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The Details view also presented an additional option called "Show in Groups" which allows the Explorer to separate its contents by headings based on the field which is used to sort the items. The taskbar can be locked to prevent it from accidentally being moved. Windows Explorer also gained the ability to burn CDs and DVD-RAM discs in Windows XP.
Thumbnail support for .HTM, .HTML, .MHT and .URL files has been removed in Windows Vista. [5] The Explorer thumbnail handler and metadata property handler for .AVI and .WAV files (Shmedia.dll) has been removed. Ctrl+Enter on the selected folder no longer opens it in a new Explorer window. Tiles view only shows the name, type and the size of items.
Each toolbar or desk band is forced to be on its own row in Windows Explorer. Windows Explorer forces the RBBS_BREAK style for every band. [4] Full row selection for icons in the Details icon view mode cannot be disabled, which was possible in Windows Vista. [5] Icons no longer appear on the Command Bar in Windows Explorer.
For example, if a user who has logged on to Windows XP and later with user account A look at the personal folders of user account B via Windows Explorer, instead of "My Documents", he sees "B's Documents". This customization is achieved using desktop.ini file. [2] [3] Windows Vista makes a lot of changes to this
Unlike search folders, Libraries are backed by a physical location which allows files to be saved in the Libraries. Such files are transparently saved in the backing physical folder. The default save location for a library may be configured by the user, as can the default view layout for each library.
6. Click on any folder under Saved on My PC to access your locally stored emails. 7. Double click an email to open it. 8. Click the File menu in the upper left corner of the screen. 9. Click Save 10. Enter a file name and select a format (text or HTML). 11. Click Save.
Figure 1: Windows Explorer's folder view in Windows XP uses virtual folders as the root.. Windows uses the concept of special folders to present the contents of the storage devices connected to the computer in a fairly consistent way that frees the user from having to deal with absolute file paths, which can (and often do) change between operating system versions, and even individual ...
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