'My Computer' view not right

[milky]

this may sound like a stupid problem to have, but it bothers me for some reason.
the category headings are missing when I open 'My Computer'.
there should be headings in bold such as:

Files Stored on This Computer:

Hard Disk Drives:

Devices with Removable Storage:

they are not there for some reason. i've tried every different view, tried switching to classic folders and then back to 'show common tasks'.
can't figure out why they disappeared or how to get them back.

 

[kitty500cat]

Try right-click-->Arrange Icons By-->Type.

 

[milky]

that simply sorts them by type. but thanks for trying.

is there something in the registry maybe?

 

[howard_hopkinso]

I don`t know if this will help, but it`s worth a try.

Open my computer and click tools/folder options. On the general tab, click restore defaults and click apply/ok. Close my computer and reboot your system. See if that helps at all.

Regards Howard

 

[milky]

already tried that...didn't work.

here is what I'm looking at:

 

[Didou]

View -> Arrange Icons By -> Show in Groups.

 

[Shaw23]

After you do what Didou said, if it still isnt what you want it to look like... then you also need to do the following:

View -> Arrange Icons By -> Type (which is what Kitty suggested, you need both settings to be right for what you are trying to accomplish)

After that you should be set.

*After you get this working right, you can also change the appearance of it a little more if you wish by clicking on View then selecting from the following: Thumbnails, Tiles, Icons, List, or Details.

 

[milky]

That was it! finally!
thank you. it does have to be both settings.
after show in groups it looked like this:

then after arrange by type, it was right
Thanks again for all of your help.
I feel so much better now :giddy:

 

[kitty500cat]

Glad to know it worked for you.