Clicking Details Does Not Select Files or Folders

 Last reviewed: August 7, 1996
Article ID: Q119460
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows 95
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

SUMMARY

To select a file or folder in Windows Explorer or My Computer, you must click the filename or folder itself, not the details that appear to the right of the filename or folder.

MORE INFORMATION

In File Manager, you can click any part of the line displaying a file's details to select that file. In Windows Explorer and My Computer, you must click the filename or folder name to select the corresponding file or folder. Clicking the details does not select the file.

Windows Explorer and My Computer are designed to function this way because they allow you to select multiple files or folders by using the mouse to draw a rectangle around filenames or folders. If you were able to choose files or folders by clicking the details in Windows Explorer or My Computer, this "lasso" effect would not work.

KBCategory: kbtool kbusage kbui
KBSubcategory: svrwksta ntui prodnt wpp95 win95
Additional reference words: 95 WINSHELL view choose highlight

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Last reviewed: August 7, 1996
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