This is the first part of a series of multiple posts about how to have the explorer configured right(ok, my way)in Windows 7.
Please left click on “Organize (push button)” in “Computer”
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Please left click on “Folder and search options (menu item)”
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Please left click on “Open each folder in its own window (radio button)” in “Folder Options”
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Please left click on “Show all folders (check box)” in “Folder Options”
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Please left click on “Automatically expand to current folder (check box)” in “Folder Options”
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Please left click on “View (page tab)” in “Folder Options”
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Please left click on “Always show menus (check box)” in “Folder Options”
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Please left click on “Display the full path in the title bar (Classic theme only) (check box)” in “Folder Options”
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Please left click on “Show hidden files, folders, and drives (radio button)” in “Folder Options”
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Please left click on “Hide empty drives in the Computer folder (check box)” in “Folder Options”
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Please left click on “Hide extensions for known file types (check box)” in “Folder Options”
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Please left click on “Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) (check box)” in “Folder Options”
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Please left click on “Yes (push button)” in “Warning”
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Please mouse drag start on “Position (indicator)” in “Folder Options”
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Please left click on “Launch folder windows in a separate process (check box)” in “Folder Options”
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Please left click on “Restore folder windows at logon (check box)” in “Folder Options”
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Please left click on “Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color (check box)” in “Folder Options”
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Please mouse drag start on “Position (indicator)” in “Folder Options”
Please mouse drag end on “Position (indicator)” in “Folder Options”
Please left click on “Search (page tab)” in “Folder Options”
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Please left click on “Always search file names and contents (this might take several minutes) (radio button)” in “Folder Options”
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Please left click on “Include compressed files (ZIP, CAB…) (check box)” in “Folder Options”
![clip_image020 clip_image020](http://msprogrammer.serviciipeweb.ro/wp-content/uploads/Programmer-Explorer-setting-in-windows-7_83C/clip_image020.png)
Please left click on “OK (push button)” in “Folder Options”
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That will be all!