Windows 7 Explorer - Directory Tree

[ChrisH]

I still use WinXP and like the way Windows Explorer displays
the Directory Tree. Yesterday, I helped my sister (who uses
Windows 7) install a new program that required the manual
creation of a number of Directories.

Is there a way to make the Windows 7 Explorer look / function
like the Explorer used in XP - just like XP had a "classic" look that
one could implement?
It seems new versions of anything either require more steps, or
have functions missing which I had in the old XP version, like for
instance a Shortcut from the Desktop to a Directory.

I was able to set everything up ok, but it took me a lot of extra
time compared to what the same work would take when using XP.
With every new version they dumb down everything and make it
harder to customize things the way one was used to from previous
versions.
Windows 8 looks and functions more and more like a Mac. Not that
I want to go back to using a DOS interface, but I think that XP had
a nice balance of functionality that catered to those who like to play
with the manual / technical aspects, and also to those who just like
to click on 'pretty icons.'

 

[Wolf K]

I still use WinXP and like the way Windows Explorer displays
the Directory Tree. Yesterday, I helped my sister (who uses
Windows 7) install a new program that required the manual
creation of a number of Directories.

Is there a way to make the Windows 7 Explorer look / function
like the Explorer used in XP - just like XP had a "classic" look that
one could implement?
It seems new versions of anything either require more steps, or
have functions missing which I had in the old XP version, like for
instance a Shortcut from the Desktop to a Directory.

I was able to set everything up ok, but it took me a lot of extra
time compared to what the same work would take when using XP.
With every new version they dumb down everything and make it
harder to customize things the way one was used to from previous
versions.
Windows 8 looks and functions more and more like a Mac. Not that
I want to go back to using a DOS interface, but I think that XP had
a nice balance of functionality that catered to those who like to play
with the manual / technical aspects, and also to those who just like
to click on 'pretty icons.'

Download Classic Shell. It's free.

HTH

 

[ChrisH]

Download Classic Shell. It's free.

HTH

Will do. Thanks!

 

[Ed Cryer]

Will do. Thanks!

This is a nice one!
It's taken Wolf K's sig, quoted it in full, but not faded either it or
the following text.
Outlook Express!

We have WinLiveMail that fades the subsequent; and OE which doesn't.

±1 to MS for "variety handling of a common factor".
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Ed