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Navigating folders on windows desktop

long — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:59:17 -0800

Is there a way to navigate folders on the Windows XP desktop? That is, I want to be able to click folder A on the desktop and have the desktop switch to displaying folder A's contents.

Help me sort out the missorted files Windows is presenting me with, if you please.

freudenschade — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 20:51:05 -0800

Indulge me for a moment: seemingly stupid Windows XP-based problem... All of a sudden, every time I go to open a document or save something in all my Office programs and even in Firefox, the folder contents in the "Save As" or "Open" window display backwards. As in, reverse alphabetical order, with subfolders at the end. I can't believe something like this has bested me. What the hell is going on and how do I fix it?

What happened to my Application Data folder?

ssmug — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:34:50 -0800

Windows XP - My "Application Data" folder is still hidden even with the correct folder settings... Ok, I've done the normal things -- Tools > Folder Options > View > Show hidden files/folders, unchecked "hide extensions for known file types," and "hide protected OS files" -- and my Application Data and Local folders are still hidden. I can access them by typing the full path in the Explorer address bar, but they don't show up in the folder tree. (I have administrator privileges.)

I've tried resetting the folders to default values and then changing back, but still no luck. I've Googled, checked Google Groups and have come up empty-handed.

Anyone out there in MeFi land have any idea why I can't see these folders even with the right Explorer settings?

Messed up Windows "open folder" behaviour

bering — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 02:46:59 -0800

I've messed up Windows "open folder" behaviour. Help! I've used these instructions to try an produce a filelisting, but in the process I've messed up Windows "open folder" behaviour. Now all folder links open in a new explorer window. Other people have had the same problem, but I can't find quite the right solution in the comments. It must be possible to fix it... Any help?