Hi everyone, I m trying to open anything from RUN command like msconfig, services.msc, gpedit.msc, diskmgmt.msc etc... it gives an error saying that i do not have the sufficient permission to open the file. I m the administrator user. It used to open fine till yesterday. Also when i open system properties to create a system restore point, it says that the system restore creation is disabled by...

I have had issues getting Vista to remember folder display settings from Day 1. I had hoped SP1 would fix them, but it didn't. I haven't seen anything from Microsoft even acknowledging that there is a problem, so I don't have high hopes that the issues will be fixed by SP2 either. The fixes I have found on-line work temporarily, but eventually Vista starts ignoring the customized...

I plan to transfer my life from a WinXP Home computer to a Vista Ultimate 64 bit computer. I've already reinstalled several programs (Office, Adobe Acrobat, QuickBooks, etc.., but no data files or anything else. I plan to use a "Vista Compatible Easy Transfer USB Cable" and its associated software. Q1. What are possible problems, traps, etc.. Q2. Using this software, what ends up on the...

Hello, When I copy or delete a large number of files (1000) in Vista32, the explorer.exe process grows to more than 1.5GB in size, and then my computer stops responding. I think there is a memory leak in Windows Explorer? And how can I copy, move or delete large numbers of files?

Hi, I am trying to re-install my 5920 with recovery disks that I have for the laptop after a major problem I had yesterday. I cannot access the pc at all. After running the rescue disks, right at the end, I get an error message saying 'Restore failed - reason 0xd0000001e. Click OK to restart the computer'. Clicking OK restarts the pc but as it can find nothing I am at a complete loss as to...

I have Vista Home Premium Edition installed in my system. Recently, due to a problem with corrupted protected system files, I was forced to conduct a clean re-install of the operating system.Before re-installing Vista, I backed up my all data including softwares into an external hard drive. After reinstallation I have attempted to restore the backup files, unfortunately Vista does not recognize...

I have a problem that appears in the MS Office 2007 applications but I suspect it is a Vista issue.....hence my post here. I am saving a new Excel file to a directory and I want to give it a similar name as a text file that already resides in that directory. However, when I "Save As" the Excel file in the selected directory, the only other files I see in that directory are other Excel...

Is there any way I can increase the size of the System Configuration/Startup window. I would like to make an image of it's contents using PrtScr and my image editor. thanks, anne

For the past couple weeks, I've noticed that some of the files I try to delete claim that I don't have permission to delete them. First of all, all of the files on my computer have been installed on the only account currently on the computer. Second, I have full administrative rights, so there should be no problem deleting files from anywhere. I'm completely stumped on how to get rid of any of...

Hey everybody, this is the second time I can't delete a 0 kb file off my desktop. Vista tells me that it doesn't exist, but it's there on my desktop. I've tried several things, restarting, deleting in safe mode, deleting via cmd (as administrator), deleting as another user and lots more. And unfortunately Unlocker doesn't support Vista 64. Last time it happened I successfully deleted it in the...

This was posted on Vista.general.discussion for a couple of days ago. I have an old system disk with XP which I moved to the E-drive when I installed Vista on a new disk. Everything of the OS on the old XP disk is deleted with the exception of this System Volume Information. I´ve taken the ownership and is now allowed to look into the folder. But no way of deleating it.

Due to using mulitple user names, I have a lot of key data spread all over my 'C' drive (for example archive to pst files in one user, live pst files in another; pictures spread across users; key documments spread across users; and so forth). Am looking for simplest way to collapse all data into one Administrator userid. Also, while I see Admin user and can get into it using explorer for 'C'...

I often want to move files from right pane of Win Expl to a different folder shown in the left pane. However, as I drag the file into the left pane, if I'm not "right on" the folder I want, the folder under the mouse will quickly expand. This "loses my place" and I have to collapse the expanded folder and try again. Frustrating! There is a slight delay before the unwanted folder opens, but not...

Ok so here is my deal, like i cant download or install anything my friend made and accoutn on his computer and now its randomly password protected. dont knwo the password and its on an admin account u cant do anything to change it cant install any programs to change it. is he screwed does he ahve to reformat. cause the profile hes on doesnt allow him to do anything. help please. -- pavo21

1. I try searching for files in a directory structure with .de. in the filename by entering .de. in the search field in Windows Explorer. I not only get files with .de. in the filename but also files whose names don't match the search string, such as mozart-hrn3-defs.ily or decimal.py. If I use quotes (".de.") as the search string then it correctly finds only .de. files. Why should the...

I am trying to locate files that have (3) in their title. But when I search for (3) in the search bar, it returns any files that have 3 in the title, and ignores the parantheses. I tried quotes, but that returned nothing. Just to be clear, I want this search to find a file named "Johnson file (3)" but NOT a file named "123 Main St."

Okay, I don't know what I was thinking when I did this, but all the folders in my Public folder are gone. Deleted and emptied. Now I can't change the names on any folders (but I can on files.. I don't know if this is a different problem) or install anything. Is there anyway to get these back without reinstalling Vista? I don't want to really lose all my files (I also deleted my backup so I could...

I have a 100GB partition that I keep Vista Ultimate x64 on with all my installed programs. It normally only takes up roughly 40GB of the 100GB. Yesterday I got a hard drive full warning and I cleared restore points to recover some space. Using WinDirStat I found that the folder "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\Projects\SystemIndex\Indexer\CiFiles" has 36GB worth of...

Hey Guys, Does anyone knows how to change MIME's type in Windows Vista? I knew how to do it with XP, but to be honest, I'm kinda lost with Vista. Thanks for your help, guys, And Merry Xmas to you all. Hierome

New user here so I apologize if this has been answered somewhere that i have not yet found. In XP one could add comments that meant something to the user about the file. It is available but most all files don't present a "summary" tab as was available in XP. In Vista SP1 how does one access the function to save a comment about the file .- I copied most of my files from the old desktop...