Junction points public folders

I am running vista business sp2. Malware is identifying problem files in my public folders but is inable to delete them...

Can't Rename files or folders on server

HELP!!!! Have an odd problem with Vista Pro Clients. We have a Small Business Server 2003 RC2 We have several XP machine...

importing folders, contacts, ect after a sys restore?

Ok, as much as I hated to do it, I had to do a system restore on my HP Pavillion. After having the Motherboard replace...

Deleted Folders and Gifs Re-Appear

:( Recently I had the misfortune to place some 'Sexy Smilies' which took the place of standard Smilies. I followed instr...

e-mails disappearing and folders not opening.

I was putting my e-mails into folders when suddenly everything vanished and the message" windows mail cannot displ...

Sharing Vista Folders

I attempted to share the "Documents" folder on my new Vista machine but am apparently doing something wrong. ...

Move Microsoft Mail messages and folders to Outlook 2003

I want to move all the stored mail in my Vista Microsoft Mail to Outlook 2003. I need the calendar function and other ...

Windows Mail, Vista 64 bit, recovered message folders

Hi all, New to this site and it is very interesting! I have a Windows Mail problem (Vista Home Premium). When compacting...

ctrl key opens multiple folders

When holding my ctrl key briefly it opens two explorer windows for the location: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start ...

Missing user folders

Hi, Vista has several special folders with special icons. Examples: Documents, Videos, Music, Favorites, etc...If you ri...

Can't delete or rename the Offline Folders when working offl

I tried download this hotfix: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942845 But when i try to install it, i get the message &qu...

Moving files or folders

Hi, I'm new here and 3 days into Vista. I bought a new laptop, and like new programs etc., so I thought I'd give vista a...

Moving folders only moves files

Hello there,I often have - as lot of others will have too - to move files and folders around. Basically this works as e...

EXPORTING EMAIL FOLDERS

I understand there is a way to export email folders for safe keeping. I did it once but can't remember how now. Can som...

opening files or folders

Can someone please help, when I try to access a file such as local settings or my documents, I get an access denied mes...

I can't browse folders using the same window

Hi to all, I can't browse folders using the same window. Each click opens a new window.The option "Open folder usin...

Some of my folders vanished

Hello I am new here.I have only had Vista for a month. Doing okay, but when I logged off yesterday night I had two fold...

Changing a folders type/template using CLI

Hi folks,I got a little batch that sets up my common project structure of folders and some files that I work with. Some...

create connection limitation shared folders

I have a Vista pc with 5 shared folders. Other computers within the local network can reach the folders without account...

lost folders

Somehow i lost my folders showing on the left. How do i get them back ?-- Dell Inspiron Pentium dual-core 2.2 GHz 2 GB ...

AIM Imap Folders

I have tried multiple times to configure my AIM mail into my Windows mail, however I don't get all my imap folders. I'v...

OK, now here we go, all folders read only can't change

I don't get this crap at all. Everything has been fine, but now every folder I create is read only and I cannot change ...

Can I import the contents of folders from BT Internet?

Hello again - I'm still setting up Windows mail....Question:- Can I import the contents of folders I have set up in BT ...

Start Menu search finding only folders

I recently had to reinstall Vista Business with SP2 due to a major crash. After reinstalling, I set Windows to index the...

My zipped folders have all turned into mp3 nfiles

I have a Dell Inspiron with Windows Vista. I logged in one day and found that all the zipped folders on my computer had...

Folder Redirection in Vista via GPO creates double folders..

Hi,I am having a problem /annoyance with Folder redirection Vista. It is working great in my mixed environment except f...

2 graphics folders with same stuff

I have a graphics folder where I have many sub folders dividing my graphics into categories. It's all very nice and org...

Setting-up address folders in Windows Mail?

In Outlook Express I had all my email addresses in separate folders 'friends' 'official' 'work' etc so I could locate...

Stopping Vista organising my MP3's into folders

Hi - I wonder if anyone can help me.Last year I bought a new PC with Vista. I had a music folder with about 3,000 MP3'...

Lost Mail & Folders

I was trying to recover some email from an old hard drive (Windows Vista Home O/S on old and new PC's) and connected th...

dreaded spaces in shell special folders

I just found a little tutorial that shows how to open shell special folders from a command prompt. As in C:\>start s...

Inspiron and Username Folders empty

I just discovered that my Username and Inspiron folders are empty, with a blank folder picture as icon. When I click on ...

Creating Folders

I have been unable to create new mail folders in which I can place addresses of various people to which I want to send ...

How to keep desktop folders to be opened in same position?

Hi All,I created several folders on the Desktop where I placed several Medium Icons - each icon calls a different applic...

Three desktop folders

I was fiddling with my computer and I don't know how I ended up creating two other Desktop folders, one under myname (wh...

Disappearing folders bar in Windows Explorer

I don't have this problem, presumably due to my using Classic view in Windows Explorer. But a lady whose machine I help...

Rename/Move Folders only

I installed windows vista premium after i formatted my laptop, and i can't rename (its error is: Folder Doesn't exist),...

Any workaround for accessing All Users\Start Menu folders?

I realize a lot of folders in Documents and Settings in XP are now in Users in Vista. But there are shortcut arrows tha...

Creating Navigation Folders

I recently accidently deleted a navigation folder (i.e. contacts, downloads, favorites, links, etc.) so I recreated it....

Problem with folders on DeskTop

Hi All,I created several folders on the Desktop where I placed several Medium Icons - each icon calls a different appli...

Syncing up folders

I have pictures on 3 or 4 different PCs and a NAS drive. I'd like to sync them all. Any suggestions on the best way t...

Accessing user folders on external harddrive

I have a vista harddrive from my laptop that has failed to boot vista yet it is still accessible through a external usb...

Compressed files/folders

After compressing files/folders,can the original file/folder be deleted safely ?...

Folders - set default view and make it persistent?

How can I set a default view for all folders in Vista Windows Explorer? In earlier Windows versions, this was fairly eas...

Denied permission to access folders

To all the expert for help,I try To take ownership a folder as below but failed. " Right-click the folder that you...

Mail - duplication in Sent Folders

Sent mail duly appears in my IMAP Sent Mail folder. However, it appears twice - one with a yellow "closed envelop...

Separate folders in Windows Contacts

I created some new folders in the Windows Contacts by right clicking>New>folder. I moved some contacts into them...

Server driver locks shared folders

I create a share on Vista or Windows 2008 SP1. No one accesses this share from network. After some time folder for this...

Transferring messages to local folders

I transferred my emails to Windows Mail from my XP computer to my new Vista computer. In opening Windows Mail, I see th...

Lost all folders

After a reboot I have lost all the folders in Windows Mail. I just have the received mail shown. So no Inbox, Outbox, Se...

remove old user account folders from the "users" folder on w

I am running windows vista home premium. I have deleted some of the users that I had set up on my computer through the ...

Cannot delete folders - Vista Home Premium

My friend has a Vista Home Premium (32bit) Dell desktop with SP2 installed - and all other updates installed as of this...

Help me understand files and folders-- sending, moving etc.

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email folders gone

My email folders on the left are missing on the left and I cannot scroll over to get the Inbox ,Deleted etc. area.Pleas...

Select multiple folders in Windows Explorer and shortcut und

Hello all,Actual 2 questions.1. Select multiple files in a given folder in Windows Explorer is straight forward enough ...

Don't want to share folders

We bought a new laptop yesterday. Until now we both had our own. So we both have our own stuff we want to move there. We...

Can't delete folders

At times I can't delete non-system folders from Windows Mail. Anyone have the same problem, and if so what is the solu...

E-mail folders not recognized

I have created various sub-folders in my Windows Mail account to categorize / organize my e-mail messages by topic. Pro...

Windows mail gremlins - losing folders in left hand margin

I have just lost all the folders in my Windows Mail left hand margin. I have had a few problems recently where all the ...

Missing folders in the mail "store folder"?

My user account name is Bob1. "C:\Users\Bob1\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail\Local folders" appears to ...

Merginf folders

For this question, it is assumed that all items are on the desktop.I have a folder named TOP. I also have a folder name...

Looking For Folders

Try to look for the file folder that e-mails are saved. Please advice. -- Asked & U Shall Received...

How can I delete folders which Vista says I don't have right

I have several folders on one of my drives which I cannot delete. Vista responds that I don't have permission, yet I am ...

Giving names to new Folders problem

Hi,I'm having troubles giving a name to new folders on my harddrive. When i right-click and select "new folder"...

can't open folders in windows mail

When i first set up windows mail, it worked perfectly and i could send and receive mail no problem. However, now i can'...

Shared folders on Xp cannot be found from Vista

I have a Windows XP machine (sp3) and a Vista machine in the same workgroup (only these two on the network). Both machi...

Q&A email contacts in folders, another work around

In desparation, trying to get my email contacts in folders moved into my new VISTA computer, I copied contact folders t...

2 Program Folders in 64bit Vista

Hi there, Ive just changed from 32bit to the 64bit OS, and I have noticed that I have 2 Program folders one has x86 next...

NTFS: MFT Folders $Logfile placement

Is is often recommended (if defragmenting tool allows it - as JKDefrag and incoming MyDefrag ) to keep MFT and folders ...

Folders and subfolders ALL opened each time I restart Window

Hi!Each time I start Windows Mail again, ALL my (150 or so!) folders and subfolders are opened (unfolded)!!! This drives...

Why won't Vista let apps create new folders?

I have had two similar problems on my system.1. An application running in one of my user folders has several folders be...

I have lots of folders with little blue marks in VISTA 64

I suddenly see a lot of folders with little blue marks when I look in Windows Explorer of the C: drive. I read that the...

Keep folders collapsed

Why can't I set Mail just like OE was? I don't want the folders open except for the ones that contain an email that has...

Local folders I created have disappeared

Can anyone help?I created several local folders to help oganise my Inbox and Sent E-Mail. A couple of weeks ago they va...

How to activate "file group option" under the Local Folders?

Hello,All my emails are stored under their assigned folder "independently". But now I saw on a friend's PC tha...

Deleting folders problems?

Hey!I want to delete a user folder from C:\Users\. When i try this, it starts to "recycle", but if i click any...

Hidden Folders

I can't appear the hidden folders. When i choose " appear hidden folders" and clicking Ok , hidden folders d...

Unable to delete my imported folders

I imported my emails from OLE6 into Windows Mail. By default, all the emails go into a folder that Windows Email calls...

Finding files, search folders and other questions

I've just switched to Vista and I'm going mad trying to find my files. My most common search is for files created betwee...

Does sharing folders required admin priveleges?

In our domain, we are starting to implement Windows Vista. To share folders, though, our users have to be administrators...

I want to automatically name folders ?

Hi, can any one help me to automatically name new folders. I make folders for inventory items. I name them using the dat...

How to Restore the Default Shortcut and Folders in Start Men

Hi,A Malware /Spyware just "messed up" my start menu folder <C:\Users\YOURNAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Wi...

Can't see folders

hey can somebody please help!!!....i cant see my folders when i open the area... when i'm attaching a file however i see...

how do I convert winmail.fol folders to OE folders?

I don't know if this is the correct forum for this or not - but here goes.I had to reformat and decided to go back to XP...

selecting pictures from multiple folders?

Can anyone tell me how I can select pictures from different folders to print onto one page? I have done this before, but...

Local folders: names of subfolders

By a reinstall of my Vista home basic, after the reset of backup local folder the most names of the local folders ware c...

Documents & Settings vs. Users folders

OS: Vista Business; upgraded from Win XP Pro SP3. Joined to a WinSer 2003 domain.I just noticed that I have (near) ide...

How to stop win mail recovering folders

HII had a inbox problem yesterday about a mail that was stuck, and that I was not able to delete. I followed the advide ...

How can I recreate personal folders ?

In the process of redirecting personal folders for starage of data on D Drive I somehow managed to lose a few ? Can the...

Tranfer outlook Folders to Windows Mail

I have recently set up my laptop and I need to transfer my folders from Outlook to Windows Mail, I was able to transfer...

Problems Accessing Web Folders

Vista Ultimate SP1, with KB 907306 installed. I set up the access to the Web Folder, but when I try to access it, I get ...

Where to Save Data Files and Folders

Recently I had read (cannot find the print out I made), it was recommended that data files be initially saved in the us...

Outlook 2007, copy e-mails to folders

First time user, not sure I have posted in the right discussion group.For ease of reference, I like to copy selected e-m...

Sharing Ad-Hoc Folders

Greetings, I have been reading some posts in the newsgroups, and also on other forums, but still haven't quite found w...

Hide folders

Vista Premium SP2 Is it possible to hide some of the C:\users\myname folders?...

Compressed Folders/Notepad Saviour.

I would just like to say Thank You to the members on this Forum that helped me to restore my compressed folders which ap...

Redirecing C:\Users and C:\ProgramData folders to a USB memo

I am experimenting with a configuration that redirects the C:\Users and C:\ProgramData folders to a USB memory stick. ...

Windows Mail - Lost Folders for Archiving

I'm using Windows Mail that is "connected" to my Verizon account. Months ago I created subfolders to archive o...

Duplicate folders in C:\Users\

My main documents, contacts, videos (...) folders are on a totally separate drive, relocated using the Location tab on t...

unwanted folders

An unwanted folder called recovered messages keeps appearing in my windows mail. Sometimes upto fifteen a day I see som...

There are no folders to show for this account

Where have they all disappeared to? and how can I get them back?Simple terms only please - I'm not techy!...

Cannot change location of Document, Music, etc. folders

Hi, I'm trying to change the location of my Documents, Music, Pictures, and Videos folders to another drive, but when I ...

unable to view folders that contiain zip files.......

all the sudden, when i attempt to open a folder that contains .zip files, windows explorer locks up.... i do have winra...

How can I stop VISTA from messing up my folders?

Hi,Every so often, VISTA changes the look of my folder. For example, My 'root folder', (c:), currently only has one colu...

Missing some personal folders in Vista Windows Mail

I was away from my pc for 2.5 weeks and have returned to notice that some of my personal folders I created in Vista Win...

how do I make explorer display my folders as just normal fol

hi,every so often, vista decides one of my folders contains pictures or music and decides to change how it's displayed....

Drag & Drop Folders

Why doesn't Windows Mail allow me to drag & drop folders from my gmail inbox into my local folders, so I can downlo...

Shared Folders & Ping

I am having trouble getting an XP Home and Vista Business machine to connect to shared folders. The shared folder is o...

REQUEST: Global SORT-BY on ALL folders

I really like using Windows Live Mail, however if one has 100 folders, and 1000s of emails in each folder, then it gets...

Unhiding Folders in Windows Explorer makes explorer.exe use

Hello! Unhiding "folders" in the "Navigation pane" in the "Windows Explorer" makes explor...

Windows Mail Folders Missing

Hi there, I have been using Windows Mail since 07 and have never had an issue until now, I turned my comp on this morn t...

Contact groups as folders in left column?

I would like to be able to display all the contacts of a group in a right panel while I browse the contacts in a left p...

Access to folders

I recently purchased a new laptop with Vista on it, and I continue to be frustrated by the layers of security I have to...

Windows Mail Folders Open Up

I am running Vista with Windows Mail. In my local folder there are numerous folders I created, along with sub-folders....

How to recover rights to folders

I removed rights from admins to a folder and I am unable to make any changes to the rights now. How can I recover those ...

Wat happened to my files & folders? Wat should i do?

Pls help as much as u can. Ive at least 2 problems to solve. THANKS!1) Few days ago, 1st time, ive Windows Vista Home Pr...

Deleting Folders/Files in Temp File?

I have a new computer that has about 150 mb in a temp folder and want to know if I can safely delete those files. It i...

sharing files/folders between XP and Vista on a network ?

How can I share files on a network that includes a 95 machine, a 2000 machine, 2 xp machines, and a Vista machine? All...

Backing up individual folders and EXE files?

I'm using Backup & Restore in Vista Home Premium x64 for easy backups. There are however a couple issues with it.Fi...

Folders not seen in email

THIS Am when I opened my email, the folders are not showing. i have done everything I know to do and they will not get...

Moving emails and folders to Windows Mail

Cna anyone tell me how to move folders and emails from one email program (SquirrelMail) to Windows mail? the import fun...

can not open group contact folders in windows mail

not sure what has happened but as of today whne i try to openmy contact group i am asked with default program i need to...

DUPLICATE FOLDERS

I have two Picture folders and two Document folders. When I try to delete filesin the duplicate folder it also removes...

Icons in Pictures folders

Recently, all pictures in my Pictures folders appear as Extra Large icons.&nbsp; They used to be Large icons.&nb...

Offline Folders Duplicate Locations

I'm becoming disillusioned with Offline folders in Vista. I find that I have five different ways of accessing my Docume...

Rights to Folders

I am trying to set up the computer to my liking, for example I wanted to go the start menu and create subfolder and mov...

delete folders

I have two folders in my mail program that I got when trying to import saved messages. Now windows mail won't allow me ...

Find files and folders

Find files and folders date modified etc. This worked in XP has been scrapped in vista WHY?...

Problem moving folders

Has anyone, maybe a MVP, heard if or when Microsoft is going to fix the problem with moving folders in the Windows Expl...

Working with files and folders is painful

When i try to work on files or folders, the Vista always makes the cursor busy. It's always doing something. The green ...

Create New Folders Grouping Similiar Programs

Where in Vista's Windows Explorer, do you create new folders to group similar programs so show as such under Start > ...

Indexing options selected folders not indexed

I would like to know why if you check a folder to be indexed by clicking Modify in Indexing Options / Indexed Locations...

new mails in different folders - folders do not open

Hi there everybody,I have just come back from using Windows Live Mail as I could not solve some problems there permanent...

new folders and freeze-ups

for some reason, explorer has a tendency to freeze up for a few seconds, when i create a new folder and apply its file n...

Phantom Share Folders and error 0x800710FE

Hi, i'm fairly new to networks, I have a Vista Business (SP1) notebook wireless linked into a home network with a XP (S...

Contacts folders

Forgive me, but I am new to Vista and Windows Live Mail.I set up my Contacts folder by importing addresses from Outlook ...

In WLM is it possible to have folders for contacts

In Windows mail, I could create folders of contacts, for example folders for family, each hobby, clubs, other ppl I wou...

Lost my mail folders

Hi everyone , this is my first ever thread. I have a new problem with Windows Mail. It was working normally until yeste...

Shared Folders

Hi all!I have a shared drive on a WinXP Professional-based laptop that I am trying to get access to via Vista. However...

Vista Mail randomly redownloads IMAP folders

Dear All, I've scoured the net looking for solutions to this problem. I'm hoping someone can help. I connect to a univer...

Securing a folder or folders

Hi,I have a folder on my pc that contains confidential information.I am wondering if the best way for me to secure this ...

Missing Explorer in file folders

I use to store the progs I need all the time in a folder on my PC's desktop. Via clicking organize-layout-navigation pan...

Windows Mail - Overwritten all emails in 5 folders with the

I have a couple of problems with Vista Windows Mail.Problem 1:--In some of my email folders (about 5), I have realised ...

Move Offline Folders folder

Searched, but couldn't find any message asking about this, though I am sure it must have been at some time - my system ...

How to remove bluetooth folders from my computer?

Can someone please show me the steps on how to remove the bluetooth folders from my computer? +-------------------------...

File locking while using offline folders

I have a folder on our server (Windows server 2003) setup to work offline on my Vista notebook. I was working in this f...

Messages in Folders Don't Appear in Mail

After my installation of Vista got corrupted for a second time, I had to backup and restore my Vista Mail folders. Alt...

Windows Mail: Deleted Folders

Permanently Deleted Folder and the folder below disappeared. Any idea how to recover. I also set up a couple of test ...

'virtual' renaming of folders?

Machine was XP. Has another drive ('D:'), that drive has a large folder (10GB) named 'x'. Machine upgrade to Vista64. On...

Help-Hidden folders in Start Menu

I have several Start Menu program groups (Accessories, Maintenance, Startup) that do not show in my list of Programs wh...

Problems deleting folders....advice please

Hi,I randomly get problems deleting folders from my PC...It just wont allow me to do it in some instances....But if I g...

Shared Folders - new files in subfolder not visible

I am sharing a folder of photographs on my Vista box with 2 other XP Pro machines on my home network. Everything works...

Windows Mail Tree Folders Totally Gone?

When I got my new computer I got Windows Vista with it and naturally Windows Mail came with it,it was working fine and ...

all my folders are not accessible. error:volume label syntax

Hi There, Can anyone please help me. one of My Major folder in my External hard(western digital 1TB) drive is not acces...

Multiple sent folders

I need to set up two seperate sent items folders, one for my personal email and one for work email - how can I do this ...

Copy Folders to DVD Question

Copy folders to DVD QuestionI use Vista Home Premium. Some time ago I copied a folder to a DVD. I have made some chan...

Mail Folders

I used to have several folders in my mail box. Each one was specific with a message rule that send the related mail to...

NEW FOLDERS

When inserting a new folder, it does now show up in the specified location (or anywhere). The only way to show the new...

Missing deleted and sent folders

My e-mail is missing everything but the in-box - what can I do JeanL...

Highlight in msg list and folders list

The highlight for which message I'm reading or which folder I'm moving to is very light and difficult to spot - is ther...

ALL Mail Folders Expanding

When I open Windows Mail every folder expands and when I go under Tools, Options and tell it to not expand folders, NONE...

WinExplorer > Opening folders, not files, on single-click

I read through the post about opening folders in Win Explorer, but I have a slightly different problem I'm trying to so...

lost show folders option

Hi, I just recently lost my "show hidden files and folders"option in file view option.Usually I should have 2...

Multiple Folders and sub folders and such

Hi. I am just configuring Windows Mail in Vista. In Outlook (on XP), I had multiple email accounts linked to different ...

Folders : Vista to XP

Is there a way to move folders from Vista to XP. I have a Pictures folder on my Vista machine I want to move to my XP S...

Want to Move /User and /Program Files folders

I want to prepare an existing setup for solid state drives. I want to make my C: drive as read only as possible. I wou...

Organising folders in Explorer

When I open Windows explorer it opens at the start menu and I have to scroll up to get to my 'documents' .At the top o...

lost mail and folders

Have wlm running on vista home premium 64 bit and just opened wlm, folders and all inbox mail is gone. Have looked in al...

Locked Out Of Folders

I went in to check my music in my Vista Music folder but I found a new MY MUSIC Folder. There was a new icon beside it,...

Saved e-mail folders

Hi have just removed old hard drive from laptop and have been trying to transfer to new laptop.Mail on XP but will not...

Vista Backup - How to Select Files/Folders

I've now been running Vista for three months and I have yet to make a backup. Back then, I realized that I cannot specif...

Can't see folders on you vpn in vista

I have had similar problems and have found the solution. I will be glad to share the answer if you contact me directly a...

How do you access denied folders?

I am pulling my hair out with this OS. I just got a new Dell laptop with Vista Home Premium. Since Dell doesn't provide...

Using "Select multiple files or folders"

I want to select a long string of files (for deletion).Vista Help says:--To select a consecutive group of file or folder...

vista pc won't access network shared folders

We have a network domain, all XP pro compters, though the domain controller is NT. I have successfully joined this vis...

Save configuration and folders

I'm going to format my pc and my mails are arranged in folders that i have created and i don't want to loose eiher the ...

No new folders

i am unable to make a new folder on my desktop and in my documents, if i right click on my desktop it just doesnt appear...

Unable to create new folders & save mail message rules

Windows Mail will not allow me to create any new folders and message rules.Although it looks as if I have created folder...

Pictures on network folders all show up as generic thumbnail

Been searching all over for the solution to this. In Vista, I can open up a folder on my hard drive and see picture fi...

Music listed individually now in Artisit folders?

I don't know what I did but all my music used to be displayed individually by song title and now all my songs are groupe...

importing OE6 Folders into Windows Mail

Before installing Vista, I backed up my Outlook Express e-mail folders located in the 'local settings\application data...

Access rights on drives and folders

I have 3 user accounts on Vista Home Premium. One is an admin account and the other two are limited accounts. How can ...

Windows Mail Folders Disappearing

hi, i have a problem where a whole load of folders just disappeared from windows mail, i am now getting a folder called...

Multiple Desktop Folders replicating against my will.

Hi there,new account here - it seemed according to a Google search your group had a post or two from some time ago in re...

view all folders/files

I turned off User Account Control but in Explorer I still can't open Documents and Settings and a number of other folde...

Recovered messages folders

I cannot delete all the recovered messages folders without them coming back the next time I open windows mail. How do I...

Accessing/Importing Old Emails/Folders

I recently upgraded to a new computer with Vista Ultimate and Office 2007. After transferring all my files to my new c...

Access Denied files and folders

This is a Dell laptop, with Vista already installed on it. Not an upgrades. I have searched high and low and cannot fi...

Hiding Op Sys folders

Ultimate 64 bit - I have "Hide protected operating system files (recommended)" checked, as I always have. Now...

Windows Mail Personal Folders

Can Personal folders be added in Windows Mail? If so, can you please explain to me how to do it. Thanks, -- Deb...

Deleting Windows Mail Folders

Is there any way to delete the Junk Mail folder in Windows Mail..? -- JOR...

outlook 2007 .pst folders

I have .pst folders from outlook 2007, is there a way to open these in windows mail so I can look through the file cont...

Scan Which Folders do not Include Cetrain Files

i have one folder full of a bunch of sub-folders. each of the sub-folders should have a file with the extension ".c...

where did all my other folders go?

All i can get to is my inbox. The whole other thing on the left with my other folders is gone. I cant get it back.help...

unable to open Data Source to delete temporary folders/error

Windows update failed and I was directed to go to DataSource folder and delete all temporary folders. Unable to do so ...

Copying files n folders to another user account

Can somebody tell me how 2 do it?My Vista Home Basic has developed a new prob : when i turned on my laptop, it suddenly ...

How to recover default Favorites folders

How can I recover the default Favortes' folders? More specifically what I want to recover is one of the default Favorit...

my documents folders

In XP when you clicked on a folder, at the bottom of the left folder list column you would see how many files are in tha...

Compressed folders

Hey folks, somwhere along the line I've lost the ability to unzip files. If I click on a .zip file it tries to open wi...

Messages not visible in Mail folders after restoring from Vi

After severe Vista Windows Boot Manager problems on 2/16/09, I restored PC to initial configuaration with manufacturer'...

How do you show IMAP special folders?

I just started using the Windows Mail today and I included my college email account but the thing is, when I don't use ...

Redirect User Folders in Vista

G'Day All,I will be installing Vista HP on a new PC next week.During installation, I will create the Administrator accou...

Local folders gone

Hello, I'm quite new in Vista. In Windows mail the local folders in the left part of the screen are totally gone. Can a...

Problem sharing Folders in Program Files

Using VISTA Home Premium with SP1 I am attempting to share and be able to use some folders in C:\Program files. I keep...

Can't access my folders after installing windows updates (Oc

I recently bought a HP notebook with Windows vista home edition. I dowloaded Windows updates and even though I didn't c...

Double up of Folders

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removing RecycleBin and system Volume Information Folders

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Searching File Folders

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Sharing Folders on Network

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"You need permission to perform this action": moving folders

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User Folders on Desktop gone

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Viewing folders while viewing in-box

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Newsgroup Folders Will Not Display

When I attempt to open Newsgroup folders (such as this one), I get the following error message ... --------------------...

Lost Windows Mail Folders

I have accidentally deleted a folder with many sub folders. I closed out the e-mail program and the deleted folder empt...

mappen verwijderen, delete folders

help het lukt me niet om lege mappen uit outlook te verwijderen (windows vista): help I cannot delete empty folders fro...

Mail goes into wrong folders

My mail shows up randomly in Inbox, Deleted Items, Junk Mail and Spam even though senders are in my Contacts. Can this...

Can't Delete files/folders

I have a huge OneCare backup file that I can't delete. I installed Vista and am administrator. I tried going into the...

Cannot access all folders in shared network drive

Hi, I cannot access all the folders in a shared network drive. When I try to open certain folders is says folder not av...

set preferences for all folders

In Explorer , I would like to set certain preferences such as Views > Details for all folders -- how to do this ?( w...

Keeping folders collapsed?? Please help!

How do I keep the Vista Mail folders collapsed when I first start Mail? The only ones I want expanded are those that ha...

copying folders to a different user

I transferred 3 outlook express identities into my vista windows mail. I now want to copy or move the folders and mess...

importing outlook Express folders

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Duplicate "Documents" Folders

Hi everyone! I've had my laptop for a few months, and somewhere along the way I've managed to wind up with multiple Docu...

Customize individual Folders?

Is there any way to customize individual folders, without having those settings apply to any other folders?For example: ...

User folders being erroneously recreated in default location

I moved some of my User subfolders, ie Documents and Desktop, to my D: drive for backup purposes. I moved them the cor...

Windows Mail checks all IMAP folders

Hi,I am having problems with Windows Mail - I just wish it to check for new mail in my inbox and not all of my folders....

Showing Hidden Folders & Files by default

By pressing the WindowsSymbol-Key & E together, I get an approximation of the old Windows Explorer window open. How...

problem uninstalling / deleting files/folders

Some time ago I downloaded the 'partypoker' software. I soon uninstalled it.I seem to have some bits remaining. There ar...

Same message duplicated in folders

I have most of my messages filtered into different folders depending on the sender or information. I am not sure what ha...

Why do I see a folder called Default and sub-folders from th

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Restoring Access to Folders Where Access is Denied

I'm suddenly finding that many folders and programs have "access is denied" if I try to open them. I'm a sol...

Can't create New Folders on Desktop

Hi,When I right-click on the desktop or within the Documents Folder (or similar folders), I no longer have the option to...

View another email address under local folders

Anyone know how to add another email folder in my local folders. I have 2 that a need to monitor and don't want to keep ...

Unable to view security options for multiple folders

Hi, When am trying to change the security settings for a folder am able to do that. If I am selecting multiple folders t...

users folders

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Importing Local Folders from OE to WM

Does anyone know how to import Local folders from Outlook Express to Windows Mail? I have address book and e-mails, but...

vista leaves behind folders when moving folders with files i

Hello,this never happened before in XP..Now in vista.. whenI move a folder from location A to B,sometimes an empty folde...

cannot rename folders or move folders

I have been battling this for several days.I cannot rename folders or move them. I am running Vista 32bit and I have rea...

Possible to downgrade Vista to XP and take mail folders alon

I've tried Vista and need to give up on it, for now. Is there some way to reload my Vista mail folders back onto XP and ...

Folders customization limit

By default, Explorer in Vista will remember the customization settings for folders. When I exceed that limit, it will no...

Windows Mail - cannot delete from sent or other folders

I cannot delete from Sent, Deleted folders. I get the 'Unknown error has occurred' message and tried the http://supp...

Deleting e-mail folders

I have several folders, storing e-mails of certain subjects/projects. When finished with the project, I can delete the ...

Music Video Pictures Downloads Folders Missing

Hey, my music, pictures, videos, and downloads folders are all missing from my "Alex" folder. I can still acc...

I changed the look of my folders and cant change back!!!!

I installed a whole icon package and didnt realize that I wouldn' be able to view anything other than the icons ie: my p...

Lost all my personal folders

Hello, A couple of days ago all my old personal folders on Windows Mail have simply disapeared. All I have left are the ...

Public Folders - some files/folders need admin privileges

First of all an alarm: Can you believe Administrator account on my Vista machine had no password 8={. I can't remember ...

hard drive space and duplicate program file folders

I just bought a new computer with Windows Vista (which is completely new to me). I've been loading and setting up all ...

Contacts in left pane under local folders

Hi, Is there a layout I can choose that will put my contacts in the left pane under the email and newsgroups folde...

line up the folders

Under my In-box folder, I have sub-folders for all my correspondents. Names are in alphabetical order. My problem is : t...

Windows Vista-Special Shell personal folders are normal yell

Hello,I have a problem with my personal folders which are Desktop and Music.I don't know how they changed from the shell...

Folders in Outlook Express

I have two or three folders with over 100 e-mails in each. How do I 'file' these onto a memory stick so that I can fre...

missing files/folders

Vista Home PremiumAs of Friday 2/6, I seem to have lost a number of files and folders. By 'lost,' I mean the files are n...

Script for change default user folders ?

Is there any script to change in "one-shot" all the default user folders (documents,music,video,favorites,etc...

Security Id's for "Program Files" folders?

I had a strange thing happen to me yesterday that got me to investigating. One of my game programs, which I had just f...

Customize folders

Hi all,I have Window Vista. There is a wonderfull short way to customize the view of folders (Customize -> Folder Ty...

Share folders only with workgroup members - how to

Friends are visiting from out of state and connected to my secure home network with their laptop for internet access. ...

Back up specific folders

Nevermind, my apologies. I should've searched more before asking. -- Grigorie...

can't rename folders

Hi I am new to forums and have a rather annoying problem. When i try and change the name of any folder, new or old, i g...

Cascading Folders on left side have disappeared

How do I restore the folders on the left side In Box etc? The file showing takes the whole page.. TY...

xp cannot access shared folders, vista can, xp can access pr

My Vista Business system is sharing its internet connection with 2 XP computers ( 1 Pro, the other home edition). I ...

Showing Contacts in Folders Column

In Outlook Express, I could show my list of contacts below the folders List (in a column at the left of the messages. ...

Exclude Folders in Offline Files

I don't seem to be able to exclude specific folders from synchronization in Offline folders on Vista. When I right-click...

WHILE OPENING FOLDERS

WHEN I OPEN AN FOLDER LIKE INBOX AND AFTER THAT I WOULD LIKE TO GO TO OPEN ANOTHER FOLDER LIKE SENT ITEM . IT TAKES LON...

My Exported Message Folders don't Update changes made.

When I export my Windows Mail email messages for backup the folders in the new export are the same as my original folde...

Remove folders MSOCashe, SWSetup, System.sav?

Hi,I have been using Vista x64 SP1 for about 2 weeks. I found these folders on my C drive and was wondering if they are...

Start menu user folders not loading properly

I have vista x64 Ultimate fully updated, running nod32 antivirus also fully updated. I've been haivng trouble with this ...

Lock up on network folders access

Hi all,My Vista has regular lockups with the following symptoms:Once in a while (usually one or 2 times a day) all of th...

Annoing behavior when viewing folders

From time to time my Windows Vista seems to forget my folders settings and changes its properties. I like to see ALL my ...

Start Menu folders no longer connected to corresponding user

Before (unsuccessfully so far) upgrading to Windows 7 In deleted (OK. stupid, I know) both the Music and Pictures fold...

IMPORTING FOLDERS AND MESSAGES FROM OUTLOOK EXPRESS 6

Hello, tried to import old messages from OE6 to Windows Mail (copied them first to a DVD and then to the HDD and then t...

Vista Special Folders showing default folder icon

I know this is a common problem and fixes have been posted on many sites. However, the Videos folder is showing the defa...

Moving default data folders to another partition

I have re-installed Vista on my machine and created two partitions, one for the Operating System & Programs and the...

Public folders problem!

Okay, I don't know what I was thinking when I did this, but all the folders in my Public folder are gone. Deleted and em...

search for largest folders

Hi,I have a friend who is running Vista Ultimate. She is getting low on hard drive space, so I am trying to help her m...

Change default email in file folders

I have two versions of Eudora on my PC but only one (Eudora 8 beta) is recognized in file folders that contain *.jpg fil...

Problem Syncing Network Folders

I've just picked up a laptop which came preinstalled with Vista and am slowly getting used to use it. I have a wireless...

How to make folders in the "To" button? I'm used to Outlook

We have windows mail and whilst I have found the "contact" tab and put everyone there in the folder that I wa...

Personal Folders instead of MyDocuments how to use them best

Hi allIn XP I had MyDocuments Synchronized onto a fileserver. I now would like to do the same for Vista. I noticed that...

"Local Folders" column has vanished.

My Local folders" column has vanished. I have tried every trick that I can think of and I can't find an option li...

Public folders

Hello,Can I delete the Public folders, which I never use & will never need. ?If I delete a folder it seems to regene...

How many folders do I have?

When I go to a folder and do a right mouse click and go to properties it will show me the number of files I have but no...

Vista special folders--Documents, Music, Pictures, etc.

Hi.I use a backup program to copy my entire Documents directory. When it does so, it adds a time stamp to the file nam...

Unable to send files directly from folders

Hi, I can send and recieve emails using Microsoft Windows Mail - and can attach files without any problems.However, whe...

Unread mail and Opening folders

Two questions:!. In Outlook there was a folder for "Unread mail". Here it showed all of the E-mail that had...

transferring folders and messages?

I recently needed to reinstall the OS on our second machine (running XP), and saved the .wab file on a flash stick. I a...

Windows Mail folders: 1 email duplicates itself over all oth

Emails are sent and arrive in my Windows Mailbox fine. I then create a folder and drag them to that folder no problems. ...

password protecting files and folders

i can't seem to figure out how to password protect anything on my computer. is there a way to set up files or folders so...

mysterious folders

Hi all,I noticed that in my user directory, there are several folders with names something like this:{2d4a7764-44a4-4e2a...

Programs cannot open their folders

What would cause the problems in the programs, where the program always starts up in its internal system folder?I can m...

mail deletes before I open it and folders are gone

Today the first email I had got deleted before I could open it. I also found that all the folders I had imported (and w...

Opening folders in a new window...

Under Control Panel>Folder Options there is a button that I have checked that I thought would cause each folder to o...

Color Your Vista Folders With Folder Marker

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3269/2867819364_5d3dd432c6_m.jpg Folder Marker is small free add-on for Windows which let...

Folders within folders (files????)

Recently, I was trying to drag an email to a folder. Somehow or another the folder became a 'sub-folder' of another fo...

Possible to relocate Vista multiple account folders to NAS?

I'm wondering if the option to relocate account folders such as Documents, Pictures etc. in Vista is possible with the s...

Windows Explorer-NOT IE the other one for folders

My problem is after I start up my laptop (compaq presario) I can open files and everything acts normal. But after they ...

Moving users "Documents" folders to a different drive

Dear AllUnder WinXP I was able to relocate, one-at-a-time, all users My Documents folders to a different drive and renam...

Folders not retaining settings

Has anyone else experienced the following problem? Running Vista Home prem 32 Bit........I have several folders that I...

Can't move a document between 2 folders. Error 0x8007001f. 3

Event from log: <E:\SEARCH\DATA\APPLICATIONS\WINDOWS\PROJECTS\SYSTEMINDEX\INDEXER\CIFILES\00010022.WID> in de hash...

Frustration with setting up folders

I set up the details pane in the Contacts folder in windows explorer (Vista) with columns to show name, company phone, ...

How do I apply a custom view to all file folders

Using Vista Home Premium. I found the right click - more to add/delete/sort different view columns in Windows Explorer ...

Deleting old Vista folders

Through circumstances out of my control, I have installed windows on my machine twice. I have a windows folder on both ...

Can Vista Backup tool include folders that I specify, or is

Hi,Can Vista Backup tool include folders that I specify, or is it just the basic tickbox choices?Info: I want to specif...

Personal folders show "Small Icons" view

I have Vista Home Personal.In Windows Explorer, I have configured all my "Personal" folders (the "green&...

Sort by type - Shortcuts with Folders

Hello. Is there a way to get Shortcuts to folders to stay at the top of an Explorer window with the folders? For me if ...

Moving Folders

Let's say I have this folder group on my desktop:Top Folder ---->Second Leveland in Second Level, I have File.txt, so...

Exporting all emails and folders

I require to export all folders emails and attachment from my old computer to a new one. Every time I get a error "...

No program folders at all in start menu

No program folders at all in start menu. Noticed about a week ago they disappeared. Yet when you right click on the st...

Maximum Size of Mail Folders/Files?

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Deleting Old Folders/Directories

Quite a while ago, I lost my Vista installation due to some errant program and the lousy installation/removal program it...

Remove empty folders in C:\Windows\Temp ??

My Vista 32 Ult C:\Windows\Temp folder has approx 700 (yes 700) empty folders all starting with MCE followed by numbers ...

Can't view folders or pictures in Gallery

Since migrating folders from my previous (XP) laptop to a new one running Vista Business, I've never got Windows Photo ...

Can find Vista box, can't share folders or printers.

I bought a new Vista desktop to replace an old xp machine and now I cannot get my Vista laptop to connect. When I click...

Get list of biggest programs/files/folders?

Is there a way to get the biggest files/folders on my computer?...

Windows Mail-Local Folders question

I have moved several, "in my opinion", email's into special folders under the the Windows Mail / Local Folder...

All Folders set to Read-Only, cannot Undo.

Today I have noticed that all of the folders on my computer are set to read-only, according to the properties menu, the ...

Backing up folders in Mail

When I receive email I create folders and save them in Windows Mail.... How can I back up the folders I created? Thanks ...

Importing folders from my Yahoo account into Outlook

Hi, Just imported all my messages from Yahoo; now how can I import the folders or do I need to start from scratch. Ju...

Lost all my folders in Windows Mail

Help!!!!I don't know what I did but I somehow lost all my folders in Windows Mail. I'm using Windows Home Premium Vist...

To Peter Folders (Files)

The person(s) that are posting and impersonating him and making fun of him are the ones that are mentally challenged T...

Fix For Deleting Emails Inbox or Other Folders!!!!!

I have recently gotten a Windows Vista Pa and to all the bugs left on it while released onto the productivity shelfs, s...

explorer moves files, but doesn't remove source folders

Has anyone noticed that when moving a folder structure in explorer, it will move all the files and keep the structure i...

Mark Folders Read

Greetings! How do you mark folders read in Windows Mail? In Thunderbird, for instance, if you right click on a folder y...

Transfer folders from mail to another PC

I built a new PC.Running Vista Premium Home Version(64).I have a lot of sub folders on my old Laptop,running XP pro.How...

importing group folders to vista

After importing my group folders to vista I show that they arrived in my address book. However when I try and to send an...

Naming Files/Folders, Favorites/Bookmarks? Any Standards?

Are there any standard File/Folder and Favorite/Bookmark Naming Cnventions?Any References / Links would be greatly appre...

Windows Mail Contacts Folders Disappear

Windows Mail Contacts folders Disappear (Windows Vista Home)In my contacts folder I have sub-folders for d...

Help please! I've lost all my Personal Folders!

Yesterday I loaded and installed Restrospect Software to back-up my pc to a Maxtor One Touch external hard drive. I then...

Personal Data Folders

I have redirected the Vista Personal Data folders (documents, pictures, downloads, etc.) to another drive (E:). Sometim...

not able to synchronize all folders

Hi everyone-I configured my hotmail account to use it with Windows mail, which works great, but I can only get the emai...

sharring files and folders

Trying to use network to share files from windows 7 RC1 machine. I can connect to my machine that has windows vista hom...

missing folders

Hi, Within my Inbox I had several folders to organise my emails. First of all these all disappeared including the cont...

How to make all the folders into medium sized icons

Hi, How to make all the folders into medium sized icons. i mean i don't want windows to remember folder settings separa...

Windows mail searches all folders

When I click on the Send and Receive button, Windows Mail searches through all my folders. How do I change to check on...

Help - folders were inadvertently copied to Win Photo Galler

I'm brand new to Vista and accidentally automatically copied the folders to the Photo Gallery. I can't delete them fro...

No file name with images in Pictures folders???

How do you have the file names appear with the small, medium, large and extra large icons?Windows Vista Home Premium....

Cannot compact folders - Windows Mail

Windows Mail - Vista Business - I cannot compact my folders. I get *"folder in use by WM or another program".*...

can't click folders, links or buttons after restart or boot

I don't know if anyone has any problems like this. After I restart or boot up the computer, the computer does not get a...

Linked Folders in Vista Home Premium 64

Hi Guys,I haven't seen this one before. I have an external hard drive and I decided to move my pictures folder to the e...

Local Folders

My hard drive failed and had to be replaced. Therefore, I imported my WM from an external device back to the new hard ...

copying folders and files

Hi, When copying a folder to a directory with the same name, it always asks me if I want to merge the folder I am copin...

Personal File Folders in Windows Mail

I would like to open a personal file folder to keep some emails for a period of time. I know how to save attachments, ...

Import WAB keeping address groups and folders

Hi,The subject says it all, my WAB file contains all my contacts neatly organized into appropriate folders and groups.H...

Access to System Folders

OS = Windows Vista UltimateI'd like to access folders such as "Documents and Settings", "Send To", ...

Web Folders in Vista Don't Work !?

I have folders on my website that I can access from my XP computer under My Network places using the http URL for a des...

Saving Local folders created in mail

How do I specifically back up local folders created in mail?...

folders in inbox

Can anyone tell me how to create folders within the inbox that keeps all my mail serperated by sender? I would like th...

Can't Open NAS Sub-folders

I recently purchased a network drive and created two shared folders on it one with a password one without.I have one XP...

Deleting Recovered Messages Folders

After reinstalling Vista and restoring files using Vistas restore function, my Windows Mail is inundated with recovered...

Windows Live Mail does not import sub-folders from Windows M

Hi,I have recently upgraded my Vista to Windows 7.I used to use Windoes Mail for my emails on Windows Vista. However, af...

Customizing Folders

I have been customizing the views of my folders that its become an annoyance. First, I change a folder view/template t...

Ophan folders in registry

Is it safe to manually deleted those ophan folders left behind in the registry from uninstalled programs ? Appreciate an...

Sharing available on some folders, but not others

I can share some folders on my PC in the usual way. However, for others, when I go to sharing the 'share' button is gre...

problem with deleting folders

Hello, I have some folders with music from 2006 in my computer which I can not remove. Everytime I want to delete them I...

Seeing NAS folders

Hi All,A little while ago I bought a QNAP TS109 NAS to store my music/photos etc on but for some reason I can't see it f...

Windows Mail - Missing Messages in Folders

I have Windows Vista fully up to date with Norton 360 also up to date. When I download POP emails into the inbox of Win...

Re: Folders access

Thanks to both of you. I have to say though, this isn't explained anywhere I looked in any help sections , but I as I n...

merge 100+ multiple folders into one! How? Robocopy? Xcopy?

Is there an easy way to merge 100 directories into a single directory? (without writing a long batch file)I was thinking...

case of the disappearing folders

I had a number of folders in Webmail that have just disappeared..one of them contains an important e-ticket. Where can ...

Sharing Files / Folders

I've just setup a new user account with admin rights in Vista for my Girlfriend to use her own email, setup etc. I want...

folders on Outlook from xp to new Dell Vista windows mail

I have a Toshiba with XP and I have had this for about 9 years. I bought a Dell Vostro 1520 and now have windows mail....

Service Pack 1 Install wiped out some desktop folders

After installing SP1, I noticed that some folders had disappeared from my desktop. A couple were folders of shortcuts (...

Folders in address book

In my OLD XP PC, I used Outlook Express sucessfully for my e-mail. It contained an address book that had many addresses...

Microsoft mail - recovering folders

Hi,I have a problem that is driving me mad, ever since the initial transfer of folders from Outlook Express, I have expe...

Desktop Folders

We're having a weird issue with Vista Home Premium and a user profile's desktop folder. If I go into Vista's partition...

Folders didn't move over

I used to check my Sympatico mail by logging in through MSN. Now that I've installed Windows Mail, it imported al of t...

Disappearing Shortcuts/Folders

After having lost some of my personal picture, which have disappeared somewhere, I have now noticed that the recling bi...

Transferring mail, folders, contacts and calendar from Outlo

I am trying to move all the aforementioned items from MS Outlook XP to Windows Mail. Is there a way to do this? -- St...

Remove the 'Local folders' section

How could I remove the 'local folders' section from the default view?...

Multipule Accounts displayed with separate folders listings

Got a new laptop .. my email settings on my old laptop showed the inbox, draft, outbox, deleted, junk etc folders for e...

can I rearrange the Local Folders of Vista Mail?

Presently I created some subfolders inside Local.But Outbox, Sent Items and others are intermingled. I'd like to keep al...

Copied Folders.dbx & all folders from Outlook Express...Winm

not see the message store. Cannot figure out why...can not set to anything but Import Message Store...is there another...

importing mail folders

Am new to this forum so please excuse me if I am asking a common question or (hopefully) a simple one...I had my old pc...

lock a drive and folders

hi i have some private data in my pc and my cosins r visiting us in few days i dont want to show my private data to them...

Vista resets desktop folders

I change the contents of the desktop folders (e.g., My Computer, etc.) so that they display with Medium Icons in a small...

unable to view folders with zip files......

when i try to view a folder with containing .zip files on the c drive , explorer locks up and errors out..... any rec...

One of my storage folders has disappeared

I have lost one of my storage folders in Windows Live Mail. Don't know why ..... This folder is there under Storage Fol...

Shell Folders

Hello,Two of my 'shell' folder icons, ie Videos & Public, appear as ordinary yellow icons in explorer. I'm not sure...

saving files to c: and renaming folders

hialthough i log in as domain user wich is member of local administrator the OS dont give me athority to save files to ...

How can I stop photos from rearranging in my folders?

I save hundreds of photos/graphics in each folder and arrange them according to how I personally want them arranged. H...

MAIL FOLDERS WINDOWS MAIL

CAN I RETRIEVE DELETED MAIL folders?THANKS -- JIM MOLLOY...

Folders don't expand in Explorer view like they do in XP

When I'm running Windows Explorer and (single) click on a folder name in the nav panel, the contents are displayed prop...

Problem with MP3 info in VISTA folders

Help! When viewing MP3 (tag) info, only the "Name", "Size" and "Date Modified" show data ...

Mail in Sub Folders ALL change!

I use Windows Mail with Windows Vista Some of the emails I wish to save in a folder for a period. For example when I pur...

Sharing folders

You can create sub folders under the main folder that is shared. -- Paul Rohrbaugh...

folders regenerate when deleted

following the failure of sp2 to install i reinstalled vista and used recovery software to recover emails lost. impoeted...

Accessing Address Book Sub-Folders

Windows Vista Home Premium In Windows XP Outlook Express, I was able to create sub-folders in my address book so that I...

Organizing Contacts in Folders

When I was using Outlook Express, I set up my contacts in folders so that when I started a new message and clicked on t...

Folders disappearing in explorer

Alright, I'm really bad at explaining things, but I'll try to be as detailed as possible. Last night, everything was wor...

contact folders in alphabetical order

Hello everyone,I have about a dozen contacts who will send e-mails to me frequently. Each contact has a folder storing t...

QUESTION: Sharing Vista Folders (w/XP?)

Hi...I have 6 XP PCs and just setting up a Vista PC... with a small LAN. On the Vista... I shared DESKTOP and DOCUMENT...

"my" folders

GreetingsAm still in early days with a new computer with Vista.In Windows explorer, and when using Office, I see shortcu...

Password Protecting Folders.

Is it possible to password protect folders and/or files via the OS or would it be necessary to use some other program?D...

accessing folders from lap top to desk top

when I go into network and click on my desk top icon I get 2 icons one public the other user ,when I click on the user ...

How to migrate back selected emails (folders) from windows m

Hi, anybody can help me: how to migrate back some selected emails (folders) from windows mail back to outlook express. ...

Please Help Importing old mail folders

Hi,I had to restore and my outlook is set up again but I can't find old folders. I use Vista. I had Outlook Express but...

How to import groups folders from outlook express to windows

I successfully imported my outlook express email and address book to Windows Mail in Vista, but I can't find my groups t...

working with folders

with the vista version, I cannot find out how to close open folders. Need help!:confused: -- Roe51...

How do I get rid of Multiple Desktop Folders?

Hello, I'm Nigel. I'm having a problem with getting rid of multiple desktop folders on my laptop. I'm running on Vista H...

Outlook Express folders and emails have totally disappeared!

My Outlook Express has gone haywire. Everything has disappeared except for the tool bars. I can't see anything, no inbo...

Dire need to restore Winmail.fol folders to Outlook Express

I don't know if this is the correct forum for this or not - but here goes.I had to reformat and decided to go back to XP...

Is there a way to Sync network xp to vista folders

Does anyone have a link or advice on how to sync up for example my Lotus word folder on my xp home to my laptop vista vi...

Installing folders on another workstation in a LAN

I know they are called "Local folders", but can they reside on a mapped drive on another workstation in my LA...

email accounts in local folders

I have three email accounts but only the default appears in the inbox. How can I get the other two accounts to also app...

Windows Mail Folders

Had to send my desktop to HP. Accessed mail via my laptop. My desktop is back and I need to add the mail files from my...

NEED HELP! Exporting Windows Mail Folders (On Vista Laptop)

Hi..I have spent a few hours trying to find out how to do this and Im getting no where!. I have 2 laptops - 1 with Vist...

hidden messages, appear with search but not shown in folders

My old messages have disappeared from their folders.I know they are not really gone because when I run a search by date ...

How are folders named in Windows Vista

I have redirected several of my folders in Vista as I have previously in XP so I didn't have to change my document loca...

Vista bug: iconified folders use wrong icon to represent "cu

I've found a bug in Vista (all versions) but I don't know where to post it in the hope for a hotfix.... here is it in s...

Message Store Folders Deleted

Working with Windows Live Mail, I foolishly changed the directory for it's message store to the location where my Vista ...

mail messages all disappeared, folders all empty

Hi, and thanks so much for any help. My email messages have all disappeared. I have checked the obvious that I am set ...

Using Folders

Running Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium. When I try to open some folders I get a message that says "C:\Users...

Hidden folders taking up my hard drive space?

Please help (or point me in the right direction).I've noticed most of my hard drive is full.[image: http://i36.tinypic.c...

Linked folders or something like that?

I managed to make a mess out of my "neatly" organized folders.Not sure what I did, but now Music folder contai...

Missing folders pane

Hi I'm not sure what I have done but the left hand pane in which shows the list of folders (inbox, sent, deleted etc) i...

Display Folders and Files on seperated locations in one Fold

I have a WHS (1 Tb) and a large network Icybox drive (1 Tb). General folders like Documents, Music, Pictures, etc. are ...

All folders on C: backed up but unfortunately not in form of

Two weeks before my old Vista ultimate went bust I had, for security’s sake, copied all data on C: to an external HD ...

Shared folders - how to disable

I don't know how this happened as I did NOT change or alter any settings. I did surf the net yesterday. Whenever I cut...

Task Scheduler Folders

This may be a dumb question. I noticed that Task Scheduler has folders, and that one can add folders within Task Sched...

Moving folders with thumbs.db or other system files

When I move a folder(s) in Vista (Ultimate 32bit and x64) that contains system files such as thumbs.db and choose to ha...

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