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    Status bar under icons on My computer

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by isumaru, Feb 12, 2008.

  1. isumaru

    isumaru Notebook Guru

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    hello guys, i used to see, when i get into my computer or windows explorer, some information about the drivers (like de c: d: dvd drive) that show that blue bar with the drive usage space and free space and other informations...
    suddenly theese informations desapear and i can not make it show up again, can anyone help me?? i really like that thing!
     
    isumaru, Feb 12, 2008
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  2. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    Is this XP or Vista?
     
    pixelot, Feb 12, 2008
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    You're in Vista...

    click on Views and slide the bar down to Tiles.

    I like it too :D
     
    outofthisworld, Feb 12, 2008
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    it is vista!
     
    isumaru, Feb 12, 2008
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    Aha. Yes, and you can also play around with the 'Organize' tab in the 'Layout' option.
     
    pixelot, Feb 12, 2008
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    i did all these stuffs that you guys told me to do, i manage to put the details painel under the window (in the organize tab and layout option), but i used to have these informations not only downside at the window, but under each icon... i these isn't showing anymore...
    anything else i should do?

    these is how it used to be ( http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...xplorer.png/798px-Windows_Vista_Explorer.png), know i only have that one in the bottom... i really want that thing under the icons back! hehe
     
    isumaru, Feb 12, 2008
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  7. crash

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    Can you give us a screenshot of what it looks like right now?
     
    crash, Feb 12, 2008
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    isumaru, Feb 12, 2008
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    Like outofthisworld said, it should be the 'Tiles' setting.
     
    pixelot, Feb 12, 2008
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    i've set to show extended titles and it remains the same...
     
    isumaru, Feb 12, 2008
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    You do have the Aero theme on?
     
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  12. crash

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    Try this:

    Click "alt", then go to tools>folder options
    Click "restore defaults"
    Then go to the "view" tab
    Click "restore defaults" there too

    See if that works.
     
    crash, Feb 13, 2008
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  13. isumaru

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    i do have the aero theme enable (if it is the windows vista theme)

    and i have tried to go under booth view and folder options and restore to default and nothing...

    i'm thininking that i will have to reinstall windows...

    any other option?
     
    isumaru, Feb 13, 2008
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    Before re-installing, I would create a new account and check if it has the same problems. If not, you could switch accounts, or play with your settings some more.
     
    pixelot, Feb 13, 2008
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    Is this bar really so important that you need to have it?
     
    roytse, Feb 13, 2008
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    i created another account and in this new account the explorer is right, wit the status bar just like it used to be on my first account!! and more, it has the option under the view tab to show titles, and the fisrt account only shows the option of extended titles... strange!!

    how do i copy all my settings, if it is possible, like the favorites, pictures, etc to my new account???

    tks!
     
    isumaru, Feb 13, 2008
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