context menu for current folder in explorer?

Hi,

in all prior Windows versions, there was an folder icon in the topleft
corner of the explorer. When you right click it, or drag-drop it, it acts as
the folder you're just viewing.

This does not work with Vista - at least for me. Where has it gone?
My very problem in detail:
- How to get the "Command Here" menu for the "current" folder - not a sub
folder


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"Gernot Frisch" <> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> in all prior Windows versions, there was an folder icon in the topleft
> corner of the explorer. When you right click it, or drag-drop it, it acts
> as the folder you're just viewing.

You can also double click it for the default (bold) action, which is Close.
I remember missing that too, but I think I found a way of still doing it.
Not much use, as I have forgotten it. Can you do it by using the Properties
panel at the bottom?

> This does not work with Vista - at least for me. Where has it gone?
> My very problem in detail:
> - How to get the "Command Here" menu for the "current" folder - not a sub
> folder

Maybe it is by SHIFT+right clicking the Titlebar at the top? Try hunting
around. I really do remember finding a replacement for that behaviour
somewhere.

ss.

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"Gernot Frisch" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi,
>
> in all prior Windows versions, there was an folder icon in the topleft
> corner of the explorer. When you right click it, or drag-drop it, it acts
> as the folder you're just viewing.
>
> This does not work with Vista - at least for me. Where has it gone?
> My very problem in detail:
> - How to get the "Command Here" menu for the "current" folder - not a sub
> folder
>
>
> --
> ------------------------------------
> Gernot Frisch
> http://www.glbasic.com
>
>

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>5 Programs for Tweaking Vista Sarah In Tampa Channel 10:
> http://on10.net/blogs/sarahintampa/20846/Default.aspx


..which one?

Gernot,
Hold down the shift key and right-click on the folder.

I have a choice of Open Command Window Here.

Now, to be honest, I don't remember whether that's one of the normal extra goodies that show when you hold down shift as you right click or whether that goodie was added by one of the .reg files that I downloaded from one of Shawn's tutorials on Vistax64forum.

Karl
"Gernot Frisch" <> wrote in message news:...
Hi,

in all prior Windows versions, there was an folder icon in the topleft
corner of the explorer. When you right click it, or drag-drop it, it acts as
the folder you're just viewing.

This does not work with Vista - at least for me. Where has it gone?
My very problem in detail:
- How to get the "Command Here" menu for the "current" folder - not a sub
folder


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Gernot Frisch
http://www.glbasic.com

"Censored Syndrome" <> wrote in message
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>
>> This does not work with Vista - at least for me. Where has it gone?
>> My very problem in detail:
>> - How to get the "Command Here" menu for the "current" folder - not a sub
>> folder
>
> Maybe it is by SHIFT+right clicking the Titlebar at the top? Try hunting
> around. I really do remember finding a replacement for that behaviour
> somewhere.


Can't you SHIFT+right click in the white space within the folder (not on an
icon)?

ss.

"Open Command Window Here" is a built-in option in Windows Vista.

Hold the SHIFT key down, and right-click on the folder. You should see the
"Open Command Window here" option.

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"Gernot Frisch" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi,
>
> in all prior Windows versions, there was an folder icon in the topleft
> corner of the explorer. When you right click it, or drag-drop it, it acts
> as the folder you're just viewing.
>
> This does not work with Vista - at least for me. Where has it gone?
> My very problem in detail:
> - How to get the "Command Here" menu for the "current" folder - not a sub
> folder
>
>
> --
> ------------------------------------
> Gernot Frisch
> http://www.glbasic.com
>