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Folder Options" Missing in Explorer

It sometimes happens that the "Folder Options" choice is missing in Explorer. You can try the following to restore it if you have XP Pro: Click Start | Run Type without the quotes in the box “ gpedit.msc “ In the Group Policy Editor, in the left pane navigate to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Explorer In the right pane, enable and then disable the item "Removes Folder Options menu from Tools menu"

Close all Explorer windows, then reopen. If this doesn't restore the Folder Options, there is a registry file you can run for that purpose. Here, however, run my tip on procedures for amending the Registry first. Go to [|__this web site__] and scroll down to number 129, "Restore Folder Options Under Tools."

Be sure you are using the right sequence to get to it:- In My Computer or Windows Explorer (not Internet Explorer), Click Tools on the menu bar, then Folder Options, then the View tab. 