Dear all, I've recently switched to Vista in my company, yet all of my colleagues remain on XP. I'm having quite a lot of troubles with automatic file versions. For instance, we are sharing an excel file that is used as database for a fusion in Word. It used to work perfectly until I realise that Word "sees" an old version of the Excel file, without my latest additions. I've had similar troubles...

Since the last few days, when I start Windows Explorer it starts up in C:\Windows\System32 instead of my local Documents folder. This is also breaking Java programs when bringing up a file selection dialog. This starts in the same folder, and is denied access to list the files in that folder. I proved this by creating a new user. When running Windows Explorer it starts up in the user's...

All of my workstations are running WinXP home or pro. All of them have drives mapped to the server. This new machine has Vista Home Premium and I need to map the same drive letters to the server. When I try to map a drive, it asks for a login and password. I did not have to setup a login or password for any of the XPs and don't want to start it because there are too many to keep up...

::I have a question on previous versions of files in Vista. As you know Vista creates previous versions of files as part of restore points. My question is on deleted files and previous versions. Lets say you have a file which has previous version and you want to delete it from the system and you empty the recycle bin. You never want to restore it. How are files like this removed so they do...

I just ripped a couple of Dvds into .m4v format to put onto my ipod but now i cant see them in the folder unless im using Quicktime or CloneDVDMobile and going to open file... When i try to move them through those windows it pops an error msg saying file no longer exists, but i can play them in quicktime like i said so they are there... Any help would be greatly appreciated...

Hi everyone Im using a samsung NP-R40 laptop with C drive 50gb and a D drive with 50gb. My computer is running very slow and when it comes to using internet it seen's to just stop halfway through loading a page. Someone told me that if my C drive is full or has a lot of data on it that could cause the problem. So i set about reducing the files i have on my C drive by deleting...

As far as I understan backdayting the system to the selected recovery point will not effect files like .doc, jpg xls etc? Thanks

Admittedly Newbie question.... I've had Vista for about two days on a brand new PC I tried to save a text file attachment from an email. The file was saved to a subfolder folder of an application in Program Files. I appeared to save correctly, no issues identified. I go to the subfolder to open the file, and it doesn't show up in the subfolder

The music and image files are in C: Would like them to be in D: and keep going there. Can this be done? Thanks

After an automatic update was installed on Vista Home Premium, all file names and program icons vanished. Symptoms: - Able to boot into Windows - Can view directories from the command prompt, amount of free space is visible and apparently correct - From the command prompt, can not view any files within the directories and can not use the command prompt to copy files to a usb drive - Able to...

Hi I know a doctor who have a dell labtop with Vista Ultimate updated to last week installed on it. In a partition that have some folders with mixed contents (Vedio, pdf, word, web pages, ...) folders names does not appear except if the view is set to titles. In other settings it does not show the folder name under the icon or thumbnail. This happens only in the D partition and only in the...

I lost my recycle bin icon. how can I trace it and bring it back to my desktop?

Hi all ... Did not see a post on this on a quick scan of the newsgroup, but was wondering if there is away to change the file icon in Windows Explorer under Vista. From what I have seen in some blogs and different sites, it might require a hack of the registry. I was wondering if there was a 'cleaner' way of modifying a file icon to make it easier to distinguish between different files (of...

The thumbnail clips for my WMV, AVI & etc doesn't work anymore. I didn't install anyother programme. PLease somebody help me with my problem. Thanks a lot

Interesting... When I download files from the internet into my HOME/Downloads folder they don't show up inside Explorer. I have tried using the command prompt but don't see them. However, they do show up occassionally using a File...Open command and the browser java applet plugin can find them so they are inside the folder just hidden in some strange form. Any suggestions on how to...

Today my HP dv2517 laptop (Vista home premium) tries to check the disk on every boot-up. The check seems to run for a second or two and then hang (no disk access light). I can bypass this sometimes, but its a major hassle. Once booted, the error log shows that there has been one error - NTFS corrupt and unusable. I cannot run chkdsk in the command prompt 'cos I am only a user with admin...

The names show up underneath the folders whenever I use any other size of folders, but when i switch to 'large icons,' the names disappear. This does not happen with any other folders in 'my computer'. Any suggestions on where the setting for this can be changed? Thanks, -Aaron

The icon pictures for "Pictures" and "Music" and in the public folder "Public Documents," Public Downloads," and "Recorded TV" all look like normal folders. How do I get them to look as they are intended to look?

Could anyone recommend a NAS for under $200 that supports Vista? I've looked at three options so far: 1. Maxtor's Shared Storage II 320gb (STM303204SSAB0G-RK / S01R320) 2. LaCie's Ehternet Disk Mini (301137U) 3. Iomega's 500 GB Home Network External Hard Drive (33455) LaCie's and Iomega's list support for Vista OS. Maxtor doesn't specify Windows OS but says "Windows PC". I'm still...

I am setting up 3 computers in my home on a network. I want my family to be able to sign on to any computer on the network and be able to easily access their files. I also need to be able to backup the data for everyone. I have a Maxtor One Touch on the way to use as backup storage. What I want to know is what's the best setup option(s) for this scenario? If someone could point me to an...