Threads Replies Last Post 26 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  22  23  24  25  26   File extensions I'm a newbie here. I would like to be able to open a few pictures with the file extensions of .mix and .orig.. I don't like 3rd party software on my computer. Is there a program thru Microsoft that will help me? If Microsoft can't help me, I would be willing to download another program. Thanks ... 5 12/7/2008 4:45:41 PM Missing registry files // cant start all windows programs!! Hey guys! Im new to this forum but i hope it goes well (sorry for my poor English). I have a problem after running a registry cleaner program who removed registry files i needed to start up my pc properly... Now my windows starts and all but i cant use the mice or the keyboard and its very few programs witch starts. I've tried to run the pc in safe mode and normal but none of them... 6 12/7/2008 1:00:46 PM I can't filter photo files by date taken I have a large list of photo & video files in a directory. Most have been edited. I want to list them by date taken, so I can make a DVD in Windows DVD Maker. In Explorer I've tried many different filters (date, date taken, date created etc) and none filters by the date the photo was taken. Every file still has that date, as I can find it in Real Player file properties (though the file in Windows... 7 12/6/2008 10:28:52 PM Error saving html file I am doing some webdesign and keep on running into the following error: When I am saving changes to .html files (which I am editing in Notepad), stored in a folder in Documents, I get the following message: "Cannot create the C:\...html file. Make sure that the path and filename are correct" Thinking this is a permissions problem I have added full permissions to my user on the security tab o... 12 12/6/2008 2:23:50 PM Vista file saving problem hi, i hav a strange problem, i have Vista business with sp1 installed, i cannot save any of word / excel/ppt (off 2007) files or web files. if i modify existing files, then i can save but cannot use "save as" to give different name or location. plz help.. Tkx kavi... ... 8 12/6/2008 1:27:00 PM SPOOLER SUBSYSTEM APP STOPPED WORKING This morning, I just started getting a nastygram at startup - "Spooler subsystem app stopped working and was closed". Rebooted, but then CHKDSK ran and made some changes, but the same 'Spooler' message displayed again. CHKDSK may have run on the initial boot, but I missed it. Also ran an Avast scan which found 2 corrupt (missing cluster) files & 1 corrupt Java file. Avast couldn't read... 1 12/5/2008 4:46:46 PM Can't Config Permission To Xfr Files On LAN Hi, When I try to xfr a file from my desktop x64 to my laptop x86 over my wired LAN I get a need permission prompt. When I try to xfr a file from my laptop x86 to my x64 desktop it will do it. I have set full control on both machines in all the permissions categories but it will not let me xfr afile. I see my files on the x64 are Read Only and I un-check it and hit apply and it returns t... 5 12/5/2008 1:48:25 AM SERVICE PACK 1 INSTALL Microsoft offered the Vista SP1 update to me via Automatic Updates a few weeks ago. After reading posts about other folks difficulties with it, I opted to wait. However, I'd like to give it a shot now. Is the install still difficult, or has it been 'fixed'? I recall one (or more) of the MSVP's referring to a link to 'ease the pain' of the update. Problem is, I no longer see it. Can... 3 12/5/2008 12:58:17 AM chkdsk /r How can I do a chkdsk /r? If I try from a command prompt in Vista it tells me Access denied as you do not have sufficient privileges. You have to invoke this utility running in elevated mode. If I try it form the tools menu at the drive letter it asks if I want to schedule this event the next time windows starts. I say ok to that but windows does not seem to do it when it sta... 7 12/4/2008 8:43:14 PM super super hidden directories within $RECYCLE.BIN Has anyone else ever found some cryptically-named super super hidden directories/files within $RECYCLE.BIN? I discovered that even empty Recycling Bins contain deleted files. I was using 7-zip's File Browser instead of Explorer which doesn't ever show them. (yes, of course I have it set to show hidden, superhidden, and system files. I also gave myself full rights of $RECYCLE.BIN using the built-i... 2 12/4/2008 9:44:37 AM How do I replace missing System 32 file? Seeking help. Accidentally deleted: C:\windows\system32\rsvhlsfhokgllhfu.exe. Currently experiencing now problems. Anyone know what this does? How do I replace? Thanks. -- hurhas... 4 12/2/2008 9:38:46 PM Offline Files Synchronization Errors (Vista Sync Center) Hi, This has got me stumped. My users' home folders are stored on a NetApp filer (cifs). "My Documents" and "Favorites" are redirected and are made available offline. On the filer, oplocks has been set to "on". When a user syncs his offline files from his Windows Vista Enterprise computer, the "view sync results" window displays a lot of errors (Details: "The process cannot access the... 2 12/2/2008 12:49:10 PM Can I set the details of Explorerto stay with my desired details? On Windows Explorer, with Vista, is it possible to have my chosen combination of Details (e.g. File Type, Size, Date Created, Tags, etc.) always be shown? I never use Tags, Ratings, Author, Composer, etc. etc. Instead I always use: Name, Size, File Type, Date Modified. -- animator01... 1 12/1/2008 5:28:08 PM Problems with Vista SP1 I installed SP1 last week and the following problems started happening: 1. Most programs seem to be working ok on my laptop, until I close the lid. When I reopen, Skype can't reconnect, and Windows Mail doesn't work properly. 2. Microsoft Office files leave ghost copies on the desktop even if Office itself has been shut down. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks. ... 3 12/1/2008 10:21:15 AM .dll Files Please help - all my dll files have been ::Associated with internet explorer and keep openining in a loop - how can I put this right???:: ::With thanks:cry::: :::: -- lufcboy... 3 12/1/2008 10:15:12 AM window live space rebuid so i can contuide broke-down\crash\harddrive do sign-in!... 4 12/1/2008 9:44:59 AM Can I Make the SORT BY - TYPE Option Available in All Folders? Hello, I'm using Vista Home Premium. I want the SORT BY/TYPE option available for each folder. The SORT BY/TYPE option is not part of the Sort By menu, by default. It has to be added manually. I'd like to know if I can configure Vista Home Premium so the Sort By/TYPE option is added globally to each folder, including new folders I create. In other words, can I configure Vista Ho... 4 12/1/2008 2:24:06 AM Cannnot copy iso files over my network I use to be able to copy iso files from my files server to my desktop no problems. I had no problem until i ssicated winrar with the file types. Now when ever i try and copy an iso file over my network i get "Destination Folder Access Denied" I have tried permissions etc etc. I have full control of the folder i am trying to past the iso file in, It works fine on my XP partition s... 2 11/30/2008 5:28:37 PM Copied a real "My Pictures" folder to Vista and can't remove it After replacing a hard drive that was going bad on my laptop running Vista Home Premuim, I was copying some files that I had previously backed up to the new drive. I accidently, copied an actual directory named "My Pictures" to the new drive under the "Pictures" directory. Now I can't get rid of it. I've taken ownership of it, etc., and I still can't rename it, delete it or delete any files in th... 1 11/28/2008 9:19:44 PM Windows Explorer Navigation Does Not Function Correctly...or as I wish. Vista Business 64 bit Windows explorer navigation is doing unwanted things. I am not sure if this is peculiar to VB64 or if it is a setting someone enabled, or that could be disabled. I just know I do not like it. The other Vista systems (not 64 bit) do not do this. I navigate windows directories and files with a combination of mouse and keystrokes, Ex: Open explorer, <in the directory t... 1 11/26/2008 10:35:37 PM simple question about directory tree In Windows explorer(file manager)left pane (the directory tree) All I want is.... for the left pane/window to show the contents of the C:\drive and what hangs below it, such as the existence of all the subdirectories and D;\, e;\ etc. I do not want to see the useless "My Documents," "printers," "unused desktop shortcuts," etc. and the rest of these irrelevant sub-directories (folders)... 30 11/26/2008 10:11:13 PM By-pass Vista file restrictions. Vista Business Professional I want to by-pass all restrictions to file access. No more "access denied" when looking at "documents and settings." No denial of access to others in the workgroup. I want an open LAN. I am quite frustrated going through 13 steps for security permissions and ownership just for the principal user (me)(administrative permission) to look at or modify a file ... 18 11/25/2008 9:53:08 PM Deleting shortcuts from desktop Hi, Can anyone help with this one. It's minor, but irritating! I have uninstalled a couple of programmes using their built-in uninstall options. Everything has gone smoothly apart from the shortcuts are still left on the desktop, and it won't let me delete them. I get the following message: Item not found, This is no longer located in C:\Users\Public\Desktop\ etc. Verify the item'... 9 11/25/2008 12:10:50 PM Icons I previously was able to see previews of pictures in the computer window. Now all I see is the same picture icon for every picture from the camera. I have tried to change the default program that it opens with Windows Photo Gallery, and this works for a second and then it returns to the generic icon. Can anyone help? Thanks Neville ... 1 11/25/2008 6:58:46 AM The disappearance of local disk (D:) after full system recovery in Vista Home Premium Lesson learned the hardway: After accidentally deleting a number of bios settings, and receiving an error message that read: Your Operating Sytem is missing., when simply trying to change the boot sequence order of my OS, I reinstalled Windows Vista Home Premium with the OS disk and the apps. and drivers from the recovery disks I had made shortly after purchase. I was not aware that running this ... 4 11/24/2008 2:25:34 PM 26 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  22  23  24  25  26