XP (or earlier) style folder view in explorer - can you?

Is there any way of getting the folder tree a la XP or 9x on the left of
a Windows Explorer window (with the [+], [-] etc.)?
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J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

There's no moral superiority in cooking - Nigella Lawson, in Radio Times 1-7
September 2007

"J. P. Gilliver (John)" <> wrote in message
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> Is there any way of getting the folder tree a la XP or 9x on the left of a
> Windows Explorer window (with the [+], [-] etc.)?
> --
> J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
>
> There's no moral superiority in cooking - Nigella Lawson, in Radio Times
> 1-7
> September 2007

Do you mean like this:

%windir%\explorer.exe /n, /e, /select, C:\

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SC Tom

J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
> Is there any way of getting the folder tree a la XP or 9x on the left
> of a Windows Explorer window (with the [+], [-] etc.)?

I don't know if SC Tom's tip gives you what you want, but I use
Classic Shell to reproduce the classic Start menu and Explorer look.
http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/
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Crash

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On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:47:53 +0100, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:

> Is there any way of getting the folder tree a la XP or 9x on the left of
> a Windows Explorer window (with the [+], [-] etc.)?

They have been replaced by little triangles that serve the same
function, but in my Windows Explorer, the triangles are invisible when
the cursor is outside the left (navigation) pane.

When they are visible, a hollow triangle pointing right replaces the +
and a solid triangle pointing 45 degrees down corresponds to the -.

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Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

In message <54jj6khhxikl$.>, Gene E. Bloch
<not-> writes:
>On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:47:53 +0100, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
>
>> Is there any way of getting the folder tree a la XP or 9x on the left of
>> a Windows Explorer window (with the [+], [-] etc.)?
>
>They have been replaced by little triangles that serve the same
>function, but in my Windows Explorer, the triangles are invisible when
>the cursor is outside the left (navigation) pane.
>
>When they are visible, a hollow triangle pointing right replaces the +
>and a solid triangle pointing 45 degrees down corresponds to the -.
>
Thanks! I _think_ that's what I was looking for - so it's there all the
time, though as you say they're not always visible. Although it's not
_quite_ the same: in XP, the left pane opens and tracks what you're
doing in the right pane, which it doesn't in 7. But this still is
useful, so thanks again.
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J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

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In message <j06csf$gua$>, SC Tom <> writes:
>
>"J. P. Gilliver (John)" <> wrote in message
>news:...
>> Is there any way of getting the folder tree a la XP or 9x on the left
>>of a Windows Explorer window (with the [+], [-] etc.)?
>> -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985
>>MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
>>
>> There's no moral superiority in cooking - Nigella Lawson, in Radio
>>Times 1-7
>> September 2007
>
>Do you mean like this:
>
>%windir%\explorer.exe /n, /e, /select, C:\
>
That seems to do exactly the same as just Win+E (whether it has C:\ or
D:\ seems to have no effect). But as Gene has pointed out to me, tiny
triangles have taken the place of [+] and [-].
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J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

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In message <j06eh9$qio$>, "Dave \"Crash\" Dummy"
<> writes:
>J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
>> Is there any way of getting the folder tree a la XP or 9x on the left
>> of a Windows Explorer window (with the [+], [-] etc.)?
>
>I don't know if SC Tom's tip gives you what you want, but I use
>Classic Shell to reproduce the classic Start menu and Explorer look.
>http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/

Thanks; I already had Classic Shell, I just didn't realise it had the
option to show [+], [-], and the like.

(Now, you don't know a way to make the left pane follow what the right
pane's doing, do you?)
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J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

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"J. P. Gilliver (John)" <> wrote in message
news:...
> In message <j06csf$gua$>, SC Tom <> writes:
>>
>>"J. P. Gilliver (John)" <> wrote in message
>>news:...
>>> Is there any way of getting the folder tree a la XP or 9x on the left of
>>> a Windows Explorer window (with the [+], [-] etc.)?
>>> -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985
>>> MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
>>>
>>> There's no moral superiority in cooking - Nigella Lawson, in Radio Times
>>> 1-7
>>> September 2007
>>
>>Do you mean like this:
>>
>>%windir%\explorer.exe /n, /e, /select, C:\
>>
> That seems to do exactly the same as just Win+E (whether it has C:\ or D:\
> seems to have no effect). But as Gene has pointed out to me, tiny
> triangles have taken the place of [+] and [-].

Well, you know, I forgot I had Classic Shell installed (I like the toolbar
option). That must be why I have + and - instead of the triangles. Under
Navigation Pane Style, I have Windows XP Classic selected. That must be why
my Win7 Explorer looks and acts the same as my WinXP Explorer.
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SC Tom

J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
> In message <j06eh9$qio$>, "Dave \"Crash\" Dummy"
> <> writes:
>> J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
>>> Is there any way of getting the folder tree a la XP or 9x on the left
>>> of a Windows Explorer window (with the [+], [-] etc.)?
>>
>> I don't know if SC Tom's tip gives you what you want, but I use
>> Classic Shell to reproduce the classic Start menu and Explorer look.
>> http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/
>
> Thanks; I already had Classic Shell, I just didn't realise it had the
> option to show [+], [-], and the like.
>
> (Now, you don't know a way to make the left pane follow what the right
> pane's doing, do you?)

No. That is one of my annoyances, too. If you discover a way, please
post it.
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Crash

"The real question is not whether machines think but whether men do."
~ B. F. Skinner ~

On Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:50:50 -0400, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:

>> (Now, you don't know a way to make the left pane follow what the right
>> pane's doing, do you?)
>
> No. That is one of my annoyances, too. If you discover a way, please
> post it.

Me too.

And can you stop the list in the file pane from jumping to a new
position when you click on a file or folder name?

Makes it hard to double click :-(

The first click might be on a folder called Momentum and the second
click on one called Velocity, since the text moves very quickly.

Hmm. Maybe I'll change my mouse's double click speed. It's worth a try.

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Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)