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Is there a way to get Windows Explorer to behave in Vista?

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Mar 15, 2026435 views
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I'm having the following pet-peeves with the Windows Explorer in vista, compared to Win 2003.... It refuses to show the columns for file details in the right order, no matter how many times I change it. It shows Date/Type/Size, instead of Size/Type/Date I can't easily (with one click) show/hide the…

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The newer versions of Windows Explorer are useless. You could try one of the numerous Windows Explorer alternatives: xplorer2, FreeCommander, Total Commander, XYplorer etc.

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