Managing Files, Folders, and Search Methods

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My Computer provides access to local drives, mapped network drives, and Control Panel. System folders, such as Network and Dial-up Connections, Scheduled Tasks, and Printers, are now available through Control Panel.

By using the Address bar, you can quickly access other desktop shortcuts, such as My Network Places, the Recycle Bin, and Internet Explorer.

By default, when you open My Computer, you do not see the Folders Explorer Bar, which displays folders in a hierarchical relationship in a pane on the left side of the user interface.

To display the folders, you can choose Explorer Bar from the View menu and then select Folders . Enabling the Folders option is only in effect until you close My Computer. The next time you open My Computer the folders do not display until you choose the option again.

You can configure Windows 2000 Professional to show the Explorer Bar every time you open My Computer. To do this, use the following procedure:

To permanently display the Explorer Bar in My Computer

  1. In My Computer, click the Tools menu, and then click Folder Options .

  2. Click the File Types tab, and then under Registered file types , click Folder (the extension is N/A ).

  3. Click Advanced .

  4. Under Actions , click Explore , and then click Set Default .