Address bar and options is missing

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When I open Windows Explorer using the Start\All Programs\Accessories\Windows
Explorer method to open Explorer I get a heading that includes the address
bar, but when I try to open a folder using a shortcut or even the My Computer
icon everything at the to disappears. Does anybody know how I can fix this
problem?

Thanks,

J
 
RE: Address bar and options is missing

I'm having the same problem except they no longer disappear - they do not
appear whenever I start Windows explorer. Before they would disappear as J
describes, I could close the app and reopen and get them back - but now I
can't see them or find a way to restore them. Missing items are everything
above the file pane, including the file, edit, view, favorites and help tool
bar/pull downs and the next tool bar with the back and forward , search,
floder level up, and folders buttons. This is frustrating and hinders my
navigation, can anyone explain how to restore these and how top prevent this
from happening. - I run Windows XP64 professional.

Thanks, Paul

"J Edward Leavitt" wrote:

> When I open Windows Explorer using the Start\All Programs\Accessories\Windows
> Explorer method to open Explorer I get a heading that includes the address
> bar, but when I try to open a folder using a shortcut or even the My Computer
> icon everything at the to disappears. Does anybody know how I can fix this
> problem?
>
> Thanks,
>
> J
 
Re: Address bar and options is missing

Would help if you said what system you are running. Assuming 64-bit is it
Vista or XP

"J Edward Leavitt" <JEdwardLeavitt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:BA07B533-6797-40F0-9F0C-F6E97BE9C538@microsoft.com...
> When I open Windows Explorer using the Start\All
> Programs\Accessories\Windows
> Explorer method to open Explorer I get a heading that includes the address
> bar, but when I try to open a folder using a shortcut or even the My
> Computer
> icon everything at the to disappears. Does anybody know how I can fix
> this
> problem?
>
> Thanks,
>
> J
 
Re: Address bar and options is missing

Oops. It's windows XP. I've been running it for over a year. This issue
began in July and now has reached the point that I can't navigate windows
files effectively, set file/folder attributes, etc. Further, right now,
Windows explorer first comes up with the folder list along side the contents
of the selected drive/folder and has no tool bars across the top as I've
described. If you close the folder list, a panel opens up with three sub
panels:
- file and folder tasks (make a new, publish folder to the web, share
folder),
- Other places panel (Desktop, Shared Documents, My Computer, My Network
Places)
- and a Details Panel (with detail;s of the selected object/folder).
Once I'm in this state with the window, I can find no way to re-open the
folders list for navigation.

Got to be a way to fix this. Appreciate any help. - Paul

"John Barnes" wrote:

> Would help if you said what system you are running. Assuming 64-bit is it
> Vista or XP
>
> "J Edward Leavitt" <JEdwardLeavitt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:BA07B533-6797-40F0-9F0C-F6E97BE9C538@microsoft.com...
> > When I open Windows Explorer using the Start\All
> > Programs\Accessories\Windows
> > Explorer method to open Explorer I get a heading that includes the address
> > bar, but when I try to open a folder using a shortcut or even the My
> > Computer
> > icon everything at the to disappears. Does anybody know how I can fix
> > this
> > problem?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > J
>
>
 
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