Re: Cannot view files and folder in explorer

From: Alan Edwards (edwards_at_southcom.com.au)
Date: 12/28/04 

Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 16:13:54 +1100

Is it only in Details view?
If so, read on...

Click in the blank right-hand pane.
Press the Ctrl key and the + key
(only the + key on the numeric keypad)

Q179875 Windows Explorer Does Not Display Item's Contents in Right
Pane
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=179875

If not... then please try a newsgroup for you operating system as this
does not appear to be a security problem.

...Alan 

-- 
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html
 
In microsoft.public.security, "Steven S Tuma" <Steven S
Tuma@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>I am in need of some help.  Recently in the last week, I am unable to view 
>files or folders on my C: drive on my windows 2003 server.  These files are 
>there, because all of my websites are running ok, but I get a blank right 
>pane in explorer when I click the C drive.
>
>I am able to create a file on my c: drive but as soon as I create it, it 
>disappears from the explorer view.
>
>If I go to the command prompt, it puts me in my user folder and I am able to 
>list files using the DIR command
>but if I try to look outside of that folder no files will show up
>
>My question is why would this behavior occur and how can I fix it? Has 
>anyone heard of this happening before for no apparent reason?
>
>Any help would be very much appreciated.  Please send your response to 
>stuma@deepskysoftware.net 
>
>Thanks
>
>Steven S Tuma
>

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