[TomGuy]

Drag Windows Explorer to the TaskBar and pin it

What I hate with Win7 File Explorer is that I try to look at a file, so I find the directory in the file tree window. Zap, it jumps back to the top of the tree. I click on the desired directory again. And it jumps again.

That is bad enough, but it really creates problems when I try to copy files from one directory to another. I highlight the file and point to what I think is the correct new directory in the tree window, and it jumps before the copying starts. Then, I have to search the drive to find out where it actually copied the file. Many times, the copied file ends up somewhere other than were it should have been copied to.

XP File Explorer never had that kind of problem.

[Future Snake Eater]

That is annoying. That’s why I right-click on the directory in question and “Open in New Window.” That keeps my blood pressure lower.

[Carriage Hill]

I’ve never had that happen with mine; it’s stable or better than XP was. What about adjusting your mouse ‘touchiness’ setting? Are you using a splt-screen window, with tree on left and files on right?

[Carriage Hill]

Lots more here:

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-files/windows-explorer-expands-folders-inappropriately/50a81b05-da98-4d55-821d-55ffbbd0e998

From what I’m reading in a lot of these, certain ‘builds’ have the “jump bug”; others don’t. I have no clue as to why. Even some of Win-8 builds have it. All my units are free of it.

[publius911]

That is bad enough, but it really creates problems when I try to copy files from one directory to another. I highlight the file and point to what I think is the correct new directory in the tree window, and it jumps before the copying starts. Then, I have to search the drive to find out where it actually copied the file. Many times, the copied file ends up somewhere other than were it should have been copied to.
XP File Explorer never had that kind of problem.

I don't have that problem because I got in the habit, back with Win95, I think, always to use TWO explorer windows to move files between folders. Right clicking on the explorer icon allows opening the second explorer windows.
No matter how full a folder is, dragging the item to be moved to the bottom of the other explorer window always allows the file (or folder) to go to the proper place, and there is always a "pop up" verifying the destination.

Never fails.