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   VanguardLH to Steve Hayes   
   Re: Windows Explorer   
   06 Aug 14 21:26:29   
   
   XPost: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics   
   From: V@nguard.LH   
      
   Steve Hayes wrote:   
      
   > What is the difference between Windows Explorer and "My Computer"?   
      
   Windows Explorer: explorer.exe   
      
   My Computer     : explorer.exe /n ,   
                 or: explorer.exe ,   
                 or: explorer.exe ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}   
                                               /   
   classID for namespace of My Computer ______/   
      
   > For nearly 10 years of using XP I thought that "My Computer" *was* Windows   
   > Explorer, and wondered why it didn't live up to what was claimed for it. It   
   > was supposed to copy files, but when I tried to copy files I discovered that   
   > it only made copies of shortcuts, and did not copy the files themselves.   
      
   Depends on how you dragged the files for either flavor of iexplorer and   
   if you are dragging within the same volume (drive) or between volumes.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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