A couple of other tips:
1. I never use the native link to Explorer. Instead I create a shortcut:
%windir%\explorer.exe /n, /e, c:\
and drag that to my Taskbar. This opens up a usable view in my drive of choice (in this case 'C:\'). See also
Command-Line Switches for Windows Explorer.
2. I only discovered this trick by accident the other day and am
extremely annoyed no-one bothered to tell me about it before. My folder views are generally remembered, but sometimes I may want to change it, or Windows decides what is best for me. My usual method to change the view was to click on the 'More options' button:
x.jpg
However, I found that with the cursor focus in the folder contents, I can change the view simply by holding down the Ctrl key and scrolling the mouse wheel (much like changing the zoom level), and the view rotates through all permutations.
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Since installing Win7 about 2 years ago, I've been exercising my vocabulary of expletives at the weird way it displays file directories. Could someone please tell me how to get rid of the pseudo labels in the pic above and return to the traditional display of devices with sub-directories for their contents. 
