Hi all... Something has been bugging me about Vista lately. I'll create a file just from a normal app, i.e. not in "Run as administrator" mode, and then later decide to rename it, but it says I need administrator privileges to modify the file. Security tab for the file and the directory it's in says full control for SYSTEM, Administrators, and my own username, so I don't see why I should

I can't get Search running. Attempting to manually start the service yields this Search error message: "Windows could not start the Windows Search on Local Computer. For more information, review the System Event Log. If this is a non-Microsoft service, contact the service vendor, and refer to service-specific error code -2147218141." Any ideas?

Sometimes a downloaded file will have its "Index this file for faster searching" option disabled, with obvious results. Presumably the option was set by the server, or whoever created the file. How can I stop it from happening? Is there a way to force files to be indexable?

I want to delete a file extension association w/a program. In XP one had the option to delete it, in Vista does not give you a choice and I cannot do it. Any tricks or way to delete the extension?

All, I hope this is a simple question does Formatting a Hard Drive and then FDisk /MBR remove any rootkits or hidden files on a hard drive?? If the answer is no then could you please point me to a good resource for formatting the boot sector/MBR? Thanks in advance. - CES

Vista doesnt seem to allow me to select multiple files or folders by holding ctrl or shift key. Other versions do. there are even times where the "Select ALL" choice is not an option. can anyone tell me how to fix???

Hi all.I'm having problems running an antivirus program and the manufacter sent me the steps to uninstall and reinstall my av program.One of the steps call for me to delete my repository folder prior to reinstallation.When I try to delete the folder Vista tells me the "action can't be completed because the folder is open in another program."It tells me to close the folder and try again.Since...

The number one annoyance to me in Vista is the number of confirmation dialogs presented doing a simple folder paste overwrite. In XP yes to all handled it in one click but in Vista seems to be confirmations for both files and every subfolder :( No way to having it the old way (1 click does it all) in Vista?

After the fourth crash of my laptop of 5-years I upgraded to a new one which came with Vista Home Premium. I ALWAYS used PCAnyWhere to sync my laptop with my desktop. It's a piece of cake to do so with PCAnyWhere. Unfortunately I would have to upgrade to a newer version of PCAnyWhere for it to work with Vista. After reading all the MS hoopla about the capabilities of the new SYNC feature, I...

Many thanks to Richard Urban and dean-dean for your solution to my problem. However, I must have missed something obvious: the solution does not seem working for me. Since I got a new machine, the Adobe Reader is version 8.1.0. But the title and author column are still empty in Windows Explorer for a PDF file with title and author information provided. If I right click the PDF file name and go...

Hello, I'm attempting to restore files from my external hard drive to my C drive using Vista Home Premium, Backup Status and Configuration Restore Files (Advanced). The process starts and I can see the files being restored, but after about 15 seconds the process stops and I receive the following error message: The Device Is Not Ready 0x80070015 Any suggestions?

Hi, Does anyone know how I can rotate the standard yellow file folder icon in Vista? Ideally, I would like to make the Windows XP standard yellow file folder the standard file folder in Vista? I would like the standard file folder icon in XP because the folder is sitting straight up as opposed to laying on its side. It also allows me to have the 4 picuture thumbnail view on top of the...

Hello, I'm using Vista Home Premium. I was wondering if there is currently a way to remove all of the listings in the NEW right-click context menu, except for FOLDER. (For example, I have 19 listings, excluding FOLDER, with Briefcase being the last one.) If there is a way, what is the procedure? Does it require editing registry keys? That's no problem, as long as I know which keys to

I'd like to be able to get a list of all the folders contained in another folder into another program, say Excel. I found an Excel macro that will list all the files in a given folder, but it does not list the folders in that folder. Alternatively, a print-out of the folders would be better than nothing, although I'm looking for something better than screen shots, for which I'll need...

My Windows XP Media Edition operating system was corrupted. Before reinstalling the new operating system I baked up my data files to 2 external hard drives, a Seagate drive connected by USB and a Maxtor drive connected by Firewire. The backup was done with Norton Ghost 12.0. I reinstalled the operating system and the Ghost 12.0 software. Unfortunately, Ghost will not restore the data claiming...

I've installed the UNCFAT add-on to Desktop Search on my Vista Ultimate computer so I can index folders on a server. With UNCFAT in Win XP, I could click "Advanced" in the Indexing Options dialog and add a UNC path to the index. In Vista, admin permissions are required to click the "Advanced" button, so, without using elevated permissions, I can't add the UNC path. Moreover, since indexes...

I have Windows Vista Ultimate. I also have a Mirra Personal Server that has failed to connect ever since upgrading to Vista from XP Pro. Windows Defender keeps blocking Mirra but I also cannot unblock it. How can I get it allowed to start? I tried turning off the firewall but it still cannot connect. How can I get Mirra running again?

Hello Forgive me if this has been asked before but I could not find a good answer anywhere... Explorer chooses the columns that display in Explorer in Details view I guess based on it's own assessment of what will be relevant... so for example when you view a directory with MP3s in it, Explorer shows ID3 tags as columns. I HATE THIS FEATURE!!! I just want to see the standard columns......

1. is there a way to determine the history of a given .txt file (how was it created, what application, when, was it changed or converted to something over time, etc.) for example, whether the file was created from a MS word, NotePad, WordPad, etc etc, whether the format was changed?? 2. determine the log history of a file's timelines (e.g., for a given file, there's a time stamp that shows...

In XP, I could perform a search for a specific file type, like .doc for Word documents. Can I do this in Vista?