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Vista File and Folder Views and Organization - Stinks
  1. #1


    GW Guest

    Vista File and Folder Views and Organization - Stinks

    Hi Everyone, I just got a new Vista machine and you can't set up file and
    folder views like XP. I want to see the native view of my files, with
    drives, hierarchies, yellow folders and all, you know like the old Window
    3.1. Does someone make a program I can install to mangage my files without
    using the Vista views? This really sucks.





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  2. #2


    Donald Lessau Guest

    Re: Vista File and Folder Views and Organization - Stinks


    "GW" <GW@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
    news:19B503F1-8943-4047-8273-B1D281DF2666@xxxxxx

    > Hi Everyone, I just got a new Vista machine and you can't set up file and
    > folder views like XP. I want to see the native view of my files, with
    > drives, hierarchies, yellow folders and all, you know like the old Window
    > 3.1. Does someone make a program I can install to mangage my files
    > without using the Vista views?
    Done: http://www.xyplorer.com/


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  3. #3


    GW Guest

    Re: Vista File and Folder Views and Organization - Stinks

    Thanks Donald. Have you used this? I was just reading about Vista in that
    it's Explorer only shows links to your files, no matter where they are on the
    drive. Seems like an easy way to loose track of files physically located in
    folders that I want. I dont like this hands off blind apporach to file
    managment. This sounds like microsoft dummed down Vista for the average use,
    but I don't see how high end users would ever like this.

    G

    "Donald Lessau" wrote:

    >
    > "GW" <GW@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
    > news:19B503F1-8943-4047-8273-B1D281DF2666@xxxxxx

    > > Hi Everyone, I just got a new Vista machine and you can't set up file and
    > > folder views like XP. I want to see the native view of my files, with
    > > drives, hierarchies, yellow folders and all, you know like the old Window
    > > 3.1. Does someone make a program I can install to mangage my files
    > > without using the Vista views?
    >
    > Done: http://www.xyplorer.com/
    >
    >

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  4. #4


    Donald Lessau Guest

    Re: Vista File and Folder Views and Organization - Stinks

    G,

    Yes, Vista is using some NTFS features that have not been used to that
    extent by XP.

    I'm using XYplorer since years, but not under Vista (I'm still a happy XP
    user). However, I know for sure that XYplorer has many happy Vista users.
    That's why I recommended it. Just try it: it's a 2MB no-install software (so
    your system or registry won't be altered by it -- you can run it from a USB
    stick), and you get a (almost) fully functional 30-day free trial. There's
    not much to lose here.

    Don



    "GW" <GW@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
    news:A6E301A5-C520-4FED-ADE0-AEF1CC15D55B@xxxxxx

    > Thanks Donald. Have you used this? I was just reading about Vista in
    > that
    > it's Explorer only shows links to your files, no matter where they are on
    > the
    > drive. Seems like an easy way to loose track of files physically located
    > in
    > folders that I want. I dont like this hands off blind apporach to file
    > managment. This sounds like microsoft dummed down Vista for the average
    > use,
    > but I don't see how high end users would ever like this.
    >
    > G
    >
    > "Donald Lessau" wrote:
    >

    >>
    >> "GW" <GW@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
    >> news:19B503F1-8943-4047-8273-B1D281DF2666@xxxxxx

    >> > Hi Everyone, I just got a new Vista machine and you can't set up file
    >> > and
    >> > folder views like XP. I want to see the native view of my files, with
    >> > drives, hierarchies, yellow folders and all, you know like the old
    >> > Window
    >> > 3.1. Does someone make a program I can install to mangage my files
    >> > without using the Vista views?
    >>
    >> Done: http://www.xyplorer.com/
    >>
    >>

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