Open desktop folders in separate window

[rfm]

If I have XY open and I double-click a folder on the desktop, the focus goes to that folder in the open version of XY. Is it possible to have it emulate previous versions of Windows and open in a new window, preferably with the left navigation pane closed?

[Stef123]

Press Win R (to open the Run dialog)
Then enter this: Control Folders
The dialog that opens should present you with all the stuff you're looking for.

[rfm]

Thanks, but it doesn't seem to do that...even for WinExplorer, let alone XY. Which options were you thinking of? They're different in Win7 from XP.

[Stef123]

Un-assign XY as your default file manager (Config > Shell integration) - I don't think you can control the behavior of XY via Windows "control folders". But I may be wrong.

Then configure your Windows settings. The dialog should be self-explaining:
- Open each folder in the same window
- Open each folder in its own window

For the left navigation pane, the dialogs do indeed differ from version to version. Switch to the View-tab on the same dialog if you don't get to see the navigation stuff on the General-tab.

[rfm]

Why would I want to unassign XY as the default file manager? I want it as the default. Isn't there a setting to have it open a separate instance each time a desktop folder is double-clicked? Even a separate tab would be okay. Is this in the paid version but not the free one? I could live with the navigation pane staying open.

[highend]

For the desktop folder only? Don't know...

For all folders that you double click?

Open regedit.

Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\XYplorer\command

or

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Directory\shell\XYplorer\command
(if you didn't allow XY to set the default to all users)

and edit the (Standard) value
from e.g.

"C:\Program Files\XYplorerFree\XYplorerFree.exe" "%1"
to
"C:\Program Files\XYplorerFree\XYplorerFree.exe" /new "%1"

[rfm]

Thanks. Is there a way to control whether the new tabs open next to the existing one or not? I have "Never combine" in the Taskbar Properties menu, but it doesn't affect the behavior. (In fact, if I open more than one, all are stuck together, so I can't even drag it along the taskbar.)

[highend]

http://rammichael.com/7-taskbar-tweaker

[rfm]

Fabulous--thanks.