Recent content by Derekfoxes

Binaryman, Many thanks, have printed it. Not exactly what we had before, to be able to see it om Explorer is very convenient - and obviously simple to do for MS

Hi RAK, Thanks. Nevertheless if one business did it others can too. Blagged my way into computing in 1966 on IBM 360 mainframes and still at it. 'Tepid' said on a reffered message that if tool tips are enabled in Folder Options it showes. Cannot find tools tips in Folder Options though...

Windows Explorer header bar which shows File Name. Date and Size. Folders do not show a size so a small utility was available that had loads of extra headers that added value. Lots of us appreciated the Folder size and for some reason MS did not bother to include the feature, presumably on...

Hi, Upgraded from XP Pro to Win 7 Pro and mostly good. Badly miss the little utility that added features to the top bar in Windows Explorer, 'Folder Size' for photos etc. Anyone know of a replacement?

My thanks to both of you for your replies and patience. Only excuse is a bad day for me feeling thick. So i will get out my copy of ispell next and install.

Sorry to be back so soon. Did a search here and see the original disc to be used. Copying data from Windows.old sound more dificult. Could you possibly point me at a FAQ, article, even a book. Any source of detailed info much appreciated.

Now that is worth it's weight in gold, crystal clear. Not seen any suggestion of it, not in all the MS blurb, not even in the one book I bought, 556 pages I plowed through before posting. Also means i need to do it to the spell checker i so heavily rely on. Thank you so much. Old man...

Hello, first post here. Done my clean install of Win 7 Professional from Win XP Pro and some things working extremely well. Problem is revealed in Control Panel/Programs and Features. 11 MS items and 6 others software – only. There are a lot more to come, and how do I get them into...