XPost: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics   
   From: hayesstw@telkomsa.net   
      
   On Wed, 6 Aug 2014 21:26:29 -0500, VanguardLH  wrote:   
      
   >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 ______/   
      
   Ah, I see. So they are linked.   
      
   >> 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.   
      
   I've usually tried to drag them to a different drive, for example to back them   
   up to an external drive or to a CD, DVD, etc., when the one thing I DON'T want   
   is a copy of the link, because I might be disconnecting it and using it on   
   another computer where the link won't go anywhere.   
      
   When it does thaty I usually resort to the DOS "copy" command, which sometimes   
   needs a bit more typing, especially with long file names.   
      
      
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