Windows Explorer

[RPGGamer]

Does anyone know any good Windows Explorer alternatives?

I am using Windows XP Proffesional SP2 if that info is needed.

[bedouin]

Firefox is what you're looking for.

[piratePenguin]

I don't think you can remove Windows Explorer (it's part of the OS).
Anyhow, there is a port of GNU Midnight Commander (mc) to Windows:
http://homepages.compuserve.de/SiegwardJaekel/mc-gb.htm

Do you want a file browser (mc) or a web browser (firefox)?

[xyle_one]

Firefox is what you're looking for.

yep.

[piratePenguin]

I always thought Windows Explorer was the file manager and Internet Explorer was the web browser. Am I mistaken?

[xyle_one]

I am pretty sure its just one application.

[Annorax]

They are the same thing, it simply appears differently depending on where the stuff you're viewing is.

Best interim solution: that MidnightCommander port that piratePenguin linked and Firefox
Best longterm solution: Lose Windows, install Linux

Is there anything else that really needs to be said here?

[BobTheHob]

This threads question was answered with the first reply, frankly I don't know while people are still posting in here. I almost didn't post this, but hesitated, oh well, I guess thats why people still post in it .

[RPGGamer]

How can Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer be the same thing? There is explorer.exe in the windows folder for Windows Explorer and iexplore.exe in program files\internet explorer. Granted they can change from one to the other when an website/directory is entered in the address bar but I always thought that was due to inter-compatibility like Microsoft Excel and Word.

Anyways I am already using Firefox but the only problem of using it as a file viewer is that it shows everything like an FTP server and does not show hidde/system files.

[Aloone_Jonez]

I've done some googling and found some links:

http://www.fileant.com/
http://www.ddisoftware.com/smartfile/
http://www.frigate3.com/index.php/

[RaZoR1394]

RPGGamer It's absolutely not the same app but both access the IE core when browsing. Internet explorer is practically a modified Windows explorer window with standard settings to browse the internet and use the IE core.

About Windows explorer. It can be interpreted as two different things...

Windows explorer - The filebrowser
Explorer - The GUI shell

I've tried many of the replacements but here are the one's I consider the best.

Windows explorer - Directory opus
Explorer - Xoblite (Other alternatives are for ex Aston shell, bb4win, bblean,  and so on)

There is another very popular GUI shell replacer but I can't remember it. Check Neowin. They got loads of that info.

[Refalm]

A43 comes the closest (to the quality of Konqueror)

[muzzy]

Windows Explorer is the graphical shell that's responsible for automatically running programs at startup and providing taskbar and start-menu. Internet Explorer application is just a dummy host application which doesn't do much at all. Both of these can use different toplevel panes, however the views for both are implemented by SHDocVW, so that part is the same for both.

As of such, the browser is pretty much a system component, not an application.

[Aloone_Jonez]

[OFFTOPIC]Just thought I'd say muzzy, you're our first multi-kill member. :thumbup: [/OFFTOPIC]

[Calum]

Does anyone know any good Windows Explorer alternatives?

I am using Windows XP Proffesional SP2 if that info is needed.

plenty.

try konqueror or nautilus. i like konqueror's ease of use better, but i think nautilus has a smoother UI.

also, you could try rox filer or dfm for smaller and simpler alternatives or there's a file manager called gentoo which is a nice "commander" style one.