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Hmmm, yes I know WinME....prone with problems :lol:

Hi All,
The problem I (well a friend) has is, when viewing files in Windows Explorer the Left Pane does not show all folders, infact it is just a grey/gray boxed part of Explorer.
I have tried Microsoft KB with no luck :cry:

Has anyone else come across this & can u help.

Thanks

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A short, practical checklist to try before doing a repair or upgrade (addresses the gray/blank left pane that described; already pointed to the usual KB/reg route).

Quick, safe checks

  • Restart Explorer: open Task Manager (Ctrl+Alt+Del), End Process on explorer.exe, then File > New Task and run explorer.exe.
  • Toggle the folder-tree view: look for the small "Folders" button on the Explorer toolbar; if the toolbar is hidden press Alt to show the menus and check View options that affect the left pane.
  • Try several folders (My Computer, C:) to see whether the tree ever appears.

If the pane comes back in Safe Mode

  • Reboot with F8 into Safe Mode and test. If the pane shows there, a third-party shell extension or startup program is likely at fault. Use msconfig to disable recent or non-Microsoft startup items and uninstall any shell-addins installed just before the problem started.

Registry / system-file recovery

  • Use System Restore (Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore) to roll back to a working state if available.
  • For ME/98 systems try the registry restore tool:
    scanreg /restore

    (make a backup first). If system files are corrupted, a repair (in-place) using the Windows ME CD is the safer next step.

Notes and cautions

  • Back up important data and the registry before making changes. Re-registering shell DLLs or editing the registry can help but should be done only after backups. Upgrading to Windows XP, as you mentioned, will eliminate many ME-era shell problems if other fixes fail.

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Check here !


If that doesn't help try the ,reg file here in the last post ,its a zip file that needs ts to be renamed to .reg ,also please read all post in that link to make sure its for you .watch for the reference to you IE version .

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Thanks Caperjack,

Read the review - looks good.
Had already tried the MS answer - no luck.
Will try the .reg key - however will be sometime before I do.

Am gonna be upgrading heir system to XP anyway, but will give it a go just to see.
Again thanks. :p

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your welcome .

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