Win7 desktop and open a desktop folder.Anyway to only see icons and not the left pane

[juvat]

Whenever I open a desktop folder it seems as though windows explorer is opening because there's a left hand pane list. For example I right click on an unused area of desktop and select create new folder. With-in the folder I put shortcuts to some programs. When I open the new desktop folder I created there's a left pane as though I had opened Windows Explorer. WinXP, all I would see is a square window with only icons to the shortcuts, not all the extra "Windows Explorer" left pane stuff.
There a way to customize Win7x64 regarding this issue?

jimb

 

[JackMDS]

Open the Folder click (at the Top) on organize, in the pulled down menu click on Layout.

Uncheck every thing and you will get clean "square" folder.

 

[juvat]

Sorry for taking so long to respond. I did as you instructed and in my drop down for desktop folder zGames organize\layout there are 4 items: Menu bar, Detail pane, Preview pane Navigation pane. It was the Navigation Pane that was the culprit. Thank you very much for helping me out with this.
jimb

 

[ZeroRift]

The left pane is controlled by the "Navigation Pane" checkbox, as JackMDS suggested.

Perhaps we are still referring to different things? Can you post a screenshot of what you want to turn off?