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deckie49   09-04-2009 at 06:31:09 PM

Yesterday, I opened windows explorer and all I could see was one pane with the list of folders. There was no right pane which normally had been there to display the files within a folder. When I double click one of the folders nothing happens. If I open a folder then I can see it's contents. I have no clue what could have happened to cause this. Is there a way to return explorer to the two pane view??
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Bronze Win XP badge aford10   09-04-2009 at 06:53:01 PM

right click start menu-->explore-->view-->explorer bar-->put a check next to 'folders.'

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christexan   09-16-2009 at 11:13:48 PM

We are having a similar problem, but the solution from aford10 does not work in this situation. It isn't a question of the Explorer "Folder" list being on or off, it is that a single pane is ALL that appears. In other words, if you select the "Folders" as described, then those appear, but the normal "view" pane (on the right, where the folder contents normally appears) doesn't appear, it is all one solid window, which "switches" whenever you switch a view on, or off. You never get the vertical "split" window no matter which you choose (turn the "Folders" on, the file list goes away. Turn the "Folders" off, your file list comes back).

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deckie49   09-23-2009 at 02:18:01 AM

yes, my issue is exactly as christexan describes.

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badge   09-23-2009 at 02:23:49 AM

Download and reinstall IE8. It's free.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/i [...] fault.aspx

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