My Computer...

[Guest]

How do you restore the original view of 'My Computer' where it shows
sub-categories of items within it like 'Printers', 'Drives', etc rather than
just the same icons as any other folder?

Mine occassionally swaps between views and I have no idea what I do to
affect this (if anything). Either way, I prefer the default view and would
really like to know how to restore it.

Thanks,

Karim434

 

[Shenan Stanley]

How do you restore the original view of 'My Computer' where it shows
sub-categories of items within it like 'Printers', 'Drives', etc
rather than just the same icons as any other folder?

Mine occassionally swaps between views and I have no idea what I do
to affect this (if anything). Either way, I prefer the default view
and would really like to know how to restore it.

You mean - in My Computer's top menu - view --> Arrange Icons By..
(And those settings - like "Show in Groups" and such?)

 

[Guest]

Well that certainly looks more familiar, yes. It's strange, though, that the
groups are suddenly labeled D, M, L, N and S. Do you know why it suddenly
changes things like this or whether it's just me?

 

[MAP]

Well that certainly looks more familiar, yes. It's strange, though,
that the groups are suddenly labeled D, M, L, N and S. Do you know
why it suddenly changes things like this or whether it's just me?

No it's not just you sometimes settings will change for whatever reason.

 

[philo]

Well that certainly looks more familiar, yes. It's strange, though, that
the
groups are suddenly labeled D, M, L, N and S. Do you know why it suddenly
changes things like this or whether it's just me?

you should be able to click and drag them around
and arrange them as you wish

 

[Keith Miller MVP]

Now use View -> Arrange Icons by -> Type

 

[Guest]

Excellent. That's put it right - thanks very much.

Now use View -> Arrange Icons by -> Type

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Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

Well that certainly looks more familiar, yes. It's strange, though, that the
groups are suddenly labeled D, M, L, N and S. Do you know why it suddenly
changes things like this or whether it's just me?

 

[Keith Miller MVP]

You're welcome.


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Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

Excellent. That's put it right - thanks very much.

Now use View -> Arrange Icons by -> Type

--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

Well that certainly looks more familiar, yes. It's strange, though, that the
groups are suddenly labeled D, M, L, N and S. Do you know why it suddenly
changes things like this or whether it's just me?

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Karim434 wrote:
How do you restore the original view of 'My Computer' where it shows
sub-categories of items within it like 'Printers', 'Drives', etc
rather than just the same icons as any other folder?

Mine occassionally swaps between views and I have no idea what I do
to affect this (if anything). Either way, I prefer the default view
and would really like to know how to restore it.

You mean - in My Computer's top menu - view --> Arrange Icons By..
(And those settings - like "Show in Groups" and such?)