Control Panel view

[Donna]

I switched from Category view in Control Panel to Classic
view. When I first switched, there was a link to switch
back to the Category view in the task pane on the left.
Now there is no option to switch back to Category view. I
have not been able to figure out how to do this. This is
a work computer so I don't have administrator privileges,
but I know this is not something they have blocked out.
Others switch back and forth all of the time. Please help.

 

[Mike Bynum]

I switched from Category view in Control Panel to Classic
view. When I first switched, there was a link to switch
back to the Category view in the task pane on the left.
Now there is no option to switch back to Category view. I
have not been able to figure out how to do this. This is
a work computer so I don't have administrator privileges,
but I know this is not something they have blocked out.
Others switch back and forth all of the time. Please help.

Donna,

The option to change it back might be hidden. Click on the button with the
two down arrows to the right of Control Panel in the task pane and see if
that brings it back. If it doesn't, please post back.

Mike

 

[Wesley VogelX]

Donna;
Click the Folders button in the top Toolbar. This should make "Switch to
Category view" show up in the left pane.

 

[anonymous]

Wes.....
I don't have 'folders' in toolbar.
Only have file-edit-view-favorites-tools-help-----flag
in the toolbar across the top. Not showing the other
buttons because don't need them in this window.
Where would 'folders' be?

 

[Wesley VogelX]

Folders is in the Toolbar you say you don't need. Right click just to the
right of Help/click Standard Buttons. Folders should appear.
If not, right click a blank area of the Toolbar/click Customize/in the left
hand pane about a third of the way down/select it/click the Add button/Close

 

[The Unknown P]

Go>start\control panel\folder options and on the general
tab in the Tasks section put a dot in "show common tasks
in folders" and hit apply and close all the way out and
then reopen the control panel and you will now have the
option to switch on the left side once again. Have fun.

 

[anonymous]

ok...folders just adds a sidebar with directories tree
from desktop on down (like start explorer listing).
I have seen a gun-barrel-blue area on left side with
some options under up/down chevrons but not today.

-----Original Message-----
Folders is in the Toolbar you say you don't need. Right click just to the
right of Help/click Standard Buttons. Folders should appear.
If not, right click a blank area of the

Toolbar/click Customize/in the left

 

[mrtee]

In control panel | folder options | web view | pressing folders (button) on the work bar will bring it back.

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Just my 2¢ worth
Jeff
__________in response to__________
| ok...folders just adds a sidebar with directories tree
| from desktop on down (like start explorer listing).
| I have seen a gun-barrel-blue area on left side with
| some options under up/down chevrons but not today.

 

[Wesley VogelX]

Click the Folders button. Read my original post!!!
[Click the Folders button in the top Toolbar. This should make "Switch to
Category view" show up in the left pane.]

 

[Wesley VogelX]

Hi Jeff;
How's by you?
Wes

In

 

[mrtee]

Doing OK Wes.

Did you get the 821557 (shortcuts) issue resolved?

On the OP's problem, I had Classic view enabled so hitting folders did nothing. When I enabled web view, hitting folders did what you said.

--
Just my 2¢ worth
Jeff
__________in response to__________
| Hi Jeff;
| How's by you?
| Wes

 

[Wesley VogelX]

Hi Jeff;
Nah, I decided to wait for the movie to come out. ) I've been putting up
with replacing the dead shortcut when I backup to CD. 3½ is OK. Doesn't seem
to be that big of a deal. Once a week or so. The KB Article you sent me to
said the fix would be included in SP2. I'll wait.
I have Classic View enabled but have Show Common Tasks enabled also.
Control Panel/Tools/Folder Options/Show Common Tasks in Folders. I like Classic
View with some stuff. But I like that Common Tasks deal. For Pictures folders,
My Computer/Add-Remove Programs, some other stuff I can't think of now.
Wes

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[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
I switched from Category view in Control Panel to Classic
view. When I first switched, there was a link to switch
back to the Category view in the task pane on the left.
Now there is no option to switch back to Category view. I
have not been able to figure out how to do this. This is
a work computer so I don't have administrator privileges,
but I know this is not something they have blocked out.
Others switch back and forth all of the time. Please help.
.

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Open Tools/Folder Options/General tab. Select the "Show common tasks in
folders" option.
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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP-Windows Shell/User

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