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    Windows 7 keyboard shortcut to hide/unhide Navigation Pane in Explorer?

    well shift tab shift tab down L N is not really a shortcut. or I got to install a program and create some script = ridiculous but, I do appreciate thenlink :) It did answer my question
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    Windows 7 keyboard shortcut to hide/unhide Navigation Pane in Explorer?

    thanks for the link. It appears the answer is NO, there is not a native shortcut. Major oversight on Microsoft's part.
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    Windows 7 keyboard shortcut to hide/unhide Navigation Pane in Explorer?

    Anybody know a native keyboard shortcut that will hide/unhide the Navigation Pane in Explorer? Something like how Alt + P works to hide/unhide the Preview Pane? I have a netbook and sometimes I need more horizontal space so its nice to hide the navigation pane temporarily.
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    Windows 7 double-clicking .exe files to install them = 4 minute delay until install window appears

    No internet connections are attempted though when there's a delay. I have run exe when an outgoing firewall is active and it doesn't prompt for internet. I've uninstalled firewall too, but delay still occurs. So I don't understand why internet affects. But when wireless is off is does come up...
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    Windows 7 double-clicking .exe files to install them = 4 minute delay until install window appears

    this is happening on 2 computers. on the laptop, if I turn off Wireless, then the exe window comes up much quicker. I turn on Wireless, then it takes a long time to come up. Does this clue you in what the problem is? Your comments spurred me to iinvestigate whether wireless was on or not. thanks
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    Windows 7 double-clicking .exe files to install them = 4 minute delay until install window appears

    I installed Process Monitor. When I double click an exe "Explorer.EXE" starts being listed and keeps repeating without end until the setup window finally appears.
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    Windows 7 double-clicking .exe files to install them = 4 minute delay until install window appears

    I uninstalled my anti-virus. There is no longer any scanning software on my puter. I watched the resource monitor. When I double click the .exe nothing changes in the resource monitor. No new programs start, the ram doesn't change, the processor doesn't move. Nothing changes whatsoever. After...
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    Windows 7 double-clicking .exe files to install them = 4 minute delay until install window appears

    I'm hoping someone can help me solve a problem I'm having. Whenever I want to install a program, my computer takes forever to show the window that guides you through the installation. For example, I download Firefox, Double-click the .exe installation package and then nothing happens for...
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