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Windows 7 Question

16 years ago

I've been computing a long time and am new to Windows 7. Over the years one thing I did a lot was right click on start,click on explore and for many things, use that list showing all the drives and folders. I can't seem to find it anywhere in Windows 7. Does anyone know if they got rid of that option or is it that I'm looking in the wrong place? In the past it was on all Windows versions including XP.Not sure about Vista.

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owbist
16 years ago
Interesting. I have Windows 7 Professional. When I right click the Start button 2 options appear. "Properties" and "Open Windows explorer". Don't you have the Explore folder on your task bar by default? Mine is there but as I use it a lot I may well have done that myself, the brain does not keep up with the fingers these days.

You can click Start, All programs, Accessories then right click on Windows explorer and click to pin to the task bar.
bob414
16 years ago
I get the same as Owbist on Windows 7 Home Premium. And the explorer folder is on the task bar.
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ravencajun Zone 8b TX
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I hate that too I am so used to the type of windows explorer we have had in past versions where we can go through the tree and find what we are looking for. Windows 7 has a very abbreviated version and has libraries which I am NOT fond of.

It also makes it hard for the security help forums to have people find file paths as they have in the past with xp or earlier versions.

I have found the windows 7 forums and their tutorials very helpful
Windows 7 Forums

one of the first things I did to windows 7 was go in and change the theme to the windows classic so things look more familiar, googling make windows 7 look like xp led me to several good tips and tricks.
mwoods
Original Author
16 years ago
Thanks for the input.I do have what they are calling Explorer but it doesn't contain half the info of the previous versions of Windows. I could easily access anything on my computer from all the drives to every file or folder using Explorer. I had hoped it was somewhere or other and I just hadn't found it yet.
buyorsell888
16 years ago
I agree, I don't like the "libraries"

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