hi, I just don't understand what people's problem with windows vista is! Everyone says it doesn't work with 3rd party applications.... well guess who's fault that is! The company that made the app! Anyways I wanted to hear what issues people had with vista and how we can resolve them!

I am hoping to find an automated method for deleting the Vista Search Folders. I tried command line scripts to remove the folder (RMDIR or DELTREE), but I'm not having any luck with the search folders. I am able to delete other folders with a script (like this one): Del C:\Myfolder\*.*.* RMDir C:\Myfolder But I cannot delete a Vista Search Folders like this folder;...

Hi As suggested here is a new post from the original post at: http://www.vistax64.com/vista-file-management/126576-vista-won-t-let-me-delete-files-folders-3.html OK didn't know it was such a big hassle to delete a file in Vista. I am using Windows Vista Home Premium, on a Dell inspiron - 32 bit - Intel Core2 duo CPU - Memory Ram 2046 MB I had downloaded a video file on my desktop, but...

When I try to change the file properties of SOME files using the detail pane I recieve the following error message: "An unexpected error is preventing the operation. Make a not of this error code, which might be useful if you get additional help to reslove this problem: Error 0xC00D0026: No error description avaliable" I have checked the file properties and it is not write protected.

Hi does anyone know where I can get some partition software that isn't a trial that lets me actually partition my hard drive? luke

If I open up windows explorer and go to the folder I keep all my photos in, "D:\1 PICS" and I right click on it and choose properties, then customize, I choose the "Pictures and Videos" template. Then I click the checkbox that says "Also apply this template to all subfolders" Then I hit ok. I open the folder and there I have many different folders containing photos. Now if I open up the...

Can anyone suggest a good file shredder that works in Vista? Pay or free is ok. Many thanks, Mike

I can't right click on either the desktop or within Windows Explorer. Either way Windows Explorer hangs, stops working and restarts without me ever seeing the right click menu. Any ideas what's going on?

Hi I am having an IBM notebook which came with vista home basic pre-installed. Using VIsta disk management, I made partition on my HDD. After running for almost 6 months. my windows got some problem due to which I had to run recovery disk. After running recovery disk, although OS has been restored to original but my D: is missing. Its showing only c: to me now. I have checked in BIOS also. I am...

I just have some new thoughts about the handling of file deletion and undeletion in the 2010s. The key points a (1) ALMOST NEVER DELETE DATA PHYSICALLY. Today's new computers usually come with 500GB+ disk space, so deleting files to save space is less and less a necessity. So a new Recycle Bin concept could always preserve deleted files physically until there is really a space shortage or the...

I am unable to view Hidden Files and Folders, From Control panel I have set the flag to show hidden files and folders, click apply and OK but when I go to the folder where there should be another folder with my files in it there is nothing, If I copy this folder to my USB hard drive and then look at it with another computer it shows the folder and files. Why can I not view them in Windows...

I have an Excel file on my desktop. Whenever I double-click on it, I get the error message "Windows cannot find 'C:\users\owners\Desktop\eric.sources.xlsx' It doesn't matter if I save it under another name, or even pasting into a new file. I am able to open it by opening Excel first and then using the "open" function.

Long story short, I'm another one of the dozens of people whose shortcuts and start menu files have turned into unassociated .lnk files. I've looked at several other threads and tried the fix that they point to, namely the .reg fix file. However, whenever I try to merge the file I get an error message that reads: Cannot import C:\lnk_vista.reg: Not all data was successfully written to the...

Hello all, Somewhere there HAS to be a Windows 7 discussion group, but it doesn't seem to be listed anywhere in the Microsoft discussion groups tree. Someone in here may be able to help or at least point me to a Win 7 discussion group. I have just bought 2 identical machines with Win 7 installed. My user account is there on both (libraries documents right click properties) immediately...

I am using Vista preloaded on a Dell XP 410. For the most part the system is working well. However, indexing isn't working. Whenever I open Indexing Options from the control panel, it shows that 0 items have been indexed and that "Index is performing maintenance." In this state I cannot force a rebuild of the index. In this state, I can add a new location, but I need to restart the...

I will implement IThumbnailProvider in my ATL project. And in the rgs file, i set the key value{MY GUID} in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xxx\shellex\{e357fccd-a995-4576-b01f-234630154e96}, and I implemented IInitializeWithStream::Initialize() and IThumbnailProvider::GetThumbnail(). I set a breakpoint in Initialize(), but it seemed that explorer.exe had never called Initialize(). Am I missing...

Hello, Windows Vista has denied write permission on the "Program Files" directory to Eclipse IDE preventing it to create subdirectories and copying java .class and.war files on it. I did install Eclipse using my administrator account but the problem persist. Do you know what to do ? Many thanks.

The "Computer" window used to display as Extended Tiles. It still does, but the tiles are no longer "extended" -- they don't show the size of my hard disks or the remaining capacity, etcetera. My wife's account still displays Extended Tiles correctly, but mine does not. I love this view! Halp!

My new notebook cam with two partitions (systempartition and a logical drive for data). Now I want to shrink the systempartition and expand the datadrive. With the drive utility of vista home premium I can only shrink the partitions. The command for expanding the partitions is on both partitions inactive. The actual situation is: c (system) 64.1 GB 28.4 free; d (data) 42.7 GB 12.6 free. I...

I'm afraid I concluded that for me the Vista search tool is not for me. Is there a free XP style search tool I can download? The XP search tool was is so much easier to use. Mickey