Vista - The '..' folder??

Is there any way to bring back the '..' folder in Windows Explorer? Having
to drag the mouse halfway across my desk to hit the back button (which is
not really what I wanted to do anyway) is becoming a real pain.

Thanks, Jim

Hello,

If you look at the top of the explorer window where the address bar used to
be, you can click on any element in that path to go to that folder.

For example, if it says:

Computer -> Local Disk (C - > Windows -> System32

You can click Windows to go up one level, or Local Disk (c to go up two
levels.

Having said that, I haven't seen the '..' folder since Windows 3.x; however,
I think there are 3rd party explorer replacements that offer this feature.

--
- JB
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User

Windows Vista Support Faq
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/

Hi, Jimmy.

> I haven't seen the '..' folder since Windows 3.x

You must mean you haven't see it IN EXPLORER. It's still there in the
Command Prompt window - and still very useful.

But I really like the "bread-crumb" method of accessing upstream folders in
the path in Vista's Explorer.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Mail 7.0 in Vista Ultimate x64)

"Jimmy Brush" <JimmyBrush@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:07C47D97-752D-4E58-B481-295D81B34C1C@microsoft.com...
> Hello,
>
> If you look at the top of the explorer window where the address bar used
> to be, you can click on any element in that path to go to that folder.
>
> For example, if it says:
>
> Computer -> Local Disk (C - > Windows -> System32
>
> You can click Windows to go up one level, or Local Disk (c to go up two
> levels.
>
> Having said that, I haven't seen the '..' folder since Windows 3.x;
> however, I think there are 3rd party explorer replacements that offer this
> feature.
>
> --
> - JB

Hello,

<snip>
> You must mean you haven't see it IN EXPLORER. It's still there in the
> Command Prompt window - and still very useful.

Yes, that's what I meant. I don't consider typing it out as 'seeing' it .

> But I really like the "bread-crumb" method of accessing upstream folders
> in the path in Vista's Explorer.

Me too.

> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
> rc@grandecom.net
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> (Running Windows Mail 7.0 in Vista Ultimate x64)



--
- JB
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User

Windows Vista Support Faq
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/

<snip>
> (Running Windows Mail 7.0 in Vista Ultimate x64)

7.0? Are you getting a head start on testing Vienna?

- JB

On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 06:59:38 -0600, Jim Black wrote in
microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management:

>Is there any way to bring back the '..' folder in Windows Explorer? Having
>to drag the mouse halfway across my desk to hit the back button (which is
>not really what I wanted to do anyway) is becoming a real pain.

Doesn't "Backspace" work any more in Explorer?

--
Michael Bednarek http://mbednarek.com/ "POST NO BILLS"

On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 19:31:34 -0500, "Jimmy Brush"
<JimmyBrush@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Hello,
>
>If you look at the top of the explorer window where the address bar used to
>be, you can click on any element in that path to go to that folder.
>
>For example, if it says:
>
>Computer -> Local Disk (C - > Windows -> System32
>
>You can click Windows to go up one level, or Local Disk (c to go up two
>levels.
>
>Having said that, I haven't seen the '..' folder since Windows 3.x; however,
>I think there are 3rd party explorer replacements that offer this feature.
you can also just type .. to replace the entire path shown (when
highlighted). I will 'assume' that "permissions" permitting applies
here.

been walking the RDA path since early DOS days.

Steve

Hi, Jimmy.

Whoops! I should have changed that long ago! Thanks for reminding me.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Mail in Vista Ultimate x64)

"Jimmy Brush" <JimmyBrush@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> <snip>
>> (Running Windows Mail 7.0 in Vista Ultimate x64)
>
> 7.0? Are you getting a head start on testing Vienna?
>
> - JB