Windows Explorer computer navigation pane is missing...

I am running Vista home basic. I used to have a column on the left side of
my screen that listed the folder names when I opened up the "computer" option
using the Start button in the lower left of the screen. I could click the
folders open and they displayed their contents on the right. This made it
easy to move files around.

As far as I can tell this left column is called the Navigation pane. It has
disappeared and I cannot find a way to turn it back on. Any ideas?

I'm not even quite sure what I should be asking here -- if you need more
info from me, please ask. I'm not sure I even have the right name for the
thing. But right now I have no easy way to move files about unless I am
doing it from inside a program. I have tried the view options on the bar and
have searched help to no avail. Any help would be appreciated.
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--Barb

Barb McC-D;748161 Wrote:
> I am running Vista home basic. I used to have a column on the left sid
> o
> my screen that listed the folder names when I opened up the "computer
> optio
> using the Start button in the lower left of the screen. I could clic
> th
> folders open and they displayed their contents on the right. This mad
> i
> easy to move files around
>
> As far as I can tell this left column is called the Navigation pane. I
> ha
> disappeared and I cannot find a way to turn it back on. Any ideas
>
> I'm not even quite sure what I should be asking here -- if you nee
> mor
> info from me, please ask. I'm not sure I even have the right name fo
> th
> thing. But right now I have no easy way to move files about unless I a
> doing it from inside a program. I have tried the view options on th
> bar an
> have searched help to no avail. Any help would be appreciated
> -
> --Bar
Hello Barb
Open Computer > top panel, click ORGANIZE > popup window, click Layou
> click Navigation Pan
You have your nav.pane back

--
t-4-2

Wow! What a fast answer! And it worked! (Now why couldn't they have put
that in help? I've been trying to find the answer to this on and off for a
week and a half...)
--
--Barb


"t-4-2" wrote:

>
> Barb McC-D;748161 Wrote:
> > I am running Vista home basic. I used to have a column on the left side
> > of
> > my screen that listed the folder names when I opened up the "computer"
> > option
> > using the Start button in the lower left of the screen. I could click
> > the
> > folders open and they displayed their contents on the right. This made
> > it
> > easy to move files around.
> >
> > As far as I can tell this left column is called the Navigation pane. It
> > has
> > disappeared and I cannot find a way to turn it back on. Any ideas?
> >
> > I'm not even quite sure what I should be asking here -- if you need
> > more
> > info from me, please ask. I'm not sure I even have the right name for
> > the
> > thing. But right now I have no easy way to move files about unless I am
> > doing it from inside a program. I have tried the view options on the
> > bar and
> > have searched help to no avail. Any help would be appreciated.
> > --
> > --Barb
> Hello Barb,
> Open Computer > top panel, click ORGANIZE > popup window, click Layout
> > click Navigation Pane
> You have your nav.pane back.
>
>
> --
> t-4-2
>