|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| Window Vista's Explorer. |
Reviewed by : Saurav Srivastava, Microsoft MVP. |
Microsoft has completely overhauled the Windows Explorer in Vista. Not only has its look is changed, but the way you manage your files too ! By making it so power-packed, Windows has a winner in its fold ! |
| On first look, this is how the default Windows Explorer looks link. My Computer of Windows is now replaced with just “Computer” which shows all your fixed, removable & optical drives at one place. |
|
| The default look is not only enhanced but also it is logically more unified. You no longer get the classic menu bar by default, & come to think about it, when was the last time you used it? You can still get the Menu bar by pressing & releasing the keyboard Alt key. |
| The Explorer is divided into parts such as address bar, search box, favorite links & the viewport area.The address bar is no longer like the one in XP. It is a BreadCrumb Bar & from one folder you can jump to any other folder on the path backward using the breadcrumb arrows. It makes it easier to go back as many steps as you want. However you cannot drag a file to address bar, hover over an arrow & open that folder with drag selected. You can instead simply do a Cut & go to that folder & Paste. |
|
| In XP, clicking on the address bar pull down menu used to give a display of all the drives & navigation folders which was a really good feature. It is omitted in Vista & now the address bar pull down menu shows a history of some recently opened folders & URL links. More like IE 7’s address bar. The XP method was a good feature which was removed for no apparent reason. |
|
Below the address bar is the Tasks toolbar. This is a context sensitive toolbar which changes according the folder you are in like if you click on an image, the icons change to tasks which will assist you in doing picture related stuff. If you select a Video it will offer you video related tasks such as making a DVD or playing it in WMP11 etc. You can navigate back or forward using the usually identifiable back & forward buttons which are on left side of address bar.
|
|
| Explorer now has search integrated in it. You can search for anything from anywhere in Explorer. Just write the word & Windows Explorer will display it in search instantly or if the files are not indexed, a bit slow. It searches in the folder in which you are currently & the index. Search is a big feature in Vista & makes it easy to find a particular file. |
|
Now the favorite links sidebar : Well, nothing much to talk about. Just drag the folder you want to add to this favorite link sidebar & it will make a shortcut. One shortcoming though that you cannot increase the icon or font size of Sidebar, but it is possible using registry hacks. The Explorer Tree navigation is below the favorite bar & is displayed when you click on “Folders” button.
|
|
| At the bottom is the File details pane which is an enhancement of the XP shell style info pane. Just click on a file & it will show all the possible info it can about that file such as author, date etc. You can also edit the file description depending upon which file it is, like if it is a Word 2007 document you can easily change the author etc. |
|
| Vista's Explorer makes is designed to make life easier ! |
These Links May Interest You:
Vista's Game Explorer.
"MacOSX's Finder may look more polished...But Vista's Explorer is Kick Ass !"
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
| |
|
| © Copyright 2007, 2008, WinVistaClub. Rights Reserved. |
|
|
