Microsoft KB Archive/120222

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Plus Sign Appears in Windows Explorer but Not in File Manager

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Q120222

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

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SYMPTOMS

 * When you run Windows Explorer, you see a plus sign (+) before each folder or tree.
 * When you run File Manager, you do not see the plus or minus signs (+ or -) before each folder or directory.

CAUSE

 * In Windows Explorer, the plus sign appears before network directories and floppy disk drives for performance reasons. Ghosted connections are used for network directories; therefore, the plus sign appears until the directory is accessed. Floppy drives display a plus sign because it is time consuming to poll floppy drives until you want to access them.
 * In Windows 3.x and Windows for Workgroups 3.x, the plus and minus signs are enabled by default for File Manager. In Windows 95, they are disabled by default.

RESOLUTION

 * If you click the plus sign, it disappears if there are no subdirectories. If there are subdirectories, clicking the plus sign makes the subdirectories visible.
 * On the Tree menu in File Manager, click Indicate Expandable Branches to view the plus and minus signs in File Manager.

Additional query words: expand

Keywords : win95 appscomp

Issue type :

Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400xsearch kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400xsearch kbWinNTS400 kbWin95search kbWin95