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I.e. these shortcuts created by dragging shortcuts to the Start button: Link Removed due to 404 Error I'd like to edit this list directly in Windows Explorer file view, rather than on the Start menu. I do not with to use a toolbar instead. Thanks.

I'm in desperate need of help! Windows explorer crashes with the error message "Windows Explorer has stopped working" whenever I click on any folder that has a RAW image file (.CR2) or a TIFF/PSD image file in it. It then shuts down and restarts. It only happens with these large image...

I found this in another Forum. Many have asked how to do this: Very Cool!. The Charms Bar is still available, but does not pop up until you actually put your cursor in the Top, Right or Bottom Right corner and slide it along the right edge, then Charms pops up. Gives a way to not have Charms...

when i try to search for something in a library folder, windows explorer does nothing. If I go to the actual folder search works fine. Libraries My Documents <-- WE will not run a search here, I type in search box and nothing happens Users myprofile My Documents <-- search works fine...

Fixes an issue in which the Folder Redirection feature does not synchronize a file automatically in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. This issue occurs when the file is in a redirected folder that is displayed as available offline in Windows Explorer. Link Removed

I try to search them but nothing is coming up and then I saved/created again but the computer tells me "another file with that name already existed..." but I don't seem them anywhere in the folder. What is happening?

Hi, I have 2 users defined to my W7 computer, lets say Jack (administrator) and Jill (normal user). Both users have had their "My Documents" moved to a second disk drive E: as "Jack's Documents" and "Jill's Documents". Recently (I first noticed it on 26th August) both users started to see two...

hi i am facing a strange issue. Whenever I have multiple windows opened like windows explorer, IE, notepad, mozilla etc. I get a problem in switching between windows. Whenever i am browsing something on mozilla and then suddenly wants to switch to windows explorer or lets say do something on...

I installed a program the other day that messed with my Windows Explorer. Now no folder will remember it's View options (Large Icons, List, Details), they all reset to their default. As you can see it's nothing to do with Libraries. Neither the 'Shell Fix' nor editing the registry at...

Hello, Today I was running a fresh OSX86 installation inside of VMWare Player, and using an actual installation disk in my CD drive, which was then tunneled to the VM. Since the installation froze up halfway through, I shut off the VM, and attempted to eject the installation disk, but the drive...

i'm looking for a tutorial on how to move the command bar / folder band from the top of windows explorer to the bottom of it. i normally have the details pane on top and the command bar / folder band on the bottom, but i installed a new icon pack that put both back to their default locations...

a few days ago my laptop started to act weird. Programs would be slow to start up and i would get not responding errors on most programs for a few seconds and then the program would run normally but whenever i click on something in the program or do anything else it would not respond for a few...

adding and editing tags/keywords in video files like .AVI, .FLV etc. hi in windows explorer when I right click a .wmv or .mp4 files and go to "Properties" -> "Details" I can add and edit tags/keywords. .flv, .avi and other video files DON'T have this options under the "Details" section. (I...

recently, I've started using Windows8. I've added several other computers in my house (the other computers are operating under Windows7) to my workgroup. Since then I've noticed that one of the other computers automatically starts up, the moment I open Windows Explorer on my own computer. I...

I have a Western Digital 1 TB External USB HDD. I have used it for some time. One day, I was copying files from my laptop to the USB HDD. It was taking for ever. So, I tries to cancel it. It wouldn't cancel. So, I disconnected the USB HDD by pulling the USB chord. From that day, it is not...

Resolves a vulnerability in Windows Explorer that could allow remote code execution if a user visited a specially crafted webpage. More...

Hi everybody, On the laptop listed in my sig, Windows Explorer will crash and reset itself while trying to load the Reliability Report from the Windows Action Center. This just started today and doesn't happen every single time when generating the report. It only happens when I exit out of the...

I keep my Windows Explorer re-sized so that it takes up the right half of my screen and from top to bottom, to make things easier to drag and drop stuff from my desktop or thumb drives. However, every time I open windows explorer, it's still on the right side of the screen, but I have to stretch...

Hi All New to the forums but have been a computer user since 1980, so I do have a lot of background. About 2 weeks ago I made a mistake cleaning up installer files. I'd made this same mistake last year but didn't realize it right away and it caused all my MSO links to stop working unless I...

Hi everyone, I have a number of files with filenames in Korean and Japanese on my computer. Until recently (within the last few days), these names displayed properly in programs like iTunes and Windows Explorer. However, the characters have all now been replaced with boxes, as if I no longer...