Can't open Program Files folder view when clicking the arrow from C: drive location

Summary:

I have tried to open Program Files folder by clicking the arrow from the C: drive, and most but not all folders and files show up in C:, but the one I really would like to show is Program Files folder

Can't open Program Files folder view when clicking the arrow from C: drive location

howdy doody (guest) 15 May 2009 15:27

I have tried to open Program Files folder by clicking the arrow from the C: drive, and most but not all folders and files show up in C:, but the one I really would like to show is Program Files folder, and it acts the same in QT Tabbar and QT Address bar. I have checked the permissions, don't see anyhting out of the ordinary, any reason behind this behavior in the C: folder location that I'm not aware of? For the files and folders that don't show, the Hidden attribute is greyed out, when either checked or not, the option is greyed out but visable. Do I need to uncheck a permission somewhere?

Thanks anybody.

Re: Can't open Program Files folder view when clicking the arrow from C: drive location

howdy doody (guest) 15 May 2009 15:41

I also wanted to know, and this is off topic, but I have looked and looked, but I can't find any program or registry setting to add a 27th drive to my computer in ms windows without breaking the 26 drive letter limit. I don't have this limitation in ubuntu or fedora, as when I want to add a new partition it gets added and I can name it anything I want besides C, D, E, F…etc, like for instance AA, BB, CC, DD or words and phrases. The only reason I ask it because you seem to be adept at manipulating the explorer window. I have looked at "gmail drive", an addon for windows, that once installed it adds an icon in the "my computer" explorer window, but for the life of me, I am unable to edit this gmail drive to remap to show instead a folder or a 27th partition. I just want to show a 27th partition in My Computer, and not have to map a partition to an empty folder by navigating to it somewhere on the c: drive as is the only official windows solution to adding more than 26 drives, but this doesn't help since it doesn't show up in My Computer like the C: drive does.

Do you understand what it is I am trying to do? and if you can't help, do you know of any resources besides googling that you use to edit the explorer window or in particular, "my computer".

Thanks Quizo, or anybody.

Re: Can't open Program Files folder view when clicking the arrow from C: drive location

howdy doody (guest) 15 May 2009 16:51

Ok, I am replying to myself again, this time it's on topic, as I would still like my first reply answered though, my original issues seems to have been fixed by me, after searching for "hidden attributes greyed out", I found this site useful: "http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/folder-hidden-attribute-greyed-out" and I typed this command in cmd prompt: "attrib -h -s "c:\program files" /S /D", and it now works in QT Address bar and QT Tabbar. They now both show "program files" folder when I click the arrow. But it confuses me, since it wasn't hidden before and it still is unchecked, just now the difference is that the hidden attribute is not greyed out any more. I'm bewildered, anybody have an answer????

Thanks anybody in advance

PS, off topic, I would still like to figure out how to add more partitions than the 26 drive letter limit will allow to show in "my computer".