folder options

Microsoft Windows XP has a built-in slide show that you should be able to turn on with just a few clicks. To get started, open whatever folder has the pictures you want to display, close any Windows Explorer bar (such as the Folders pane) that may be open over the task pane, and then, in...

Hi all, I'm running into three issues which I'm guessing are related -- 1) Windows 7 seems to protect certain folder trees differently than others. In particular, the Program Files tree. If I try to copy a file to a folder in that tree or rename a file in one of the folders, I get a dialog...

I am very angry with windows explorer. I have some mp3 in separate folders. Windows explorer is set to display all in details view, but when I go to folders with mp3 the details view change in # Artist ... etc. This is very annoying and I want all the information to be in details view no matter...

Folks, OK, I've had enough of things I can't see. How for example, can I find and view all files named "index.dat". If you enter this into the search bar, you won't find any, but I assure you, there are dozens on the typical system. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. There're many...

I am looking for a way to set all my folders (viewed with win. Explorer) to use one visual look. meaning: all use Details. all use the same columns (Name, Size, Type). all with the same column widths. It would be nice to set all current folders like this, and have any newly created folders to...

I had to do the dreaded reformatt last 2 days ago and now i cant get to see my Card Reader Icons in "My Computer" The last time this happened all i had to do was tick a box in the Folder options "show all folders" but now that doesnt even do the trick :( The only way i can get to see them is...

Anything I download or move to my laptop "disappears" after the action is complete. For example, I will download a PDF file using Firefox...watch it download onto my Desktop and simply vanish after the download completes. The "Open" and "Open Containing Folder" are grayed out also in the...

Hello, I actually have in forder options "Single-click to open an item (point to select). I really like it because I can open folders with just one click but I don't like (point to select). I like one click to select a file and double clik for open it. ¿There is any way that enables one...

Hi all, I have a problem I've never encountered in any version in Windows. My C:\Users directory has disappeared from Explorer, but I *can* open CMD and use the command line to get to it (cd c:users\userid\..... etc.). I have set folder options to show hidden files and folders, but I still don't...

Couldn't really find anything through google, so I thought I might as well come here. It might be a little hard to explain, but... well it seems like after a Windows Update for today whenever I click any of the tabs on the menu bar (i.e. File, Edit, View, Tools, etc.) instead of normally having...

I have 34 Regional Themes plus 3 individual desktop backgrounds, some of which I composed from free wallpapers acquired through Google and I'm making more. 1. Open Windows Explorer’s Folder Options, check Show hidden files, folders, or drives and uncheck show the protected operating system...

90% of the time clicking on any drive C:\ D:\, cdrom drives, or even my network drives, opens up 2 new windows of that drive. I find it very annoying to have 3 open explorer windows when I only wanted 1. If I open a drive then close the two windows then open the drive again only one window...

There are picture files in my folders that I cannot see. I know they are in there because they show up in the OPEN windows of photo editing programs. The thumbnails in those OPEN windows have a little yellow "padlock" icon in the lower left corners. The files were created by me opening a...

hi i facing this problem, no desktop, no icon, cant right click on my screen n after i restart my laptop it show only My documents.n in my control panal i cant go in to taskbat n start menu n folder options, i using win7 ultimate. i try everything but it wont work...:frown::frown::frown::frown...

Quick question to find out what "Date" represents in Windows 7 Explorer. Its clearly NOT "Date Modified" "Date Created" or "Date Accessed" Just would like to know what it is. For me, Date Modified makes most sense for use in Explorer and I'll probably use that instead. Second part of the...

Hi, I've only just got onto windows 7 and I'm trying to get two machines setup. Both are running Windows 7 Home Premium. My problem is this... On one of the machines, I've got Sage Accounts installed. When I open the Sage software and then go to the Backup option it shows me a Sage Dialog box...

Is there some way to set up default folder options (which items appear on the menu bar including file name, date modified, file type, etc) so that each new folder will be the same? I find it annoying that if windows senses that the folder contains music files it instead defaults to items like...

Hi all new to forums. I wonder if anybody can help with this issue? My "open folder with" function has vanished ! the option is no longer there,for example right click on say a photo then i should have the option open with etc : But the open with option is not there googled everywhere all i...

There does not appear to be a way of fixing a particular view for a particular folder. Every time I change the view in any folder it sets the same view for EVERY folder. I have followed the help files, and forked out for Steve Johnson's "brilliant Windows 7", in full colour, but nothing in...

Hi, Not quite sure how to explain the problem, but I will give it a go. I've upgraded my laptop (HP 2510p) from Vista to 7 and everything is working just fine. The only problem is that I have a part of my HDD which is called HP_RECOVERY. I would like to create a backup of my new system, but...