Noel
Sat Sep 04 02:45:20 CDT 2004
The Explorer Left pane being greyed out is usually caused by a corruption
within Internet Explorer (yes, I know you're talking about Windows
Explorer!)
Reboot to Safe Mode
Go to Add/Remove Programs and try a repair of Internet Explorer from there.
Go to the entry for 'Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and Internet Tools'
in Add/Remove Programs
Click on Remove - and click on Repair on the window that pops up
Reboot on request to Normal Mode
If the above entry isn't there, you first need to uninstall all the patches
applied, then do the repair, then reapply the patches
The patches are listed in Add/Remove under the names 'Internet Explorer
Qxxxxxx'
highlight, click Remove - reboot if requested.
Repeat until the MSIE6SP1 entry appears - then repair as above.
HTH
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Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)
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"Fred" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:603e01c4924f$4f127d60$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Hello -
>
> This is a wierd ME machine. Have been cleaning viruses,
> worms, etc off for two days.
>
> I did a Windows update, and one of the items downloaded
> was 'Automatic Update'. Following the first 'Automatic
> Operation' (dialup Inet access), after reboot when I open
> Explore (not IE), the left-hand pane is totally gray and
> empty except for an 'x' in the upper RH corner.
>
> It opens to the 'Start Menu' and shows those items on the
> RH side, but NOTHING in the LH pane! I can click on
> the 'FOLDERS' button, and the LH pane disappears leaving
> only the individual items showing. Click 'FOLDERS' again,
> and I have two panes again but the LH pane is grayed out.
>
> Can't find any way to get it back! Flippin' wierd.
>
> Please help! Thx.
>