Best windows explorer replacement?

[Leon Smith]

Heyas ppls
I'm after opinions on a really great windows explorer replacement program.
I really hate the way it works, and find myself using My Computer more than
Explorer, and even that sucks :)

So any enhancements/replacements.. please let me know! :)

-Lotness-

[moose]

Here are few replacements:
PowerDesk http://www.ontrack.com/powerdesk/ (freeware version)
JExplorer http://www.sourcex.co.kr/pgms/woosjung/
Turbo Navigator http://198.76.30.90/
2xExplorer http://personal-pages.ps.ic.ac.uk/~umeca74/

[Mark S D]

On 4 Jul 2001 20:38:22 +1000, Leon Smith <lot...@lotnesslair.cjb.net>
wrote:

>Heyas ppls

One annoying thing I found about explorer is the way the default
setting is to keep opening a new window each time you click on a
folder, so I set it to open in the same window (view, options,
filetypes) which is better, but - it's still usefull to have a new
folder open sometimes. If you add the following registry file you get
an option when you right click on a folder to open it in a new window
(it's not like explore which is a double pane view).

cut between the lines and save as newwindow.reg, and doubleclick it to
merge

-----
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\opennew]
@="New &Window"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\opennew\command]
@="explorer %1"

----

I find thats the best compromise for me, otherwise I get my screen
filling up. I like MiniKad too, a small freeware program for quickly
getting to a directory ( http://www.angelfire.com/in/honysoft/ ).

Best freeware file manager imho, is powerdesk (
http://www.ontrack.com/powerdesk/ ), and the best shareware one
Windows Commander ( http://www.ghisler.com/ ).

Best wishes,

[Howard Pollock]

Leon Smith <lot...@lotnesslair.cjb.net> wrote in
news:Xns90D4CEF66EFA6lo...@203.12.160.33:

I like Powerdesk - www.ontrack.com/powerdesk - and it's free.

Regards

Howard

[Andreas Kaestner]

"Mark S D" <postm...@127.0.0.1.invalid> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:op06ktsngjli0og08...@4ax.com...

>
> One annoying thing I found about explorer is the way the default
> setting is to keep opening a new window each time you click on a
> folder, so I set it to open in the same window (view, options,
> filetypes) which is better, but - it's still usefull to have a new
> folder open sometimes. If you add the following registry file you get
> an option when you right click on a folder to open it in a new window
> (it's not like explore which is a double pane view).
>
> cut between the lines and save as newwindow.reg, and doubleclick it to
> merge
>
> -----
> REGEDIT4
>
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\opennew]
> @="New &Window"
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\opennew\command]
> @="explorer %1"
>
> ----

IMHO there's no need for this - I use right click --> Explorer

Regards
Andreas

[PP]

Recently I tried EasyExplorer2
http://www.piquest.com/products/easyexplorer.exe
which is quite nice, fast and has nice configurability.

Greetings, Peter Passchier

"moose" <moos...@beer.com> news:9hurhn$5bm$1...@as201.hinet.hr...

[Blinky the Shark]

"PP" <P...@reborn.com> wrote in news:9hvn1k$9gt$1...@news.hccnet.nl:

> Recently I tried EasyExplorer2
> http://www.piquest.com/products/easyexplorer.exe
> which is quite nice, fast and has nice configurability.

Having seen that recommended here, several times, lately, I just
downloaded it.

Two words: bit chin.

And I really like installations that are simply "put the executable
where you want it". (Although this one does manage to put one line
in the registry, despite the non-installation installation.)

Pleased to find the built-in text search that works inside NON-text
files, too.

This looks like it will make me stop missing the old XTree DOS days.

Gets 4.5 SharkFins out of 5. I'd give it 5, but I don't want Mom
(may her soul rest in eternal peace) to think I'm too easy. Yeah,
I'm a guy, but Mom was funny that way. :)

--
Blinky

[Blinky the Shark]

Blinky the Shark <no....@box.invalid> wrote in
news:Xns90D47A257...@209.155.56.94:

---===< DANGER, WILL ROBINSON! >===---

<responding to own post>

I was writing about 2xExplorer! I misread the post to which I
responded.

I shall sack myself a bit later in the day.

--
Blinky

[YODAR]

I am using powerdesk and it is indeed preferable to Explorer thru use of a
quick-launch icon on the tool bar you can enable it easily, fron ZDnet
archives
Yodar

"Leon Smith" <lot...@lotnesslair.cjb.net> wrote in message
news:Xns90D4CEF66EFA6lo...@203.12.160.33...

[Tiger®]

"PP" <P...@reborn.com> wrotg:

I'm torn between fmedit98 and turbo navigator. If someone would make
a hybrid of the two, I'd be in heaven :)

Tiger®

Indescribable - (adj.) Applied to that which defies description.
Adjective - (noun) Term used to describe something.
...You figure it out...

[Franz Steinhäusler]

On 4 Jul 2001 20:38:22 +1000, Leon Smith <lot...@lotnesslair.cjb.net>
wrote:

>Heyas ppls

Hello Leon,

I prefer Servant Salamander 1.52 (freeware version)

http://www.altap.cz/download.html

It is conform to Norton Commander Shortcuts and the download size
is only about 210k

Although the program surface is a little meager, it has (almost) all
the functions I need, and enables me a fast navigation through
the filesystem.

--
Franz Steinhaeusler

[Frameman]

I really like Powerdesk

PowerDesk http://www.ontrack.com/powerdesk/ (freeware version)

Frameman

[JT]

Bob <rho...@whasper.com> wrote in news:jbnbkt4onncp86stmvtdtohnr59ldh29of@
4ax.com:

[Servant Salamander 1.52 (freeware version)]

> It's amazing how a programmer can cram a program, that expands to
> 59 directories and bloats the registry by 880 entries, into a 210k DL.

Not only that, but it's twice as slow as TurboNavigator in file copy
operations (they use a very small read/write buffer, so "the progress bar
will be more accurate")

JT