Running the version of the Windows XP Explorer in Vista

I would like to use the version of the Windows Explorer in XP to Vista. It was much simpler sort files into folders by creation date, size, etc.

Hello wwolverton,

Thank you for visiting the website of Microsoft Windows Vista Community.

Try after step in this article there is an option

Using the files in the Panel Options, you can change how work your files and folders, as well as the display of the content in your folders.

Open the Options folder by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, appearance and personalization, and then clicking Folder Options.

Change the mode of display folders

You can change the way your folders look and strive to meet your needs. For example, you can open all files and folders with a single click (for example, links in a Web page) instead of the usual double-click. Here is an overview of the settings that you can change:

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Apply the settings of the current view (for example, list, details, or large icons) to all folders on your computer that are the same type as the folder that you have currently open. (Documents and details of the music are examples of file types).

In the file that is currently open, click on organize on the toolbar and then click folder and Search Options.

In Folder Options, click the view tab, and then click on apply to records. (To switch these folders back to their)

settings by default, click Reset Folders)

Turn off the preview pane and the details pane in all folders. This setting gives you more space to view the files by hiding the components that you do not have.

Click the general tab and then click on use Windows classic folders. (To re-enable the components, click filters and preview.)

Open each new folder in its own folder window. This can be handy if you want to keep all the files you are working on the screen at the same time.

Click the general tab and then click on open each folder in its own window. (To make each new folder replace the previous folder window, click on open each folder in the same window.)

Open an item with one click. Use this setting if you want the files and folders to open with a single click, just like links on a Web page.

Click the general tab, and then click single-click to open an item. (To return to the standard click, click double-click to open an item.)

To restore the behavior of origin of your files, click the general tab, and then click default settings.

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Change advanced file and folder settings

You can make additional changes to the appearance and behavior of your files and folders using the Folder Options Advanced settings in Control Panel. Here is an overview of the settings advanced you can change:

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Always show icons never previews and static files thumbnails of the files. Use this setting if thumbnail previews are slowing down your computer. You will get better performance by using static icons.

Click the view tab, and select the always show icons, never thumbnails check box.

Always show menus above the toolbar. Use this setting if you prefer to have access to the classic menus, which are hidden by default.

Click the view tab and check the box always display menus.

See the size of a folder in a ToolTip when you hover your mouse over the folder. Use this setting so frequently, you must know the total size of the contents of a folder and like to see this information to leave the mouse on the file pointer.

Click the view tab, and select the file size information in folder tips check box.

See the files and folders as hidden. Use this setting if you work with files that are usually hidden from view, such as user files that have been marked as hidden.

Click the view tab, and then click Show hidden files and folders. For more information, see Show hidden files.

See the files with lines that connect folders and subfolders.

Click the view tab and clear the display simple folder view in the control box for the Navigation pane.

See the extensions of filename in file names. It's a good way to ensure that the files are not

malicious software disguised as common files.

Click the display tab and disable hide them extensions of known file types check box. For more information, see show or hide file name extensions.

See all the system files that are usually hidden from view.

Click on the view tab, and then clear the Hide protected operating system files check box.

Increase the stability of Windows by opening every folder in a separate part of memory. Use this setting if your computer breaks down often, and you try to minimize the problems or solve problems. Be aware, however, that this could slow down the performance of your computer.

Click the view tab and select the launch windows folder in a process separate checkbox.

Ignore the custom of each folder view settings and open all files by using the default settings in place. Use this setting to force all files to stop using the display settings that you specified.

Click the view tab, and then clear the save view settings to check each folder.

Automatically open the folders that you were using when you turn off last Windows whenever you start your computer. Use this setting to help you preserve your work from one session to another.

Click the view tab and select restore them windows files to the logon box.

Hide the drive letter of each drive or device in the computer folder. Use this setting if you do not want to see the drive letters on your computer and would prefer to see only the friendly name of each drive.

Click the view tab, and then clear the show drive letters check box.

Display

encrypted or

NTFS compressed files as ordinary files, without any unique color coding to identify them. Use this setting if you have encrypted or compressed

NTFS files and do not want to see them represented differently than other files on your computer.

Click on the tab view, and then clear the Show encrypted or compressed NTFS in the color box.

Disable the ToolTips that appear when you hover your mouse over the files. Use this setting if you do not want to see the file information that appear in ToolTips when you move the pointer over files and folders.

Click the view tab and clear descriptions see the pop-up for the folder and the items on the desktop check box.

Never show the contents of the files in the preview pane. Use this setting to improve the performance of your computer, or if you do not use the preview pane.

Click the view tab and clear the show preview handlers in preview pane check box.

Add checkboxes for views of file to make it easier to select several files at once, which can be useful if it is difficult for you to hold down the CTRL key while clicking to select multiple files.

Click the view tab and select the checkboxes use to select the objects check box.

To restore the behavior of origin of your advanced settings, click the view tab, and then click default settings.

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This should solve your problem.

Let us know if these steps solve your problem.  I hope the information is useful.

Kind regards

Anthony
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