Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 with 4gb memory,

When inside explorer, I can select continuous files by selecting the first
file and pressing the Shift key plus last file. However when I try to
select files using CTRL key plus files that are not next to each other, the
highlighting comes off and I am unable to select files properly.

Is this a known bug with Vista?

"snomazushi" wrote:

Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 with 4gb memory,

When inside explorer, I can select continuous files by selecting the first
file and pressing the Shift key plus last file. However when I try to
select files using CTRL key plus files that are not next to each other, the
highlighting comes off and I am unable to select files properly.

Is this a known bug with Vista?

Only in your head. The two methods have completely different results,
as they were intended.

Sorry - nope.

The Control key acts exactly as it should, highlighting the individually
selected entries.

- unless you've made some other, unmentioned changes.


"snomazushi" wrote in message
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Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 with 4gb memory,

When inside explorer, I can select continuous files by selecting the first
file and pressing the Shift key plus last file. However when I try to
select files using CTRL key plus files that are not next to each other,
the highlighting comes off and I am unable to select files properly.

Is this a known bug with Vista?

On Sat, 4 Apr 2009 14:43:36 +0900, snomazushi wrote:

Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 with 4gb memory,

When inside explorer, I can select continuous files by selecting the first
file and pressing the Shift key plus last file. However when I try to
select files using CTRL key plus files that are not next to each other, the
highlighting comes off and I am unable to select files properly.

Is this a known bug with Vista?

I agree with Ralph. You might have a bug in your system.

Try this instead:
Organize Folder and search options View tab. Check "Use check boxes to
select items" (it's a few lines above the bottom).

Then you won't need the Ctrl key.

The check boxes appear individually as you pass the cursor over a file
name, and go away as you move on, unless you check them.

If that doesn't work, then I'm in the dark.

--
Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

"Gene E. Bloch" wrote:

On Sat, 4 Apr 2009 14:43:36 +0900, snomazushi wrote:

Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 with 4gb memory,

When inside explorer, I can select continuous files by selecting the first
file and pressing the Shift key plus last file. However when I try to
select files using CTRL key plus files that are not next to each other, the
highlighting comes off and I am unable to select files properly.

Is this a known bug with Vista?

I agree with Ralph. You might have a bug in your system.

Using the CTRL key when selecting files: each clicked file is added to
the selection, not the clicked and all files in between.

NOT a bug. It was not meant to work like using SHIFT and click.

Try this instead:
Organize Folder and search options View tab. Check "Use check boxes to
select items" (it's a few lines above the bottom).

Then you won't need the Ctrl key.

The check boxes appear individually as you pass the cursor over a file
name, and go away as you move on, unless you check them.

If that doesn't work, then I'm in the dark.

On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:16:05 -0500, Mike Torello wrote:

"Gene E. Bloch" wrote:

On Sat, 4 Apr 2009 14:43:36 +0900, snomazushi wrote:

Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 with 4gb memory,

When inside explorer, I can select continuous files by selecting the first
file and pressing the Shift key plus last file. However when I try to
select files using CTRL key plus files that are not next to each other, the
highlighting comes off and I am unable to select files properly.

Is this a known bug with Vista?

I agree with Ralph. You might have a bug in your system.

Using the CTRL key when selecting files: each clicked file is added to
the selection, not the clicked and all files in between.

NOT a bug. It was not meant to work like using SHIFT and click.

I suggest reading the OP.

--
Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

"Gene E. Bloch" wrote:

On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:16:05 -0500, Mike Torello wrote:

"Gene E. Bloch" wrote:

On Sat, 4 Apr 2009 14:43:36 +0900, snomazushi wrote:

Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 with 4gb memory,

When inside explorer, I can select continuous files by selecting the first
file and pressing the Shift key plus last file. However when I try to
select files using CTRL key plus files that are not next to each other, the
highlighting comes off and I am unable to select files properly.

Is this a known bug with Vista?

I agree with Ralph. You might have a bug in your system.

Using the CTRL key when selecting files: each clicked file is added to
the selection, not the clicked and all files in between.

NOT a bug. It was not meant to work like using SHIFT and click.

I suggest reading the OP.

It's quoted in what you replied to - and what I replied to:

When inside explorer, I can select continuous files by selecting the first
file and pressing the Shift key plus last file. However when I try to
select files using CTRL key plus files that are not next to each other, the
highlighting comes off and I am unable to select files properly.

Is this a known bug with Vista?

BTW... "OP" is used to refer to the Original Poster, not the original
post.

On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 18:57:52 -0500, Mike Torello wrote:

"Gene E. Bloch" wrote:

On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:16:05 -0500, Mike Torello wrote:

"Gene E. Bloch" wrote:

On Sat, 4 Apr 2009 14:43:36 +0900, snomazushi wrote:

Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 with 4gb memory,

When inside explorer, I can select continuous files by selecting the first
file and pressing the Shift key plus last file. However when I try to
select files using CTRL key plus files that are not next to each other, the
highlighting comes off and I am unable to select files properly.

Is this a known bug with Vista?

I agree with Ralph. You might have a bug in your system.

Using the CTRL key when selecting files: each clicked file is added to
the selection, not the clicked and all files in between.

NOT a bug. It was not meant to work like using SHIFT and click.

I suggest reading the OP.

It's quoted in what you replied to - and what I replied to:

Then I suggest understanding the OP.

When inside explorer, I can select continuous files by selecting the first
file and pressing the Shift key plus last file. However when I try to
select files using CTRL key plus files that are not next to each other, the
highlighting comes off and I am unable to select files properly.

Is this a known bug with Vista?

BTW... "OP" is used to refer to the Original Poster, not the original
post.

Not always when I use it.

On http://acronyms.silmaril.ie/cgi-bin/uncgi/acronyms,
you can see this under "OP":
"Original Post(er) [Usenet]"

--
Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

Continue to hold the ctrl key until all files are selected.

Woody

"snomazushi" wrote in message
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Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 with 4gb memory,

When inside explorer, I can select continuous files by selecting the first
file and pressing the Shift key plus last file. However when I try to
select files using CTRL key plus files that are not next to each other,
the highlighting comes off and I am unable to select files properly.

Is this a known bug with Vista?

Perhaps my explanation was misunderstood.

I know how CTRL key works when selecting files within Explorer.

When I use CTRL key and try to select files (not next to each other), it
does not work.

sn
"Ralph" wrote in message
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Sorry - nope.

The Control key acts exactly as it should, highlighting the individually
selected entries.

- unless you've made some other, unmentioned changes.


"snomazushi" wrote in message
...
Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 with 4gb memory,

When inside explorer, I can select continuous files by selecting the
first file and pressing the Shift key plus last file. However when I try
to select files using CTRL key plus files that are not next to each
other, the highlighting comes off and I am unable to select files
properly.

Is this a known bug with Vista?