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Re: Fixed my WIndows Explorer

  • Subject: Re: Fixed my WIndows Explorer
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 07:32:36 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: schestowitz.com / ISBE, Manchester University / ITS / Netscape / MCC
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__/ [ Tom Shelton ] on Thursday 14 September 2006 03:30 \__

> Linonut wrote:
>> Well, I finally got rid of the hourglass that often afflicts my system
>> when clicking on items in Windows Explorer!  Whoo hoo!
>>
>> How did I do it?
>>
>> I loaded some freeware -- ExplorerXP.  It also allows tabbed file
>> browsing.  And provides the expected Explorer context menus.


For what it's worth, Konqueror has had tabbed file browsing for quite a few
years. Context menus on your desktop can easily be augmented and Firefox
context menus likewise.


> Hmm...  That does sound useful.  I might check that one out.  It has
> been on my list of todo's for a long time :)
> 
>> OSS -- the anti-slopware.
>>
>> Of course, I'll still have issues in Visual Studio file dialogs.
>>
> 
> If I remember right, you are having problems with them taking a long
> time to populate?  I had the same problem once (outlook and vs), and I
> fixed it some how.  I just wish I could remember what it was I did...
> 
>> And I may have found a little conflict between ExplorerXP and "console"
>> (a tabbed command-line window for "Windows").
>>
> 
> hmmm...  Another useful sounding utility.  What was the "conflict", if
> you don't mind my asking?

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