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'Undo' feature in Explorer...

Started by Pouya Dec 17, 2005 at 2:01 PM 37 replies 8.7k views

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Dec 17, 2005 at 2:01 PM

This is not an anti-Windows rant or anything, I just really hate this 'undo' thing in Explorer, and want to know if there's a way to disable it. Ok, so the feature isn't as annoying if you turn off your computer every night. But for my case, I've been logged in since 9/9/05. (Yes, that means my windows box has been up for over 3 months) I just accidentally pressed ctrl-Z while I was doing something. It undid something, probably from a couple of weeks ago. I have no idea what it did, and how I would redo it. There was probably a good reason why I did whatever it was that I did back then, and now Explorer has nicely gone back and undone it for me... You're probably laughing at me right now, but I would really like my files to go back to the state they were before the undo. Right now, Explorer has "Undo Rename" in the menu, and I can't remember the last time I renamed something. Though, I'm quite sure there was a reason behind that rename.

Oberon_Command

Dec 17, 2005 at 2:02 PM

Maybe click redo?

Pouya

Dec 17, 2005 at 2:07 PM

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Original post by Oberon_Command
Maybe click redo?

No redo option:

tstrimp

Dec 17, 2005 at 2:07 PM

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Original post by Pouya
Ok, so the feature isn't as annoying if you turn off your computer every night. But for my case, I've been logged in since 9/9/05.
(Yes, that means my windows box has been up for over 3 months)

I think you missed an update that requires you to reboot. [wink]

Dmytry

Dec 17, 2005 at 3:01 PM

Try pressing ctrl+y ? it normally does redo, don't know if it works in IE tho.

Luckless

Dec 17, 2005 at 3:14 PM

Nope, tried on XP, not seeing any redo here.

Very odd,... why have undo without having redo?

Programmer One

Dec 17, 2005 at 3:34 PM

Remove the letter Z from your keyboard. I mean, there are hardly any important words that have Z in it anyway.

Pouya

Dec 17, 2005 at 3:38 PM

Ok, I found out what it undid.
Over a week ago I contributed something to the picture war thread, a wolf. I deleted that wolf pic after uploading it to my gamedev webspace, and now it's back in my downloads folder, so the accidental undo was to undelete that file.
The rename that's in the menu right now is most likely when I changed the name of that image to hungry_wolf instead.
All fixed now. I hate you, mr. Explorer.

Andrew Russell

Dec 17, 2005 at 5:49 PM

I have to agree - I turn off every night and that "feature" still annoys me.

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Original post by Pouya
I hate you, mr. Explorer.

Use FireFox!

smart_idiot

Dec 17, 2005 at 6:02 PM

I don't think FireFox would make a very good substitute for Explorer.

Red_falcon

Dec 17, 2005 at 6:05 PM

people, think sometimes before post

explorer in this case is not meant as internet explorer, but as windows shell.
firefox has nothing to do with it

Penten

Dec 17, 2005 at 6:11 PM

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Original post by Red_falcon
people, think sometimes before post

explorer in this case is not meant as internet explorer, but as windows shell.
firefox has nothing to do with it

Tadaa!!

Coward

Dec 17, 2005 at 6:12 PM

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Original post by Red_falcon
people, think sometimes before post

explorer in this case is not meant as internet explorer, but as windows shell.
firefox has nothing to do with it

Wow, you think so?

smart_idiot

Dec 17, 2005 at 6:17 PM

Edit: Oh, wow, I broke it. Nevermind. . .

Red_falcon

Dec 17, 2005 at 6:18 PM

you two are a good example of such people [flame]

Pouya

Dec 17, 2005 at 7:50 PM

Been browsing through some of the registry hacks sites a little bit. Still can't find a way to just take out the undo feature.
I suppose it's really built in.

P.S. I explicitly said 'Explorer', not IE.

cowsarenotevil

Dec 17, 2005 at 7:50 PM

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Original post by Red_falcon
you two are a good example of such people [flame]

I honestly have no idea what you're talking about at this point. Either way, I suspect that "use FireFox" was sarcasm.

Ainokea

Dec 17, 2005 at 8:59 PM

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Original post by Andrew Russell
I have to agree - I turn off every night and that "feature" still annoys me.

Quote:
Original post by Pouya
I hate you, mr. Explorer.

Use FireFox!

Uhh what would you undo in a web browser?

load_bitmap_file

Dec 17, 2005 at 9:55 PM

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Original post by Ainokea
Quote:
Original post by Andrew Russell
I have to agree - I turn off every night and that "feature" still annoys me.

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Original post by Pouya
I hate you, mr. Explorer.

Use FireFox!

Uhh what would you undo in a web browser?

In Opera it reopens the last tab you closed. [grin]

nes8bit

Dec 17, 2005 at 10:06 PM

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Original post by Ainokea
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Original post by Andrew Russell
I have to agree - I turn off every night and that "feature" still annoys me.

Quote:
Original post by Pouya
I hate you, mr. Explorer.

Use FireFox!

Uhh what would you undo in a web browser?

Probably once a hacker gets into your computer you can press undo to kick him out and unsteal your identity.

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