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Using "Select multiple files or folders"
I want to select a long string of files (for deletion).
Vista Help says: --To select a consecutive group of file or folders, click the first item, hold down the SHIFT key, and then click the last item. --To select a consecutive group of files or folders without using the keyboard, drag the mouse pointer to create a selection around the outside of all the items you want to include. Using #1, it selects the "first item" and the "last item," but none of the items between the two. Using #2, it tries to MOVE files, not select them. My last OS did it this way, but Vista does not. Do I have something set so it behaves the way it does? How do I easily select multiple files? John |
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Using "Select multiple files or folders"
John wrote:
I want to select a long string of files (for deletion). Vista Help says: --To select a consecutive group of file or folders, click the first item, hold down the SHIFT key, and then click the last item. --To select a consecutive group of files or folders without using the keyboard, drag the mouse pointer to create a selection around the outside of all the items you want to include. Using #1, it selects the "first item" and the "last item," but none of the items between the two. Using #2, it tries to MOVE files, not select them. My last OS did it this way, but Vista does not. Do I have something set so it behaves the way it does? How do I easily select multiple files? File selection in Vista works the same way it has in all the other MS operating systems. To select multiple contiguous files, highlight the first file in the series and then hold down the Shift key and highlight the last file in the series. All your desired files will be highlighted. To delete non-contiguous files, hold down the Ctrl key as you select. If this isn't working for you, I'd try a different keyboard. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |
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Using "Select multiple files or folders"
John wrote:
I want to select a long string of files (for deletion). Vista Help says: --To select a consecutive group of file or folders, click the first item, hold down the SHIFT key, and then click the last item. --To select a consecutive group of files or folders without using the keyboard, drag the mouse pointer to create a selection around the outside of all the items you want to include. Using #1, it selects the "first item" and the "last item," but none of the items between the two. Using #2, it tries to MOVE files, not select them. My last OS did it this way, but Vista does not. Do I have something set so it behaves the way it does? How do I easily select multiple files? File selection in Vista works the same way it has in all the other MS operating systems. To select multiple contiguous files, highlight the first file in the series and then hold down the Shift key and highlight the last file in the series. All your desired files will be highlighted. To delete non-contiguous files, hold down the Ctrl key as you select. If this isn't working for you, I'd try a different keyboard. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |
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Using "Select multiple files or folders"
Hello John, You have the "SHIFT" key part right for selecting all files inbetween the first and last one selected. To select random multiple files your would do so by pressing and holding down the "CTRL" (control) key while select the files instead. If the two options above are not working this way for you, then check to see if this may be able to fix it for you. http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/15...files-fix.html You can also use the option in the tutorial below to select files using a check box. http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76...eck-boxes.html Hope this helps, Shawn John;1158750 Wrote: I want to select a long string of files (for deletion). Vista Help says: --To select a consecutive group of file or folders, click the first item, hold down the SHIFT key, and then click the last item. --To select a consecutive group of files or folders without using the keyboard, drag the mouse pointer to create a selection around the outside of all the items you want to include. Using #1, it selects the "first item" and the "last item," but none of the items between the two. Using #2, it tries to MOVE files, not select them. My last OS did it this way, but Vista does not. Do I have something set so it behaves the way it does? How do I easily select multiple files? John -- Brink '*MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience*' (https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...5-AD617AF3D511) *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.* '*Windows 7 Forums*' (http://www.sevenforums.com/) '*Windows Vista Forums*' (http://www.vistax64.com/) *Please post feedback to help others.* |
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Using "Select multiple files or folders"
Hello John, You have the "SHIFT" key part right for selecting all files inbetween the first and last one selected. To select random multiple files your would do so by pressing and holding down the "CTRL" (control) key while select the files instead. If the two options above are not working this way for you, then check to see if this may be able to fix it for you. http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/15...files-fix.html You can also use the option in the tutorial below to select files using a check box. http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76...eck-boxes.html Hope this helps, Shawn John;1158750 Wrote: I want to select a long string of files (for deletion). Vista Help says: --To select a consecutive group of file or folders, click the first item, hold down the SHIFT key, and then click the last item. --To select a consecutive group of files or folders without using the keyboard, drag the mouse pointer to create a selection around the outside of all the items you want to include. Using #1, it selects the "first item" and the "last item," but none of the items between the two. Using #2, it tries to MOVE files, not select them. My last OS did it this way, but Vista does not. Do I have something set so it behaves the way it does? How do I easily select multiple files? John -- Brink '*MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience*' (https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...5-AD617AF3D511) *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.* '*Windows 7 Forums*' (http://www.sevenforums.com/) '*Windows Vista Forums*' (http://www.vistax64.com/) *Please post feedback to help others.* |
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Using "Select multiple files or folders"
What would a different keyboard do? I'm not having any other problems with
the keyboard. I've used this for years and it did the Select Multiple Files on the previous OS with this keyboard and it worked perfectly. John "Malke" wrote in message ... John wrote: I want to select a long string of files (for deletion). Vista Help says: --To select a consecutive group of file or folders, click the first item, hold down the SHIFT key, and then click the last item. --To select a consecutive group of files or folders without using the keyboard, drag the mouse pointer to create a selection around the outside of all the items you want to include. Using #1, it selects the "first item" and the "last item," but none of the items between the two. Using #2, it tries to MOVE files, not select them. My last OS did it this way, but Vista does not. Do I have something set so it behaves the way it does? How do I easily select multiple files? File selection in Vista works the same way it has in all the other MS operating systems. To select multiple contiguous files, highlight the first file in the series and then hold down the Shift key and highlight the last file in the series. All your desired files will be highlighted. To delete non-contiguous files, hold down the Ctrl key as you select. If this isn't working for you, I'd try a different keyboard. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |
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Using "Select multiple files or folders"
What would a different keyboard do? I'm not having any other problems with
the keyboard. I've used this for years and it did the Select Multiple Files on the previous OS with this keyboard and it worked perfectly. John "Malke" wrote in message ... John wrote: I want to select a long string of files (for deletion). Vista Help says: --To select a consecutive group of file or folders, click the first item, hold down the SHIFT key, and then click the last item. --To select a consecutive group of files or folders without using the keyboard, drag the mouse pointer to create a selection around the outside of all the items you want to include. Using #1, it selects the "first item" and the "last item," but none of the items between the two. Using #2, it tries to MOVE files, not select them. My last OS did it this way, but Vista does not. Do I have something set so it behaves the way it does? How do I easily select multiple files? File selection in Vista works the same way it has in all the other MS operating systems. To select multiple contiguous files, highlight the first file in the series and then hold down the Shift key and highlight the last file in the series. All your desired files will be highlighted. To delete non-contiguous files, hold down the Ctrl key as you select. If this isn't working for you, I'd try a different keyboard. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |
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Using "Select multiple files or folders"
"Brink" wrote in message ... Hello John, You have the "SHIFT" key part right for selecting all files inbetween the first and last one selected. This is exactly what I am doing. It is also exactly what I copied from Vista Help. To select random multiple files your would do so by pressing and holding down the "CTRL" (control) key while select the files instead. Random, using CTRL works great. Does just as it says. If the two options above are not working this way for you, then check to see if this may be able to fix it for you. http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/15...files-fix.html There was no change after using this. I check the first, hold SHIFT, press the last, then DELETE and it only deletes those two files. This may help: The instruction you quoted above about the SHIFT key works exactly the same way using the CTRL. Therefore, I think the answer is that the SHIFT operation is really doing the CTRL operation; that is, "random" selection. To repeat: they both function the same way, as "random" selects, instead of the intended "multiple" selects. You can also use the option in the tutorial below to select files using a check box. http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76...eck-boxes.html I already have the "check box" option checked. Hope this helps, Shawn John;1158750 Wrote: I want to select a long string of files (for deletion). Vista Help says: --To select a consecutive group of file or folders, click the first item, hold down the SHIFT key, and then click the last item. --To select a consecutive group of files or folders without using the keyboard, drag the mouse pointer to create a selection around the outside of all the items you want to include. Using #1, it selects the "first item" and the "last item," but none of the items between the two. Using #2, it tries to MOVE files, not select them. My last OS did it this way, but Vista does not. Do I have something set so it behaves the way it does? How do I easily select multiple files? John -- Brink '*MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience*' (https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...5-AD617AF3D511) *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.* '*Windows 7 Forums*' (http://www.sevenforums.com/) '*Windows Vista Forums*' (http://www.vistax64.com/) *Please post feedback to help others.* See inline answers. John |
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Using "Select multiple files or folders"
"Brink" wrote in message ... Hello John, You have the "SHIFT" key part right for selecting all files inbetween the first and last one selected. This is exactly what I am doing. It is also exactly what I copied from Vista Help. To select random multiple files your would do so by pressing and holding down the "CTRL" (control) key while select the files instead. Random, using CTRL works great. Does just as it says. If the two options above are not working this way for you, then check to see if this may be able to fix it for you. http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/15...files-fix.html There was no change after using this. I check the first, hold SHIFT, press the last, then DELETE and it only deletes those two files. This may help: The instruction you quoted above about the SHIFT key works exactly the same way using the CTRL. Therefore, I think the answer is that the SHIFT operation is really doing the CTRL operation; that is, "random" selection. To repeat: they both function the same way, as "random" selects, instead of the intended "multiple" selects. You can also use the option in the tutorial below to select files using a check box. http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76...eck-boxes.html I already have the "check box" option checked. Hope this helps, Shawn John;1158750 Wrote: I want to select a long string of files (for deletion). Vista Help says: --To select a consecutive group of file or folders, click the first item, hold down the SHIFT key, and then click the last item. --To select a consecutive group of files or folders without using the keyboard, drag the mouse pointer to create a selection around the outside of all the items you want to include. Using #1, it selects the "first item" and the "last item," but none of the items between the two. Using #2, it tries to MOVE files, not select them. My last OS did it this way, but Vista does not. Do I have something set so it behaves the way it does? How do I easily select multiple files? John -- Brink '*MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience*' (https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...5-AD617AF3D511) *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.* '*Windows 7 Forums*' (http://www.sevenforums.com/) '*Windows Vista Forums*' (http://www.vistax64.com/) *Please post feedback to help others.* See inline answers. John |
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Using "Select multiple files or folders"
John, As a test, reset your folder view settings using the download from METHOD TWO in the tutorial below to see if it will work after merging the .reg file and restarting the computer. http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/70...-settings.html John;1158894 Wrote: "Brink" wrote in message ... Hello John, You have the "SHIFT" key part right for selecting all files inbetween the first and last one selected. This is exactly what I am doing. It is also exactly what I copied from Vista Help. To select random multiple files your would do so by pressing and holding down the "CTRL" (control) key while select the files instead. Random, using CTRL works great. Does just as it says. There was no change after using this. I check the first, hold SHIFT, press the last, then DELETE and it only deletes those two files. This may help: The instruction you quoted above about the SHIFT key works exactly the same way using the CTRL. Therefore, I think the answer is that the SHIFT operation is really doing the CTRL operation; that is, "random" selection. To repeat: they both function the same way, as "random" selects, instead of the intended "multiple" selects. I already have the "check box" option checked. Hope this helps, Shawn John;1158750 Wrote: I want to select a long string of files (for deletion). Vista Help says: --To select a consecutive group of file or folders, click the first item, hold down the SHIFT key, and then click the last item. --To select a consecutive group of files or folders without using the keyboard, drag the mouse pointer to create a selection around the outside of all the items you want to include. Using #1, it selects the "first item" and the "last item," but none of the items between the two. Using #2, it tries to MOVE files, not select them. My last OS did it this way, but Vista does not. Do I have something set so it behaves the way it does? How do I easily select multiple files? John -- Brink '*MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience*' (https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...5-AD617AF3D511) *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.* '*Windows 7 Forums*' ('Windows 7 Forums' (http://www.sevenforums.com/)) '*Windows Vista Forums*' (http://www.vistax64.com/) *Please post feedback to help others.* See inline answers. John -- Brink '*MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience*' (https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...5-AD617AF3D511) *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.* '*Windows 7 Forums*' (http://www.sevenforums.com/) '*Windows Vista Forums*' (http://www.vistax64.com/) *Please post feedback to help others.* |