Message-----
>scott;
>
>Try this:
>Start | Settings | Control Panel | Folder Options |
>General tab | Browse folders | Check:
>� Open each folder in it's own window | Apply | OK
>
>--
>Hope this helps. Let us know.
>Wes
>
>In news:a8f701c4360e$5687f810$(E-Mail Removed),
>scott <(E-Mail Removed)> hunted and
pecked:
>> hello,
>> recently xp stopped allowing me to have multiple "my
>> computer" windows open simultaneously. before i could
>> just click on the my computer shortcut to have multiple
>> copies of the window open.
>> this happened since i set up a network and have shared
>> certain folders. is there a quick fix to this problem?
>>
>> thanks!
>> scott
>
>.
>

There is only one My Computer window at a time. Explorer uses /n switch to force a new window when a window already exists.
But this isn't standard but is typed.

explorer /n,c:\
for instance.
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"scott" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:a57701c43611$ec57af90$(E-Mail Removed)...

thanks for the quick reply.

i tried that but now any folder that i open will open in a
new window, which gets kind of annoying when i'm looking
for a file 10 folders deep. before that wouldn't happen.

if i have one my cpu window open and click into another
folder, then i can click the my cpu shortcut again and i
get a new window. maybe that's the only way.


>-----Original Message-----
>scott;
>
>Try this:
>Start | Settings | Control Panel | Folder Options |
>General tab | Browse folders | Check:
>� Open each folder in it's own window | Apply | OK
>
>--
>Hope this helps. Let us know.
>Wes
>
>In news:a8f701c4360e$5687f810$(E-Mail Removed),
>scott <(E-Mail Removed)> hunted and
pecked:
>> hello,
>> recently xp stopped allowing me to have multiple "my
>> computer" windows open simultaneously. before i could
>> just click on the my computer shortcut to have multiple
>> copies of the window open.
>> this happened since i set up a network and have shared
>> certain folders. is there a quick fix to this problem?
>>
>> thanks!
>> scott
>
>.
>

scott;

I only see the two choices. ;-(

� Open each folder in the same window
[[Specifies that the contents of each folder open in the same window. To
switch back to the previous folder, click the Back button on the toolbar, or
press BACKSPACE.]]

� Open each folder in its own window
[[Specifies that the contents of each folder open in a new window. The
previous folder content still appears in a different window, so you can
switch between the windows.
If you select this option, every folder will open in a new window.
By default, each folder you open appears in the same window and overwrites
the previous window contents. To return to this setting, click Open each
folder in the same window. ]]

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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In news:a57701c43611$ec57af90$(E-Mail Removed),
scott <(E-Mail Removed)> hunted and pecked:
> thanks for the quick reply.
>
> i tried that but now any folder that i open will open in a
> new window, which gets kind of annoying when i'm looking
> for a file 10 folders deep. before that wouldn't happen.
>
> if i have one my cpu window open and click into another
> folder, then i can click the my cpu shortcut again and i
> get a new window. maybe that's the only way.
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> scott;
>>
>> Try this:
>> Start | Settings | Control Panel | Folder Options |
>> General tab | Browse folders | Check:
>> � Open each folder in it's own window | Apply | OK
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>> Wes
>>
>> In news:a8f701c4360e$5687f810$(E-Mail Removed),
>> scott <(E-Mail Removed)> hunted and
> pecked:
>>> hello,
>>> recently xp stopped allowing me to have multiple "my
>>> computer" windows open simultaneously. before i could
>>> just click on the my computer shortcut to have multiple
>>> copies of the window open.
>>> this happened since i set up a network and have shared
>>> certain folders. is there a quick fix to this problem?
>>>
>>> thanks!
>>> scott
>>
>> .