Why don't folders expand when I click like in XP


  1. KenY7744
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    Windows 7 Enterprise Edition 32-bit
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    Why don't folders expand when I click like in XP


    When in Windows Explorer in XP, when you click on a folder in the left-hand pane, it would expand.

    How do I make it do this in Win7?

    Thanks,
    Ken
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  3. seekermeister
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    W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE
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    Double click it.
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  4. Bare Foot Kid
    Posts : 22,814
    W 7 64-bit Ultimate
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    Hello KenY7744, welcome to Seven Forums!



    You have to (double) click the little triangle to expand it.

    Why don't folders expand when I click like in XP-expand.jpg
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  6. karlsnooks
    Posts : 10,200
    MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
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    BareFootKid,
    Help me out here. Is there some configuration setting that I've chosen because all I ever need to do is to single-click to expand. Or do i completely misunderstand?
    Am running Win7 Ultimate 32-bit version.
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  7. Bare Foot Kid
    Posts : 22,814
    W 7 64-bit Ultimate
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    karlsnooks said:
    BareFootKid,
    Help me out here. Is there some configuration setting that I've chosen because all I ever need to do is to single-click to expand. Or do i completely misunderstand?
    Am running Win7 Ultimate 32-bit version.

    Do you (like me) have "single click" enabled?


    Control pane, folder option under the general tab.
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  8. CommonTater
    Posts : 1,170
    XP Pro SP3 X86 / Win7 Pro X86
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    karlsnooks said:
    BareFootKid,
    Help me out here. Is there some configuration setting that I've chosen because all I ever need to do is to single-click to expand. Or do i completely misunderstand?
    Am running Win7 Ultimate 32-bit version.
    Control Panel -> Folder Options -> Navigation Pane -> Automatically expand

    Control Panel -> Folder Options -> Click items -> Single click
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  10. Kari
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    Windows 10 Pro x64 EN-GB
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    Double click the folder name, or single click the little triangle.
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