Re: Windows Explorer folder list gray

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From: Steve Parry [MVP] (k100rs_1990_at_nospam.hotmail.com)
Date: 03/29/04


Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 11:00:42 +0100

In news:1f0101c413aa$1d6d0ab0$3a01280a@phx.gbl,
anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> fumbled, fiddled and fingered:
> An MVP posted this link as a possible solution.
> http://forums.techguy.org/printthread.php?threadid=113867
>
> I tried it and reported , prematurely, that it did not
> resolve my problem.
>
> After re-booting the 'All Folders' pane was visible again.
>
> had to change existing content from browseui.dll to
> shdocvw.dll
>
> Important to re-boot to make the change actually impact
> the presentation of Windows Explorer.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> When I open windows explorer on my 2000 server I can not
>> view the folder list, it is gray. has anyone seen this
>> before? If so, how can I fix this? thanks
>> .

Glad it worked out, thanks for the feedback

-- 
Steve Parry BA (Hons) MCP MVP
http://www.gwynfryn.co.uk


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