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Article: Hands on - Add-ons for Windows Explorer - Limited additions. A few add-ons can turn the Windows Explorer into a useful file management tool.(Column)
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- Personal Computer World
- Article date:
- March 1, 2005
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Irritation about weaknesses in Windows Explorer's functions and usability can be a thing of the past: we've collected the best utilities and plug-ins to add those missing functions and make full use of the Windows Explorer context menu. We'll show you how to configure Explorer, and explain which extra features you really need.
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