I am unable to "Explore Path"

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Darkcloud101
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I am unable to "Explore Path"

Post by Darkcloud101 »

So, I recently watched a video to help me to use this .msi setup program and to do it I'm suppose to right click the file and click "Explore Path" but whenever I right click it there is no option to "Explore Path" I am not really sure if I somehow managed to disable it or if it was already disabled when I installed it but if somebody knows how to fix this I would be greatly appreciative.
void
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Re: I am unable to "Explore Path"

Post by void »

Enable Explore Path:
  • In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
  • Click the Context menu tab.
  • Select Explore Path.
  • Check Show this item.
  • Click OK.
therube
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Re: I am unable to "Explore Path"

Post by therube »

Why the differentiation (in Everything) between Open Path and Explore Path?

(I can see if you enabled both & modified one to work around 255 character max file path limit could be worthwhile.)
void
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Re: I am unable to "Explore Path"

Post by void »

On Windows XP:
Explorer Path = Show tree view on the left.
Open Path = Show the folder view with no tree on the left.

On Windows Vista or later, the tree on the left is always shown.
Explorer Path and Open Path will do the same thing on Vista or later.
Explorer Path is disabled by default on Vista or later.
Explorer Path is enabled by default on XP or earlier.
therube
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Re: I am unable to "Explore Path"

Post by therube »

Now that I'm on XP, I see.
Thanks.
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