From: John Doe on
pheasant16 <kiavan02 yahoo.com> wrote:

> Please advise on new build with XP and keeping my old apps.

A small SSD drive as primary, with a conventional drive as
secondary. Works fine with all of your old apps and with Windows
XP. For reassurance, check the reviews for the specific SSD drive.
From: Jon Danniken on
John Doe wrote:
>
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> Windows Explorer after Windows XP no longer allows common
> operations that I use regularly. Using the arrow key to move up
> one folder no longer exposes the sub folders/files in that folder
> in the right-hand pane. Using the mouse to click on a folder in
> the left hand pane no longer expands that folder, you have to aim
> for the tiny arrow on the left of that folder name.

Ammending the command line for windows explorer with the /e switch is one of
the very first things I do on an XP install. One pane to rule them all.

Jon


From: John Doe on
"Jon Danniken" <jonSPAMMENOTdanniken yahSPAMhoo.com> wrote:

> John Doe wrote:

>> Windows Explorer after Windows XP no longer allows common
>> operations that I use regularly. Using the arrow key to move up
>> one folder no longer exposes the sub folders/files in that
>> folder in the right-hand pane. Using the mouse to click on a
>> folder in the left hand pane no longer expands that folder, you
>> have to aim for the tiny arrow on the left of that folder name.
>
> Ammending the command line for windows explorer with the /e
> switch is one of the very first things I do on an XP install.
> One pane to rule them all.

What is that supposed to mean, and how does that make using
Windows Explorer easier?
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From: John Doe on
> Windows Explorer after Windows XP no longer allows common
> operations that I use regularly. Using the arrow key to move up
> one folder no longer exposes the sub folders/files in that
> folder in the right-hand pane. Using the mouse to click on a
> folder in the left hand pane no longer expands that folder, you
> have to aim for the tiny arrow on the left of that folder name.

I still get reply notices agreeing/complaining about that stuff
after posting many moons ago about it on Microsoft's TechNet
Forums. Why on earth Microsoft crippled Windows Explorer is a
mystery.