oh, something else it does is scroll from right to left to see the other
folders/files, it used to be up and down. I have no idea what gremlin did
this.

"cozyhomelife" <chl@notscape.com> wrote in message
news:OTvod.23289$Rf1.14538@newssvr19.news.prodigy. com...
> Yes, I have tried that. It's crazy enough that the dividers at the top
of
> the left screen are GONE, but even crazier is that when I click on VIEW
> DETAILS, all files disappear and it's completely blank. I hate this. I
> might have to do the reinstall like you said. I can't imagine how this
> happened, I'm usually computer smart, but this one has stumped me. Thanks
> for trying.
>
> "A. Mishra" <namaste977@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:%Thod.71702$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.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>