Wednesday, April 8, 2009

How to get Vista-style "breadcrumbs" in XP?

One of the nicest new features in Vista is the "breadcrumb" view of the path in the Explorer address bar, which allows you to click on any level and go there. If you like this feature but don't want to move from XP to Vista, you can install a small application called QT address bar to give you that same functionality. Download it at
http://qttabbar.wikidot.com/qtaddressbar

First you'll need to install the .NET Framework 2.0 or later. Then run the QTAddressBar.exe file, select Install and click Next. After this, either log off and log back on or open Task Manager and do the following:

1. On the processes tab, find explorer.exe, right click and kill the process.
2. Now go to the Applications tab, click the New Task button and type explorer.exe in the Open box.
3. Right click the Toolbar and uncheck Address Bar, then check QT Breadcrumbs Address Bar.

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