Disable Favorite Links Panel in Windows Vista Explorer
If you dislike the new Favorite Links panel in the Windows Vista Explorer panel, you might not realize that it's really called the Navigation Pane, and it's extremely simple to turn off.
February 26, 2007 · 1 min · 24 words · Erik Parks
And just like that, no more Favorite Links bar.
The only problem with this is that it also hides the Folders view as well.