Hi, Recently I have been unable to see or access a folder with some videos in it on one of my drives. When I go to where the folder should be it is no where to be found but when I use normal windows search the folder comes up but it says it is 0 bytes and I can't access it. I don't rember doing anything to the folder to cause this. I am using windows vista. Any help is appreciated

::I am still coming to terms with the loss of the windows explorer UP button for navigation, but I do see how the breadcrumb trail helps navigate up several levels at a time and has other information if you click on the little arrows between the terms.:: ::One thing I don’t understand is why there is no path in the breadcrumb trail when you click on a file or object on the desktop (see attached...

Strange bug? Some reason when I open up a folder, and I organize that folder by reverse-alpha name, then close the window, and open it up again, it remembers that. Normal? Now if I open up another location shortcut to a seperate folder, it uses that same organization. So I go to Options / View and check the "Remember window..." thingy. Doesn't make a difference. Whenever I open a file...

This Vista constantly trying to protect me from myself is driving me nuts! In XP it was a snap to add a new Folder to the StartMenu. Not so in Vista! Where *IS* this stupid folder? And why can I not navigate certain Junctions? There is a "StartMenu"-junction in my C:\Users\me folder, but when I double-click it to open that folder I get an "Access Denied". It's me and I own this darn box...

why is it that vista doesnt open the microsoft word program when i press CTRL+ALT+W (i have put 'W' ) as shortcut while it opens fine for Microsoft Excel as 'CTRL+ALT+X'? other shortcuts also doesnt work for other programs.

Why the heck does Vista think this folder is a Music folder? Does SP1 fix any of the folder customization brain damage? -- Keith

this might sound dumb to some people . but i got a new comp and was farting around with it and ended up deleting my recycling bin ... Yeah I know... SO how do i get that back?????

My compuer has the OS installed on the C drive, and room for other data on the D drive. When I created a user, all of the user documents folders were created on the C drive. I created duplicate folders on the D drive, and modified each shortcut (using the location tab) to point to the folders on the D drive. Question 1: When I create another user, all the user documents folders are created...

Well, as usual, when you're in a hurry you mess up and I screwed up. I was opening a file and wanted to change the program/association to open it. I'm not sure exactly what I clicked on, but it was the *WRONG *thing. Now all my applications that were linked to application under "Target Type" in properties, are associated w/ exe. Needless to say when I click on the desktop shortcuts, programs in...

Hello, how can I exclude the AppData folder from indexing, it contains thousands of files I never need to search for, and I have to hear the hard disk spinning for an hour after installing any program to index its new files in Local and Roaming folders. I tried removing the checkmark besides the folder in the indexing options but somehow it's not active, I can exclude all other folder...

"Jimmy Brush" wrote: Hello, I've noticed that a lot of the questions in these newsgroups are either directly or indirectly related to UAC (User Account Control). In this post, I will go over what UAC does, how it works, the reasoning behind it, how to use your computer with UAC on, why you shouldn't turn UAC off, and answer some common questions and respond to common...

I have these requirements of WDS for a project: 1) I need to be able to add a new location to the user scope rules for WDS so that it indexes an application specific folder. This folder, at the moment, contains only text files. 2) This folder *should not* be included in any of Vista's searches from the shell. For example, if a user does Windows+F, the shell will not search my app specific...

Is there a way to do this without disabling UAC?

How can you change the folder icon to the flat xp style so you can read what is in the folder easier? the pictures show up much better, 4 to the front of the folder.

Hi I can't find a way to remove file type association. I set the wrong application for rar files, by mistake, and there it appears in the "open with" menu. I see no way to remove applications from there. Does anyone have a clue to that? Thanks! amo

Hi, I could not find mt data's in windows.old folder after i reinstll the Vista in the same drive C and same user name. FYI the default, Admin etc folder exists in old window folder but it does not show user folder or files for user Nahid (Admin) . This files are very imp for me. Can any one pls help me???

In Windows Vista Home Premium, when I copy a file into a folder that has a file with the same name the prompt will come up asking if I want to replace the file. I indicate that I do, but if I'm replacing filename (lowercase) with the newer FileName (each word caps) the newer FileName gets copied into the folder but appears as filename (lowercase). Any way to get it to appear as FileName?

Hello everyone, After some time of using Vista suddenly, I couldn't select multiple files in Explorer either holding shift or ctrl. Any ideas how could I fix it? I suspect Vista Manager tweaker has done this nut job, however Registry doesn't allow to view the dates of hanges in it, so I couldn't be sure it is Vista Manager. Thanks in advance,

I use a password protected flash drive which contains personal financial information. Does leaving it plugged in to my PC increase the security risk?

I've been having this problem off and on for a few weeks and it's starting to drive me insane! Everytime I open a folder, Window's Explorer will crash. It's only when I open folders on my internal drives, not my externals. Most of the time it's when I'm opening my Documents folder or my Downloads folder. I've been running with Windows Vista for a few months and have loved most of the...