Threads Replies Last Post 20 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20   Vista to XP wireless network problem Hello All: I have a wireless router that is wired to one computer with xp on it and connects wireless to a laptop that's running Vista. Connects fine - both access internet no problems. The problem is with sharing files between the two comps. I thought that it was xp not talking to Vista so I took the laptop to the router and wired it up and both machines can see and share and copy back ... 2 08.06.2007 21:30:28 Lost Desktop Icon I lost my recycle bin icon off my desktop, how do I get it back?... 2 07.06.2007 19:38:03 No windows.old created during upgrade installation This is not a problem for me, but I just thought I post this: I did an upgrade installation of Vista Biz from XP Home from an upgrade disc that I bought at Best Buy, and when it was done everything worked correctly, including my existing applications, but there was no windows.old folder in the root of C: (the only drive, showing Hidden Files and Folders and Protected Operating System Fi... 1 07.06.2007 16:24:51 Windows Explorer closes after typing a few characters in search wi After entering a few characters in the Windows Explorer search box, the Windows Explorer closes. Sometimes a dialog appears stating that it going to close and reopen, but it does not. Any ideas on what is causing this?... 1 07.06.2007 15:18:00 Windows Explorer Everytime I use Windows Explorer to work with files it locks up for a period of time the lets me work on file, (move, rename etc) I use explorer all the time in my work and it will lock up 90% of the time. Any suggestions. I am using an external hard drive if that is any help.... 2 07.06.2007 14:35:04 How to make Vista display same details for all folders? How to make Vista display same details for all folders? In XP it was simple, disable remember each folders view settings, set the view options, then apply to all folders. In vista, how do I make vista display the same details view regardless of the folder's contents? Thanks... 4 07.06.2007 14:20:56 Shadowcopies? Hi, Somebody any experience with it. I do not see the previous version although i indicated the related data disk also to the restore point. Regards Huib ... 3 07.06.2007 06:13:30 Setting all directory view settings the same. I tried to set-up all my subfolder directories all with the same layout in Vista Ultimate, by selecting: Tools, Folder Options, and View. Or: Organize, Folder & Search, and View. However selecting “Apply to Folders” will not set the width and location of the directory’s fields nor set the size of the window. Perhaps there's another way, or this feature doesn't work, although it w... 2 07.06.2007 04:16:57 windows.old Hi I just installed windows vista and I thought I backed up my files but I didn't and now I can't find the windows.old files, where can I find it? I tried on Start Search but I didn't fint it. Thanks!!! ... 4 07.06.2007 03:35:26 desktop icons I've had my new Dell and Vista Home Premium for a couple of weeks. I've carefully arranged about 20 desktop icons in related groupings. But this morning when I turned on the computer, they were all lined up along the left hand side. Can anyone tell me what happened and how to lock them where I want them. I tried "Search" but it didn't help. Thank you. Gaylin... 7 07.06.2007 02:45:04 Previous Versions config Hi is there anywhere i can configure previous versions? I would like to change what files are tracked, where they are tracked, and where the changes are stored. ... 4 06.06.2007 22:46:26 Transferring files from Vista back to an XP computer using a cable Because of a hardware problem, I need to transfer the contents of my new windows vista laptop back to my old laptop running XP. There are several GB of data here, so I was hoping to use some sort of direct cable connection. I used an Easy Transfer Cable to migrate from my old laptop to my new one, but its doesn't seem to want to allow me to go the opposite way. Any ideas on how I tran... 2 06.06.2007 21:32:19 Lost Part Of A File Excel 07 Was splitting up a file and lost most of it. I only have what I cut out. Have no idea how. How can I find the original. Thanks... 2 06.06.2007 20:44:56 Inexistent file returned in search Hello, I have moved some files from one folder to another, and even if the Indexing Options dialog says 'Indexing Complete', they are returned when I do a search. Doesn't the index remove files that are no longer in the system? Regards, Pablo -- I thought that they were angels. But, to my surprise, they climbed aboard their starship and headed for the skies. Pablo Mont... 5 06.06.2007 18:04:38 Widow Explorer quits working with Vista I am trying to copy my document files to an external hard drive. When I have selected the files I get error message that Windows Explorer has quit working. Any ideas for a solution to this problem? I am using Vista Home Premium. Thanks... 1 06.06.2007 16:56:00 Vista won't allow "Find Exact Phrase" search In Windows Vista, I am frustrated that I cannont conduct a "find exact phrase" search of all of the documents on a CD-ROM. This was easy in Windows EP, using Advanced Search -- it was possible to search the contents of the files on a CD-ROM with Word doucments, pdf documents, and HTML documents. Now I can't.... 2 06.06.2007 16:13:31 File is not showing windows vista hi I am panal and i am new to this. There is a problem that got hang in my work, I am using vista home edition, loged as administrator there is a zip file in folder C:/Program Files/A, file name A.zip, contains a.txt, b.txt.... i deleted a.txt from A.zip file when using vista and created a.txt when using windows2000 and added to the A.zip file but when i opens A.zip file from vista, a.... 1 06.06.2007 01:17:00 .bat Default Program I had to edit a .bat file so I changed the default program to run .bat files to wordpad. Under the file association, the previous default program was listed as "Unknown Application" so I don't know what to change my file assocation back to in order to run the .bat file. Can someone tell me what the default application should be to run .bat files OR tell me how to remove the file associ... 2 06.06.2007 00:07:37 Restore "Find exact phrase" search feature In Windows XP, I often used the advanced search features for find an exact phrase in all of the doucments on one of my CD-ROMs. This allowed a quick search of many Word documents, pdf documents, and HTML documents, searching for a phrase like "Norwegian bachelor farmer". Now the Vista system does not find an exact phrase -- the search will find documents containing Norwegian, bachelor,... 3 05.06.2007 20:53:38 Error message 'there is not enough memory to complete this operation' Hi there, I'm trying to copy about 7gig of folders and files from one SATA hard drive to another SATA hard drive and it keeps failing saying that 'there is not enough memory to complete this operation' please can someone tell me what this means? I aimed 2 GB of memory was more than enough? Many thanks, Tim. ... 8 05.06.2007 20:40:54 microsoft money and vista I recently got new PC with vista. I loaded My Money and when I go to open it it comes up in MicroMedia. I cannot retrieve. Is Money a product that is not compatible with VISTA?? If it is compatible how do I get it to come up like it did on my old PC?? -- sbras... 4 05.06.2007 14:29:13 Excluding AppData stuff from indexed searches It seems that the Users\<username>\AppData folder, and its subfolders, cannot be removed from the index search options. I wonder if that is only because it is a hidden folder or whether MS had some other reason to determine that that, a,.., junk, just had to be indexed. Certainly there is nothing in there that I would want to find from the Start button search. I mean I use Firefox ... 2 04.06.2007 23:06:17 Searching Folders This could be a very obvious question, but basically the background is I let a program (itunes) sort out the folders and file names in the music file folder on my computer. And it seems it only creates folders, and not delete the ones it moved files out of which are now empty, I want to delete these empty files. The problem is that I can’t sort by size because it doesn’t show any siz... 3 04.06.2007 22:39:07 Windows XP and Windows Vista ExpertZone chat tomorrow, June 5th 10am PST Please join us for our ExpertZone chat for discussion with Microsoft employees and MVP's regarding Windows XP and Windows Vista! Here is the URL to the chat: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/chats/chatroom.aspx What will be discussed in the chat: - Experiences with Windows Vista or Windows XP - Issues encountered with Windows Vista or Windows XP - Feedback on features ... 1 04.06.2007 21:54:12 How to fix size of file explorer in Vista? When I open file explorer and resize he window and change to look of it, I cannot fix it so that hose setting remain ater I close and reopen it. How can I fix thsi please Regards Philip ... 3 04.06.2007 20:54:32 20 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20