How to Open in new window?

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In XP one used to be able to open a folder/folder shortcut in a new window by
holding down the Ctrl key while double-clicking.

How does one achieve the same result in Vista [HP] i.e. without creative a
new window and then double clicking...

It's driving me nuts...

TIA

Julian
 
Hello,

the double-click open feature won't work if the Folders panel in the left
side of the folder is expanded.
So, collapse it, and it'll work again.
Yes, it's really tricky!

Greetings,
P. Di Stolfo
 
Sorry I missed your reply! Just found my own thread again by complete accident.

Yes, it is indeed as you said.

Ridiculous!

Thanks for the info though,

Julian

In fact, now I've said thank you I'll just have a quiet rant to myself and
anyone standing by the grille... is this behaviour by design, like so many
other supposedly unifying and helpful UI decisions - or is it just a bug
rushed through to release? Half the problem has got to be that MS didn't
watch XP users using Vista... but what about the betas? Did no one pick this
up? I doubt it - in which case why wasn't it fixed? Ah - same-old,
same-old... priorities? Come on guys, you can fix the really simple things
like this (and a "New Folder" button for explorer windows..) and make a lot
of people a lot happier than they are.

Improved productivity with Vista? More work certainly...

So, Vista's selling like hotcakes... that means that a lot of people are
going to end up with burned fingers.

Whinge, moan, gripe, grumble, mutter, gnash teeth, draw 5-pointed star,
invoke demons, laugh maniacally... Its Mine! MY Computer! Do my bidding
hahahahahahaha

P. Di Stolfo said:
Hello,

the double-click open feature won't work if the Folders panel in the left
side of the folder is expanded.
So, collapse it, and it'll work again.
Yes, it's really tricky!

Greetings,
P. Di Stolfo

Julian said:
In XP one used to be able to open a folder/folder shortcut in a new window
by
holding down the Ctrl key while double-clicking.

How does one achieve the same result in Vista [HP] i.e. without creative a
new window and then double clicking...

It's driving me nuts...

TIA

Julian
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Julian said:
In XP one used to be able to open a folder/folder shortcut in a new window by
holding down the Ctrl key while double-clicking.

How does one achieve the same result in Vista [HP] i.e. without creative a
new window and then double clicking...
Click to expand...

what u can probably do is open a new window by pressing ctrl and n key on
the key board , ok this answers ur question
 
arindam_km said:
Julian said:
In XP one used to be able to open a folder/folder shortcut in a new window by
holding down the Ctrl key while double-clicking.

How does one achieve the same result in Vista [HP] i.e. without creative a
new window and then double clicking...
Click to expand...

what u can probably do is open a new window by pressing ctrl and n key on
the key board , ok this answers ur question
Click to expand...

Thanks for the thought but that's what I meant when I said "how does on do
this without creating a new window..." which is a keyboard action and then a
mouse action instead of one combined action, i.e. two actions where one used
to suffice.

Trivial on its own, but a heap of aggravation is just a lot of little
aggravations piled up...
 
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