Yes, I have tried that. It's crazy enough that the dividers at the top of
the left screen are GONE, but even crazier is that when I click on VIEW
DETAILS, all files disappear and it's completely blank. I hate this. I
might have to do the reinstall like you said. I can't imagine how this
happened, I'm usually computer smart, but this one has stumped me. Thanks
for trying.

"A. Mishra" <namaste977@cox.net> wrote in message
news:%Thod.71702$EZ.59038@okepread07...
> on the top of the explorer menu, click on view and then go to explorer bar
> and then click on folders.
> for the details, view Details.. if it doesn't work.. try restoring
windows
> to previous date and if that doesn't work, you're just gonna have to
> reinstall windows again.
> - Ace
>
> "cozyhomelife" <chl@notscape.com> wrote in message
> news:lzdod.30964$Qv5.16145@newssvr33.news.prodigy. com...
> > When I'm in my windows explorer (file manager) I am missing something
that
> > used to be there. It used to be that all the folders showed in the
left
> > frame, and on the right were all the folders and files. At the top of
> > the
> > right section were different column headers, like for the day, time,
size
> > of
> > file. I could click on any of those headers and my files would be
shown
> > in order by their alphabetized name or their size or their date, etc.
> > This
> > has always been this way, and I've had the computer for years. Now
> > suddenly, all I see are the folders and files in the right section.
> > There
> > is no header that lets me change the column it is sorted by. I can no
> > longer see the dates that allowed me to classify my picture folders
> > correctly. Naturally, I've played with the settings in the icons that
> > switches from different views. When I put it on DETAILS, everything
> > that
> > is in the right frame, suddenly becomes invisible and it's a blank white
> > screen. I put it back on list, and it's all there again. I've tried
> > every toolbar option and am getting no where. Does anyone have a
clue
> > what happened to my computer? The only thing I did different was to
> > unload
> > a yahoo browser and some other of their software like messenger and
their
> > toolbar that is used in browsing the internet.
> >
> >
>
>