folder options

I have Folder Options "Double-click to open an item (single-click to select)" is engaged but Start menu All Programs list is failing to accord - selecting on hover and opening on single click. Anyone know a remedy? Thanks.

Hello, Well, the title is pretty much self-explanatory. I use 8 Pro Build 9200. When I boot, everything is normal. Then, after a while, usually a dozen minutes, whenever I open a folder in Explorer, no file icons will be shown, whatever the file type : I only get a blank generic rectangle...

Hi, I have a fast PC (Quad core 3 GHz) and have been running XP happily and fast for the last 3 years with no issues. More details on my PC under my profile if required. I have fast disk drives, and a power supply of 1000 watts. 3 weeks ago i installed Windows 7 64 bit as i wanted to run the...

Yesterday, I just reinstall fresh windows 7. After I install the OS, I just realize that my recycle bin is empty. Before I installed windows 7, some of my deleted files on my other hard disk is there. But now, I could not find it anymore. After that, I tried to select show hidden folder, files...

Hello , In windows 7, explorer , I wish to know if there is a build in hot key for adding and removing the "folder search bar" in the layout CONFIGURE option. if not I need to make a hot key , please help Thank you a million Ralph

In Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Turkish version, the Turkish display of "Restore Defaults" is too long for a few buttons and may be truncated. This problem happens in the "View" tab of "Folder and Search Options" Dialog. The same button displays well in... Link Removed

I have tried every conceivable way to get Explorer to let me view my empty drives under Computer. They show when there's a disk in them. They show in the reading pane, they just won't show up as empty drives in the Nav pane. I have tried deleting the upper and lower filters in the registry...

Touch pad on laptop Hoovering over an item opens it. What happened to double click. I have restored defaults in folder options, mouse properties and ease of accsess center. External mouse via usb port works perfect? Driving me crazy:cry_smile:

File size is 0 bytes. When i try to remove it an error message appears, saying "Could not find file". Here is the list of things i've tried to do with the file: *reboot *reset folder options *cleaned the register with CCleaner *tried removing it with the del command *replacing it with a...

I'm running windows 7 65 bit Ultimate. When I open up a folder and go to "details" view the size is always displayed in kb, even if the file is like 2gb. How Can I change this? Link Removed Here's a ss of my problem.

Hi All, I am just trying to get my head around W7 with my daughters new laptop. I am a pretty experienced WXP user and am trying to locate some apparent missing features….. For example when I right click a folder, where is the search option??? Many thanks.

Having problems with and docx files opening within the browser. In XP you would just check the browse in same window option in folder options, file types. However this option no longer exists after XP. Is there a registry setting that controls this? I have seen this issue a couple of times and I...

Hello, I've spent the last couple of days trying desperately to resolve this issue. I have looked everywhere but cannot find an answer... PROBLEM: I have thousands of PDFs in hundreds of folders. When I go to a particular folder, I use the slider to change the Explorer views from "Content"...

Maybe I'm not wording it properly when searching the forum, but I'm having a few Windows 7 issues lately. For the past couple months my folders ALL open to "large icon" view I'll switch to details view but the next time I open the folder it's back to large icon. Strangely enough, the only...

I'm hoping someone from Redmond sees this message and will open a defect ticket. This needs to be addressed promptly. Brand new HP 600q TouchSmart system running Windows 7 64-bit. Everything works normally until Windows Media Center is started, especially when it is started in maximized...

I enabled in WinExplorer menu Tools->Folder options->View->Hide empty drives in the computer folder. However (even after restart) empty dirves (like my DVD drive (=no media inside)) are shown in WinExplorer as drives. Why? How can I disable otherwise empty drives in WinExplorer? Peter

Hi I Can't get my wife's Dell Studio Laptop to show images in Windows 7, Windows Explorer. I know I used to be able to select how Windows treated files in a folder, i.e. best for photos, etc. But I've looked everyplace, in Properties, Folder Options, View etc. and I can't find where to...

Hi, I have had this problem for months now and have searched for a solution many times' I have no thumbnails in video files, photos (jpg and bmp OK) I have not selected do not show thumbnails in folder options! In my research I was told that dllhost.exe was responsible for showing...

I have spent days trying to solve this problem - so any suggestions will be most gratefully received! I run a group of Windows XP Professional (SP3, 32 bit) machines in a workgroup, all using the same id and password, the id being in the administrators group on each machine. One of the...

Adobe doesn't (at the moment) support viewing pdf documents as thumbnails in 64 bit systems. Here's how you can get to see the thumbnails in your 64 bit system. First a couple of Windows System settings to check. GoTo Start, R-Click (My)Computer, Properties, then on the left hand side of the...