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More info?)
Glad to hear it.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:3A3CB037-A8CC-4AF6-A21F-8188486BFA7C@microsoft.com,
smalltownboytm <smalltownboytm@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> It worked! THANKS!!
>
> Tye
>
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
>> If Common Tasks is enabled and Common Tasks isn't showing...
>> Click the Folders button on the Toolbar.
>>
>> If Common Tasks is enabled...
>> Click the ^ chevron next to: Control Panel
>> Click on: Switch to Category View
>>
>> To enable Common Tasks..........
>> From XP HELP:
>> [[To display links to common tasks in folders
>> 1. Open Folder Options in Control Panel.
>> 1a. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
>> 1b. Double-click Folder Options
>> 2. On the General tab, under Tasks, click Show common tasks in folders.
>> Notes
>> The hyperlinks to common tasks in the left pane of your folder windows
>> provide quick access to file and folder management activities and other
>> places on your computer, such as My Computer, Shared Documents, and My
>> Network Places. Windows displays these links by default, so they may
>> already be displayed in your folders. If they are not, you can use
>> Folder Options to enable this feature.
>> To disable this feature in your folders, on the General tab, under Tasks,
>> click Use Windows classic folders. ]]
>>
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>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:0BAEB117-BB40-49F9-804E-7F9F5A203A82@microsoft.com,
>> smalltownboytm <smalltownboytm@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and
>> pecked:
>>> I am in classic view, but I want to go back to category view.
>>>
>>> "John Barnett MVP" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Look on the left of the control panel. Under the control panel section
>>>> you should see an option 'switch to classic view.
>>>>
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>>>> Associate Expert
>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>> "smalltownboytm" <smalltownboytm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>>>> message news
90ECD1E-4189-434C-88A7-3FF13871F932@microsoft.com...
>>>>> I was messing around with my computer and changed the Control Panel
>>>>> from Classic to Category view. How do I change it back to category
>>>>> view?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>> Tye