Installing Classic Explorer

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Apologies if this is already answered somewhere. I've download the new Classic shell and it has installed beautifully. However, I can't seem to get the Classic Explorer to work. It doesn't show in Accessories on the start menu which only has the Windows 7 Explorer which I don't want. Also, if I do a "save as" the dialogue box is the new style explorer. Could someone please point me at a solution somewhere?
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Posted 5-Dec-09 6:00am

7aw22

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DaveAuld 22-Jan-11 7:20am

Which version of Win7 are you using? Different version restrict what user can change with the interface. e.g. Starter cannot change desktop background

Estys 23-Jan-11 9:09am

@DaveAuld : OP posted an answer, made it a comment.

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Win 7 Home Premium Build 7600 64 bit

Estys 23-Jan-11 9:11am

Do not add answers, add comments. I removed your answer and added it as comment.

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Answer 1 · 2011-01-23T06:07:00

Disclaimer: this is not an attempt to answer this question.
This is also not an attempt to advertise, just a personal advice. I don't care if anyone follows it or not.

I only want to offer practical advice: why not using a radically different approach, such as one of Orthrodox File Managers. The best I would advice is Total Commander (see reference below), but you can find something else. Most people liked it when I demonstrated its benefits, and those using this (or similar) or a regular basis remember any kind of Explorer as a nightmare.

References:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthodox_file_manager#Orthodox_file_managers[^];

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_Commander[^].

Please, no flame wars, anyone! After all, this is a lot more about personal working styles.

DaveAuld · Answer 2 · 2011-01-23T03:16:00

Solution 2

Read this article and follow the steps in the last section which cover additional settings.

http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/82197.aspx[^]

Posted 23-Jan-11 3:16am

DaveAuld