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Started by ECLiPSE 2002
Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:15
Is a Win XP-like Windows Explorer possible with Win 7 Home Premium
Author: ECLiPSE 2002
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:15
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:15
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Fairly new to Win 7 Home Premium and am wondering if it is possible to create a Win XP- like Windows Explorer where one see a two column tree of folders and files to facilitate dragging and dropping files. I dislike the Win 7 Windows Explorer design and haven't figured out how to simply drag and drop and see what is happening. I have the entry level Win 7 and am aware that it does not allow one to fully switch to a Win XP configuration, but wonder if there is another way to simulate the WinXP style Windows Explorer. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Mary
Re: Is a Win XP-like Windows Explorer possible with Win 7 Home Premium
Author: J. P. Gilliver (John)
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:35
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:35
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In message <iib3n7puqf1hgg2ps0m6p334qj9e6u3gbv@4ax.com>, ECLiPSE 2002 <fdm2000@comcast.net> writes: >Fairly new to Win 7 Home Premium and am wondering if it is possible to >create a Win XP- like Windows Explorer where one see a two column tree >of folders and files to facilitate dragging and dropping files. I >dislike the Win 7 Windows Explorer design and haven't figured out how >to simply drag and drop and see what is happening. I have the entry >level Win 7 and am aware that it does not allow one to fully switch to >a Win XP configuration, but wonder if there is another way to simulate >the WinXP style Windows Explorer. > >Any suggestions would be appreciated. > >Mary As several others have suggested, (a) Classic Shell (free) will make things look a lot more like XP, (b) you _may_ be able to make 7's explorer look more like XPs (I didn't, but didn't try hard once I saw Classic Shell). When you say you have the entry level Win 7, you are right in that it doesn't have the full XP, and is indeed the one lots of people first meet with 7, but it isn't the lowest level, that's Starter edition, which is _very_ limited (AIUI doesn't even let you change your wallpaper - but I've never played with Starter edition so can't confirm). -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf (If you are unlucky you may choose one of the old-fashioned ones [language schools] and be taught English as it should be, and not as it is, spoken.) George Mikes, "How to be Decadent" (1977).
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