Aussie Pete said:
I may be thick but can anyone tell me why, when I open windows
explorer, I
can only see the contents of the desktop? I need to copy a file and
can't see
it!
At the top of the page, do you have the following line of options?
"File" "Edit" "View" "Favorites" "Tools" "Help"
If so, click on "View" | "Toolbars". Check that the "Standard Buttons"
option has been enabled.
From the resulting icons, click on "Folders", which should reveal a
complete list of folders at the left hand side of the window.
Typically, the folder tree might include the following:
+ My Computer
+ My Documents
+ My Network Places
Recycle Bin
When you click on any of the + symbols, you will expand that branch.
For instance, when you click on the + symbol against "My Documents", you
will see all of the program files within "My Documents", plus the names
of any sub-folders. If you click on a sub-folder, you will see the
names of the individual files within that sub-folder.
Similarly, when you click on the + symbol against "My Computer", you
will see a separate entry for each drive letter on your computer. To
locate a file in the "Program Files" folder of your local disk(C:\), you
would click against C:. Then, you would expand the tree until you see
the folder C:\Program Files\{Name of Program}.
To find a hidden or system file, you should also click on "Tools" |
"Folder Options" | "View" (at the top of the Windows Explorer window).
Then, select the option to "Show hidden files and folders" - and save
your changes.
I can never understand why by default, Windows XP suppresses the file
type extension for most types of file. Consequently, I have always
cleared the tick box against "Hide extensions for known file types" on
every computer that I have owned.
