Vista - Auto-Expand Folders

Anyone knows, what registry key must I change to get folders at left
pane in explorer auto-expand, when I click on them?
Thanks.

click on the "+" by the folder name.



mikeyhsd@comcast.net



"Trini" <trini@email.ee> wrote in message news:esPBocIaHHA.1508@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
Anyone knows, what registry key must I change to get folders at left
pane in explorer auto-expand, when I click on them?
Thanks.

Very funny 8-)

mikeyhsd wrote:
> click on the "+" by the folder name.
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> mikeyhsd@comcast.net <mailto:mikeyhsd@comcast.net>
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> "Trini" <trini@email.ee <mailto:trini@email.ee>> wrote in message
> news:esPBocIaHHA.1508@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Anyone knows, what registry key must I change to get folders at left
> pane in explorer auto-expand, when I click on them?
> Thanks.

Click on the triangle to the left of the folder. Do you find that
objectionable? There is no auto expand available, nor would I want it.

It would take me an awful lot of scrolling to get to the bottom of the list.
I don't have much on my C: drive, yet I just checked (using Total Commander)
and have a total of 9005 folders/directories on C:.

No thank you to that suggestion!

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Regards,

Richard Urban MVP
Microsoft Windows Shell/User


"Trini" <trini@email.ee> wrote in message
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> Very funny 8-)
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> mikeyhsd wrote:
>> click on the "+" by the folder name.
>> mikeyhsd@comcast.net <mailto:mikeyhsd@comcast.net>
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>> "Trini" <trini@email.ee <mailto:trini@email.ee>> wrote in message
>> news:esPBocIaHHA.1508@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Anyone knows, what registry key must I change to get folders at left
>> pane in explorer auto-expand, when I click on them?
>> Thanks.

Num Lock On + * Expand all folders below the current selection

Also see Use Simple Folder View in Tools - Folder Options

You didn't actually say what you wanted (what does this mean - auto-expand).

"Trini" <trini@email.ee> wrote in message
news:esPBocIaHHA.1508@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Anyone knows, what registry key must I change to get folders at left pane
> in explorer auto-expand, when I click on them?
> Thanks.

I ain't suggesting you anything. How you use your explorer is your own
business, now let me use mine how I want.
All I ask is how it's possible if it is. If not ,then simply I will look
for explorer replacement.
Have a nice day.

Richard Urban wrote:
> Click on the triangle to the left of the folder. Do you find that
> objectionable? There is no auto expand available, nor would I want it.
>
> It would take me an awful lot of scrolling to get to the bottom of the
> list. I don't have much on my C: drive, yet I just checked (using Total
> Commander) and have a total of 9005 folders/directories on C:.
>
> No thank you to that suggestion!
>

Hey, thanks a lot.
With auto-expand I ment when clicking on folder at left panel all
subfolders will open, so it's much easier to navigate between them
quickly if I need copy/move lot's of things to different locations.
Under XP it was possible to change that behaviour with registry setting,
so I simply had two registry files for that case, one for enabling it
and other disabling quickly. But those reg files won't do anything under
Vista.
Anyway ,your solution is good too, thanks for that tip.


.. wrote:
> Num Lock On + * Expand all folders below the current selection
>
> Also see Use Simple Folder View in Tools - Folder Options
>
> You didn't actually say what you wanted (what does this mean -
> auto-expand).
>
> "Trini" <trini@email.ee> wrote in message
> news:esPBocIaHHA.1508@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Anyone knows, what registry key must I change to get folders at left
>> pane in explorer auto-expand, when I click on them?
>> Thanks.
>

You know, you can also double click on the folder and it will expand that
subfolder beneath it......

Jeff

"Trini" <trini@email.ee> wrote in message
news:u0EWh7KaHHA.1508@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>I ain't suggesting you anything. How you use your explorer is your own
>business, now let me use mine how I want.
> All I ask is how it's possible if it is. If not ,then simply I will look
> for explorer replacement.
> Have a nice day.
>
> Richard Urban wrote:
>> Click on the triangle to the left of the folder. Do you find that
>> objectionable? There is no auto expand available, nor would I want it.
>>
>> It would take me an awful lot of scrolling to get to the bottom of the
>> list. I don't have much on my C: drive, yet I just checked (using Total
>> Commander) and have a total of 9005 folders/directories on C:.
>>
>> No thank you to that suggestion!
>>

Yes, I know that I guess it just takes time to get used to that, I'm
sure after some time of usage I don't find it all so complicated anymore
Though, I'd expect that if I have chosen to open my folders with just
one mouse click, the one-click would also act same way at left panel of
explorer..

Jeff Ingram wrote:
> You know, you can also double click on the folder and it will expand that
> subfolder beneath it......
>
> Jeff
>
> "Trini" <trini@email.ee> wrote in message
> news:u0EWh7KaHHA.1508@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> I ain't suggesting you anything. How you use your explorer is your own
>> business, now let me use mine how I want.
>> All I ask is how it's possible if it is. If not ,then simply I will
>> look for explorer replacement.
>> Have a nice day.
>>
>> Richard Urban wrote:
>>> Click on the triangle to the left of the folder. Do you find that
>>> objectionable? There is no auto expand available, nor would I want it.
>>>
>>> It would take me an awful lot of scrolling to get to the bottom of
>>> the list. I don't have much on my C: drive, yet I just checked (using
>>> Total Commander) and have a total of 9005 folders/directories on C:.
>>>
>>> No thank you to that suggestion!
>>>