Hello, I've been searching and I can't find what I'm looking for: When I open Windows Explorer it defaults to a view of some deeply buried folder (actually, it's the startup folder) that I have NO interest in at all. I would really like to be able to change that, but I sure can't figure out how!! What I would like is is for the Documents folder to be open, with Computer open below it. ...

It just doesn't work....I try to encrypt a file in Vista Home and when I click the advance attributes box, in Compress or encrypt datas, the little box for Compress I can put the check mark, bur in Encrypt I can't click on it. Somebody out there to help ???? Thanks

Is there a way to globally change the icons of all hidden folders and files so when you tick “Show hidden files and folders� they are quite a bit more visually evident? That pale-translucid yellow is only barely different for the yellow of regular files.

It would be handy to be able to add a few different kinds of buttons to the tool bar. For example, an "Add to playlist" button beside the "Play all" button in the music folders would be very nice. Also the ability to change the order of the buttons, or remove the buttons. thanks -- Barry ----------------

HI, i prefer windows xp sounds on my vista computer is there any site that u can download the whole sound scheme for free.

Hi Vista Ultimate - fully up to date. I uninstalled a program through the Control Panel - Programs and Features. This seemed to remove all signs of the application from the C:\Program Files folder, but I was left with the application with sub folders on the Start Menu/All Programs. Since I didn't need this anymore, I tried right clicking on it and selected Delete - this resulted in a...

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I put the shortcut icon of a programme on my desktop. When the time came to eliminate the file, I removed it in the usual way. However, I did not remove the icon and the removal process did not remove the icon. Now, I cannot remove the icon as I can all others, by selecting it and then deleting it. Is there a process to get rid of these orphan icons?

When i try to download files from, for example my hotmail, i always target it for my desktop, to be sure that i can find it again.That just dont work anymore. The files disapears. I have searched for them everywhere, and i can find the shortcuts, but they are just dead ends. A boks is popping up, saying that the shortcut dosent work anymore and that the files they are refering to, are...

Almost trivial but annoying! I have a folder containing Excel .XLS files and CSV files associated with Excel... Unfortunately, when I "Group by Type" CSV files appear under "Microsoft Excel Comma Separated Values Files", whereas XLS files are under "XLS Files". (Excel Templates are also "Microsoft Excel Template in Windows Explorer, charts are "Microsoft Excel Chart", etc. etc. i.e. XLS...

My first time using a USB flash drive on my Vista PC. After I copy say 9 files from my PC Hard Drive (C:) to a Flash Drive (L:) the Explorer window shows the 9 files and they all seem to open just fine in whatever application they use. However, above the listing of 9 files in the Explorer window there is a line that says: Unspecified (9). It is in a blue font with a thin blue line...

On my Hard Drive (c:) I have quite a few folders that are labeled with the name of a particular project, like say Project ABC. In those folders, I have all kinds of files about the project .... Word docs, Excel docs, PDF's, Pictures, Drawings, even Videos in some cases. Back in the pre-Vista days, the back-up software I used (3rd party I'm sure) let me select entire folders or individual...

My index is turned off. Every time I conduct a search, I am told to activate index. In Options For Index, the buttons are grey. I can't press them, so I can't change anything. Yes, I am a beginner...

I have some stuff on a DVD I recorded using a cyberhome DVD recorder and I've tried to download the files to make movie project's but the programs supplied on vista won't recognise the file's? Then I managed to save them as an iso file but that only saved the first chapter thats on the DVD, nothing else. any idea's?

Hi people, I've just try sync. on a network drive but now I want stop it it still remain active ! the sync icon in try stay active ( http://images3.hiboox.com/images/0508/pj6eaw5k.gif ) on in the sync center there are no options the stop the sync on that drive ! ( http://images3.hiboox.com/images/0508/wa550x84.gif )

in trying to free up space i deleted some file doubles however i only the last half was in the recycle bin...i now realise i need a file deleted in the FIRST half! Is there a way to get back the first half which disappeared?!

Occasionally when I try to perform a full backup in vista it fails. I get a vss error. Rebooting gets it to work again, but given a week or two it comes back. What can be done? Thanks! Joe.

When ever I reorder the classic start menu it is reset to alphebetical order on logout. Is there any way to stop vista from doing this?

I have installed a program, and it now needs access to it's folders to add some additional items, but I cannot get Vista to allow me to do this. I have taken ownership of the file, and used Windows Explorer (Run As Admin), but still they are marked as read only files. Can anyone help me? Seth -- SethChancy ------------------------------------------------------------------------

I right-clicked on a file and opened "Properties", then I clicked "Advanced". On the pane that opened I selected "Encrypt contents to secure data", I think I then waited for the files to be encrypted. Along the line the files were copied to another disk. Since I have re-installed "Windows Vista Ultimate". How do I open these files?? When I try to "decrypt" them I get flashed with an error...