1. Open My Computer and make sure that "Favorite Links" are showing in left side pane (Navigation pane). If its not enabled then u can enable it from "Organize -> Layout -> Navigation pane".
2. Close My Computer.
3. Now open "Windows Explorer" from Start menu.
4. It'll show "Folders List" instead of "Favorite Links" in Navigation pane. Thats cool since its Windows Explorer it should display Folders list.
5. Now close Windows Explorer and again open My Computer.
6. Guess what? The Navigation pane will show "Folders List" in left pane instead of previously selected "Favorite Links".
So the conclusion is this:
If you select "Favorite Links" to be shown in My Computer and open Windows Explorer, it'll overwrite your settings for "Navigation pane" and will force My Computer to show "Folders List".
So Windows Explorer overwrites My Computer's "Navigation pane" settings. How can I save my settings for "Navigation pane" in My Computer?
It seems that in Vista "My Computer" and "Windows Explorer" are no longer different as they were in previous versions of Windows. In XP, My Computer doesnt show "Folders List" in left pane but Windows Explorer shows and in Vista both My Computer and Windows Explorer show "Navigation pane". Thats why the above BUG exists!!!
NOTE:
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I noticed one more thing! If you set to show both "Favorite Links" and "Folders List" in "Navigation Pane", then no problem occurs. Both My Computer and Windows Explorer show both things. But if you set only "Favorite Links" to show in My Computer and open Windows Explorer, it'll automatically overwrite your settings for Navigation Pane in My Computer and My Computer will start showing both things...
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Todd
Its not a bug, its a feature, notice that when you are viewing a folder with the Favourite Links pain, at the bottem there is an arrow called 'Folders' if you click that it will open the pane like in Windows Explorer, you then resize both so you have both panes.
VG
^^ You didnt understand the thing which I was talking about. The bug is Windows Explorer overwrites My Computer settings. What if I want to show "Favorite Links" and hide Folder List in My Computer. Each time I open Windows Explorer, it'll again start showing Folder List which I made hidden recently.
uwishu
No this is not a bug. He's right it is a feature.
MSbeta
The point is that if someone disables the Navigation pane, it should STAY disabled. Period. It's a major UI inconsistency to allow the user to go through the steps to disable something, and then selectively choose when to respect or disrespect their decision.
And it's REALLY confusing when you can go to My Computer, see the navigation pane (which you disabled), see TWO references for each drive (how stupid is that?!), then click on a drive and...guess what?!...the navigation pane goes away. Ahem.
visitor
VG and MSbeta are right. You MS-lovers are wrong.
If there's anything more annoying than having to make a statement or request twice, it's having to do so when dealing with A MACHINE that's supposed to PERFECTLY FOLLOW YOUR EVERY COMMAND.
Usually a good-humored admonition to studying programmers: "The computer isn't screwing up; it's doing exactly what you told it to do." Well, in this case, a misguided MS engineer/designer -- or possible a whole team of same! -- appears to be interfering with those intentions via a piece of code that he/she/they wrote.
The really funny and painful part of it, too, is that they probably thought they were making things BETTER and making users' life EASIER by doing so. Problem is, MS treats all users as lusers.
"How is the poor helpless newbie going to find Folder List again in scenario X?? We'd better help them. Expert system tweakers, sorry, you're screwed. But unlike newbs, EXPERTS can solve their own problems, so they won't mind!" <-- MS design meeting, I swear.
The problem with all MS software since the dawn of GUI (and perhaps before, but it's a bit before my time as a professional) is when they try to THINK FOR YOU! Dang, MS, will you stop?!