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...

I recently saved word documents to disc. It saved properly. Now I cannot access the file from the disc because the original file/shortcut was deleted from my computer. Can someone please help me so that I don't lose all my documents.

I realize this question has been asked in many different ways, but I still don't see an answer that works. When viewing your files/folders in any program or in Windows XP or Vista. When you select a view from the View Menu (like List), it is only temporary, it always reverts back. How do you change the DEFAULT view choice to always display your files/folders as you want to see them?

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Vista adds the useful capability of re-directing a folder to a different location, e.g. C:\Users\Bob\Favorites to D:\Bob\Favorites. Use it to get your data away from the OS, or gain concurency from the use of two disks. Do this: Just drag your folder from where it is now onto the folder you want it to be in, then on the drop select "Redirect Folder" in the context menu where the choices...

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All of my shortcuts stopped working. I cannot use the HELP instructions because I can't right click on any of them!!! Also I cannot delete and create new shortcuts. Need help asap! Thanks! I found postings of this problem but no response.

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When I try to use the Search function in Explorer (search C:\), it almost consistently fails to find the file, yet when I do a manual search, the file is there in all it's glory. I've checked spellings, used wildcards, etc., but still Explorer fails to find the files. Any ideas? This is frustrating....:sarc: -- bistro

When i plug in the usb it flashes up 'removeable disc' and a drive letter but it vanishes straight away, when i pull the usb out it flashes up again and then vanishes. While its plugged in I can't find it on any searches?

just got a new computer with vista and when i right click on the desktop and go to the "new" menu, it's empty. no "create folder" or "create shortcut" or anything at all. it just says (empty). any ideas?

I recently copied word documents to disc. It copied correctly. Now I cannot access the info on the disc because the original file/shortcut was deleted from my computer. Can anyone help me with this so I don't lose all my documents.

hi there im new here so hope im the right section :) im also new to vista but having trouble what ive done is transfered the music and videos from my mobile phone to my computer by the memory card while i got a new phone i got the new phone and tired to transfer the files back to the memory card however i get this error

Somehow when I was wiping off my keyboard I must have renamed my recycle bin (you know how that stuff happens) ... so I saw that it was numbered. I renamed it Recycle Bin like it should be. Well when I go into Personalization Change Desktop Icons on the top left it shows 2 recycle bins ~ 1 empty and 1 full ... They are both named Recycle Bin and they have (empty) and (full) underneath the...

When I search for all my Word documents, 478 results appear, but I only have 239. Each real file has a paired search result that is from an old file location. I used to store the file in such location but I moved it. I did this by moving a high-level folder, i.e. I changed the path of each of the 239 files by moving the high level folder. I wonder if this problem has something to do with "My...

I have just rebuilt my PC to Vista RC2 build 5744. Before undertaking a wipe a load I took a complete system backup using the backup utility on RC1. This was onto a USB drive (drive E). Now I want to restore some files but are unable to. I used Advanced Resto then Files from a backup made on a different computer; then selected my USB drive E which clearly contains folder called...

Does anybody know of a utility or other method to remove all of the files on Vista for the other languages that Viszta supports?

Windows defender alerts me when it blocks one of my start-up programs. Trouble is, it keeps alerting me throughout the day. I want to turn the alerts off. In Defender-Tools-Default Actions, I have set High Alert, Medium Alert and Low Alert all to Ignore. But it still alerts me. What else can I do?