Re: Switching Explorer left pane from Folders to Favorites crashes Explorer

From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 05/14/04 

Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 03:47:08 -0500

Will trust you on this, David, for now as I have X-CRS. But I still have to
squander, rectify and verify soon. <w> 

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"David Candy" <david@mvps.org> wrote in message 
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In XP Folders and Search are the only toolbar buttons shown by default. In 
ME it was History, Folders, and Search. In 98 I think Favourites was on by 
default.
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"Kelly" <kelly@mvps.org> wrote in message 
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> >Plus there is no Favourites toolbar button by default.
>
> I want to say that there is, but my systems are so far from default, I 
> can't
> bank on this......
>
> -- 
> All the Best,
> Kelly
>
> Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP
> 2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award
>
> Troubleshooting Windows XP
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
>
> Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm
>
>
> "David Candy" <david@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:OngubfYOEHA.2952@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Plus there is no Favourites toolbar button by default. Therefore one would
> use the toolbar to switch to folders and menu to switch to favourites. 
> This
> applies if using Explorer or Internet Explorer for file browsing.
>
> It is the exact opposite of what the person describes.
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> "Kelly" <kelly@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:e0SYaaYOEHA.3884@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > No, I cannot re-create what you are describing within four XP machines
> > here.
> >
> > -- 
> > All the Best,
> > Kelly
> >
> > Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP
> > 2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award
> >
> > Troubleshooting Windows XP
> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
> >
> > Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm
> >
> >
> > "Suntap" <suntap@pacbell.net> wrote in message
> > news:15bf87db.0405130943.47147dfe@posting.google.com...
> > >I have seen this problem on 3 different XP machines.  Two were brand
> > > new... one was an IBM Thinkpad T40, and one a Dell Inspiron 8600.
> > > Brand new, fresh out of the box, before ANYTHING was done to these
> > > machines other than turn them on...
> > >
> > > Here's what happens:
> > > If I open Explorer, click the Favorites toolbar button to show
> > > Favorites in the left pane, then go to View/Explorer Bar/Folders to
> > > instead show Folders in the left pane... the whole Explorer window
> > > disappears without a trace. No error message.  It just closes.  Any
> > > attempt to switch from Folders to Favorites or Favorites to Folders
> > > (either way) in the left pane causes the same crash with no error
> > > message.  I can start Explorer again and it will open fine, but the
> > > same thing will happen again and again.  These are brand new machines.
> > > Not a stitch of user software installed, and not a byte of data off
> > > the internet.  What is wrong??
> > >
> > > I tried all the updates for XP and Explorer.  No joy.
> > >
> > > If you have an XP machine, please try what I described.  If it happens
> > > to you, please post a note.  If you can help, PLEASE PLEASE post a
> > > note.
> >
> >
>
>