I'm embarassed I don't know how to do this, it should be (and probably is) obvious, but I guess I'm too simple-minded to figure it out.

When you select the "My Computer" icon it opens up an instance of Windows Explorer, or at least something that looks a lot like Windows Explorer.

This window opens up in a "single-pane" view, which to my way of thinking is virtually useless. By clicking on View/Explorer Bar/Folders I can select a check box that makes the window the more useful "two-pane" view -- folders in the left frame, contents of those folders in the right.

How can I make this two-pane view the default behavior, so that any time I click on the My Computer icon it automatically comes up in the two-pane view?

tanstaafl.