Windows Vista Windows Explorer oddness

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When I first got my Vista computer I noticed in Windows Explorer that the
plus signs ("+") in the left pane that in XP indicate the presence of
subfolders were now replaced with little triangle symbols. But now I notice
I have plus signs again. Any idea what's going on? Is there a setting to
set this? Thanks.
 
Re: Windows Explorer oddness


Hi Rick,

I am not sure, but did you do a upgrade to Vista from within XP? There
has been a wide report of wierd quirks when you do not do a clean
install with a upgrade of Vista.

Shawn


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Re: Windows Explorer oddness

No, I never had XP on this machine -- it's entirely new.

Do other people have "+" as the indicator of subfolders in Explorer (same as
XP)? Maybe I'm going crazy thinking that I once saw little triangle symbols
in Vista's Explorer.

"brink" <brink.2tddf3@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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>
> Hi Rick,
>
> I am not sure, but did you do a upgrade to Vista from within XP? There
> has been a wide report of wierd quirks when you do not do a clean
> install with a upgrade of Vista.
>
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> '_www.Vistax64.com_' (http://www.vistax64.com/www.Vistax64.com)
> *Please post feedback to help others.*
 
Re: Windows Explorer oddness

"Rick" <blue_no-spam-pls_heron3@verizon.net> wrote:
>Do other people have "+" as the indicator of subfolders in Explorer (same as
>XP)? Maybe I'm going crazy thinking that I once saw little triangle symbols
>in Vista's Explorer.

I have the triangles in Windows Explorer. I mostly use PowerDesk as a
file manager, it still has the + signs.



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Re: Windows Explorer oddness

"Rick" <blue_no-spam-pls_heron3@verizon.net> wrote ...
> When I first got my Vista computer I noticed in Windows Explorer that the
> plus signs ("+") in the left pane that in XP indicate the presence of
> subfolders were now replaced with little triangle symbols. But now I
> notice I have plus signs again. Any idea what's going on? Is there a
> setting to



It sounds like you have toggled the Folder View setting, "Display simple
folder view in Navigator pane".

By default this is turned ON. There are no vertical lives showing the folder
tree, and no "node markers" at expandable subdirectories.

If you turn the setting OFF, you will see the vertical lines representing
the folder tree, and markers at each node. In XP. these node markers where
plus signs in a box; in Vista, they are triangles which point sideways or
down, depending on whether the folder is expanded or not.

To change the setting, go to Folder Options, View, Advanced Settings. It's
the 5th checkbox down from the top.

Apparently the "simple view" was chosen to present a less cluttered, more
easy to understand view of the folder tree.

Hope it helps,

--
Andrew McLaren
amclar (at) optusnet dot com dot au
 
Re: Windows Explorer oddness

I too have triangles in Explorer and use PowerDesk Pro which has
the + symbols.

"Steve" <dbn@whc.inv> wrote in message
news:bi8093d3gemepim5kuin28q4f126lgiket@4ax.com...
> "Rick" <blue_no-spam-pls_heron3@verizon.net> wrote:
>>Do other people have "+" as the indicator of subfolders in Explorer (same
>>as
>>XP)? Maybe I'm going crazy thinking that I once saw little triangle
>>symbols
>>in Vista's Explorer.
>
> I have the triangles in Windows Explorer. I mostly use PowerDesk as a
> file manager, it still has the + signs.
>
>
>
> --
>
> How come you never see a headline like: PSYCHIC WINS LOTTERY?
>
> ...Jay Leno
 
Re: Windows Explorer oddness

"Rick" <blue_no-spam-pls_heron3@verizon.net> wrote in message
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>
> Do other people have "+" as the indicator of subfolders in Explorer (same
> as XP)? Maybe I'm going crazy thinking that I once saw little triangle
> symbols in Vista's Explorer.


I have triangles on both Vista machines.

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
Do not send mail.
 
Re: Windows Explorer oddness

Thanks -- after turning this setting OFF, and closing and re-loading
Explorer, I still have the "+" sign as the subdirectory indicator. I have a
sneaking suspicion that a serious Windows error I had a couple of weeks ago
may have corrupted some subtle graphic capabilities of Vista and caused it
to be unable to display the triangles, and so it falls back on the
(non-graphic) plus sign. Is this possible? I have a couple of other subtle
signs of this. Thanks for any thoughts.


"Andrew McLaren" <andrew@fakeaddress.com> wrote in message
news:835B581A-FE93-4F48-A808-74973250C5FC@microsoft.com...
> "Rick" <blue_no-spam-pls_heron3@verizon.net> wrote ...
>> When I first got my Vista computer I noticed in Windows Explorer that the
>> plus signs ("+") in the left pane that in XP indicate the presence of
>> subfolders were now replaced with little triangle symbols. But now I
>> notice I have plus signs again. Any idea what's going on? Is there a
>> setting to
>
>
>
> It sounds like you have toggled the Folder View setting, "Display simple
> folder view in Navigator pane".
>
> By default this is turned ON. There are no vertical lives showing the
> folder tree, and no "node markers" at expandable subdirectories.
>
> If you turn the setting OFF, you will see the vertical lines representing
> the folder tree, and markers at each node. In XP. these node markers where
> plus signs in a box; in Vista, they are triangles which point sideways or
> down, depending on whether the folder is expanded or not.
>
> To change the setting, go to Folder Options, View, Advanced Settings. It's
> the 5th checkbox down from the top.
>
> Apparently the "simple view" was chosen to present a less cluttered, more
> easy to understand view of the folder tree.
>
> Hope it helps,
>
> --
> Andrew McLaren
> amclar (at) optusnet dot com dot au
>
 
Re: Windows Explorer oddness


Rick,

I do not know if this will help or not, but it will not hurt anything
to try. Try resetting Explorer's view settings. Go to the link below
and scroll down to the second method and try it.

'http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/70819-windows-explorer-folder-view-settings.html?ltr=W'
(http://tinyurl.com/yuod5y)

Hope this helps,
Shawn


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Re: Windows Explorer oddness

"Rick" <blue_no-spam-pls_heron3@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> When I first got my Vista computer I noticed in Windows Explorer that the
> plus signs ("+") in the left pane that in XP indicate the presence of
> subfolders were now replaced with little triangle symbols. But now I
> notice I have plus signs again. Any idea what's going on? Is there a
> setting to set this? Thanks.


Are you using Windows "Classic view?"

Lang
 
Re: Windows Explorer oddness

Yikes, I haven't done any registry tweaking yet in Vista. OK, might as well
start now. But I notice this is for 64-bit Vista? I have 32-bit.

"brink" <brink.2tdu3d@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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>
> Rick,
>
> I do not know if this will help or not, but it will not hurt anything
> to try. Try resetting Explorer's view settings. Go to the link below
> and scroll down to the second method and try it.
>
> 'http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/70819-windows-explorer-folder-view-settings.html?ltr=W'
> (http://tinyurl.com/yuod5y)
>
> Hope this helps,
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> '_www.Vistax64.com_' (http://www.vistax64.com/www.Vistax64.com)
> *Please post feedback to help others.*
 
Re: Windows Explorer oddness

Naw, I have 'Show Preview and Filters' selected. Thanks.


"Lang Murphy" <lang_murphy@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3F4059C5-1F03-43EB-9EE2-283F92F32520@microsoft.com...
> "Rick" <blue_no-spam-pls_heron3@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:Oa797VNwHHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> When I first got my Vista computer I noticed in Windows Explorer that the
>> plus signs ("+") in the left pane that in XP indicate the presence of
>> subfolders were now replaced with little triangle symbols. But now I
>> notice I have plus signs again. Any idea what's going on? Is there a
>> setting to set this? Thanks.
>
>
> Are you using Windows "Classic view?"
>
> Lang
 
Fixed the problem

Fixed the problem

OK, thanks for everyone's help but it turns out that it was my bad. I
remembered that I'd changed my overall Windows 'color scheme' (Appearance
Settings) to Windows Classic right around the time I got that serious error.
I just went back in and changed it back to Windows Aero and now my Windows
Explorer plus signs are restored to the little triangles. Thanks for all
your help, folks.

btw, I got to this 'Appearance Settings' screen through Help. How do you
get there manually through Control Panel? I don't see it anywhere.


"Lang Murphy" <lang_murphy@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Rick" <blue_no-spam-pls_heron3@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:Oa797VNwHHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> When I first got my Vista computer I noticed in Windows Explorer that the
>> plus signs ("+") in the left pane that in XP indicate the presence of
>> subfolders were now replaced with little triangle symbols. But now I
>> notice I have plus signs again. Any idea what's going on? Is there a
>> setting to set this? Thanks.
>
>
> Are you using Windows "Classic view?"
>
> Lang
 
Re: Windows Explorer oddness


Rick,

You can get there like this:
1. Right click on a empty area of your desktop.
2. Click Personalize.
3. Click "Window Color and Appearance"
4. Click "Open classics appearance properties for more color options".

Shawn


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Re: Windows Explorer oddness

Thanks much for your help.

I got dragged somewhat kicking and screaming into Windows Vista but I have
to say I'm having fun now.

Do you have a web site for 32-bit Vista like you have vistax64.com?


"brink" <brink.2tebgl@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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>
> Rick,
>
> You can get there like this:
> 1. Right click on a empty area of your desktop.
> 2. Click Personalize.
> 3. Click "Window Color and Appearance"
> 4. Click "Open classics appearance properties for more color options".
>
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> '_www.Vistax64.com_' (http://www.vistax64.com/www.Vistax64.com)
> *Please post feedback to help others.*
 
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