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Something that has been bugging the hell out of me, since Vista, is that the old XP file explorer was replaced with the new Libraries opening window. That's fine, but why the hell does Computer have to be all the way to the bottom.

Ya if I was a novice user I might be inclined to use those folders more frequently, but as an IT guru, this is nuts. If I download, move, or copy anything to an external hard drive, USB, or DVD, I always have scroll down the Navigation Pane. This is such a little thing that it's almost stupid that you can't slide these categories up and down. This way users can set their most used categories to the top. If you can move columns back and forth, it makes no sense that you cant do it for the nav pane.

I know I can make a shortcut pointing the file location to %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /E,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} will allow me to create the Computer shortcut which can be use to pin to the taskbar. I've seen 3rd party software bring back the old XP explorer nav pane and I've also seen one that either adds or hides the Navigation Pane items.

It really is silly not to add something like this that is so simple to do for Microsoft. But does anyone know if there's any registry entry I can use, or some 3rd party software that does this for Windows 8?
 

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    Windows 8
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    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q9650
    Motherboard
    XFX nForce 790i Ultra SLI
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    Corsair Dominator GT 8GB (2 x 4096MB) PC3-17000 2133MHz
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    Tri SLI ASUS GTX 470 1280MB
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    Norton Internet Security 2013
Hi Bad,

Welcome to the "Eight Forums." . . .:thumbsup:

Try this; close all the folders above "Computer" then open "Computer" then close Explorer (file manger). Now reopen and everything should be the way you want it. Did this several times to see if any would change and it didn't. This worked for me, albeit it doesn't mean it is the answer you are looking for. . .Good Luck.

Hope to see you around the Eight Forums again an IT guru is always a big plus and the Eights.
 

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  • OS
    Win 8, (VM win7, XP, Vista)
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    PC/Desktop
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    HP Pavilion p1423w
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    Intel Core i5 3330 Ivy Bridge
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    Foxconn - 2ADA Ivy Brige
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    16 GB 1066MHz DDR3
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    ATI Radeon HD 5450
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    HD Realteck (Onboard)
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    Mitsubishi LED TV/Montior HD, Dell 23 HD, Hanspree 25" HD
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    Mit. 1980-1080, Dell 2048-115, Hanspree 1920-10802
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    1 SanDisk 240Gig SSD, 2 Samsung 512Gig SSDs
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    Tower
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    Microsoft Keyboard 2000
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    Microsoft Optical Mouse 5000
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    Firefox 19.1
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    MSE-Defender
I have a similar situation, I completely agree Bad123Boy... I dont get why I can put the Computer uptop, ahead of Favorites (i have a long list), i never use Libraries or Homegroup or network. I understand what you mean though, Lee.. But still it would be nice to rearrange the order on the left panel so you dont have to constantly scroll down.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 x64 Home Edition & Windows 7 x64 Professional
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy DV6-7250CA & Samsung NP355V4C-S01CA
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-3630QM @2.4GHz & AMD Quad-Core A10-4600M
    Memory
    8GB DDR3 @ 1600GHz & 6 GB DDR3 @ 1600GHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD 4000 + NVIDIA GeForce 630M 2GB & AMD Radeon HD 7660G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics 1GB
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    1366x768
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    SHAW Extreme
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    Chromium
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    MS Security Essentials, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Pro 1.7
Computer Drives near top ?

I moved my drives up.
Is what is in the picture what you are looking for ?

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1.1 Pro with Media Center
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    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway
    CPU
    AMD K140 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name AMD K140 Package Socket FT1 BGA Technology 40nm
    Motherboard
    Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
    Memory
    Type DDR3 Size 8192 MBytes DRAM Frequency 532.3 MHz
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    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
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    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
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    Name 1950W on AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x76
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    Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    AMD K140
    Cores 2
    Threads 2
    Name AMD K140
    Package Socket FT1 BGA
    Technology 40nm
    Specification AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
    Family F
    Extended Family 14
    Model 2
    Extended Model 2
    Stepping 0
    Revision ON-C0
    Instruction
    Browser
    Opera 24.0
    Antivirus
    Avast Internet Security
I moved my drives up.
Is what is in the picture what you are looking for ?

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Thank you for taking your time to do the screen shot, and post on here, that is exactly what I meant but without having go through adding it to favorites. Of course that works your way, and I will use it. But wouldn't it just be a simple piece of logical code for Microsoft to say, hey maybe the user might want favorites at the bottom, and computer at the top, or how about letting the user have the option to decide for themselves by being able to drop and drop the order of the top tiers. you know?

Anyways I appreciate your help, and this did solve my dilemma, so Thank you! :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 x64 Home Edition & Windows 7 x64 Professional
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy DV6-7250CA & Samsung NP355V4C-S01CA
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-3630QM @2.4GHz & AMD Quad-Core A10-4600M
    Memory
    8GB DDR3 @ 1600GHz & 6 GB DDR3 @ 1600GHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD 4000 + NVIDIA GeForce 630M 2GB & AMD Radeon HD 7660G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics 1GB
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Internet Speed
    SHAW Extreme
    Browser
    Chromium
    Antivirus
    MS Security Essentials, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Pro 1.7
Ya I guess that's one way to do it. It's just so weird to me though right? Ehh, I guess that works for me. I guess I just have to make more endless shortcuts to windows 8, lol.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q9650
    Motherboard
    XFX nForce 790i Ultra SLI
    Memory
    Corsair Dominator GT 8GB (2 x 4096MB) PC3-17000 2133MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Tri SLI ASUS GTX 470 1280MB
    Browser
    Mozilla Firefox
    Antivirus
    Norton Internet Security 2013
Ya I guess that's one way to do it. It's just so weird to me though right? Ehh, I guess that works for me. I guess I just have to make more endless shortcuts to windows 8, lol.

Just don't forget, "It's Windows 8, and it was my idea". It's exactly customized how you would want it and if not....well...then it was likely a bad idea anyway and you would be better off just moving on.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self-Built in July 2009
    CPU
    Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
    Memory
    8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" Acer x233H
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
    Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
    PSU
    Corsair 620HX modular
    Case
    Antec P182
    Cooling
    stock
    Keyboard
    ABS M1 Mechanical
    Mouse
    Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
    Internet Speed
    15/2 cable modem
    Other Info
    Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
LOL
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 x64 Home Edition & Windows 7 x64 Professional
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy DV6-7250CA & Samsung NP355V4C-S01CA
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-3630QM @2.4GHz & AMD Quad-Core A10-4600M
    Memory
    8GB DDR3 @ 1600GHz & 6 GB DDR3 @ 1600GHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD 4000 + NVIDIA GeForce 630M 2GB & AMD Radeon HD 7660G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics 1GB
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Internet Speed
    SHAW Extreme
    Browser
    Chromium
    Antivirus
    MS Security Essentials, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Pro 1.7
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