How do I get a list of all the shadow copy and restore point snapshots on
the system, and also a sum of the sizes thereof?

I use Favorites extensively in Explorer to quickly locate files in XP and
really miss this feature in Vista.  You can add a limited number of favorites
in the "Favorite Links" window but the functionality is inferior to the tree
version in IE and XP Explorer.

In Disk Cleanup, which directories is it looking in for temporary files? It
found 2GB on my machine, yet a search (advanced search, Location Everywhere,
and including non-indexed, hidden, and system files) found only .5GB in all
folders with names beginning with "temp". Why won't ...

...I've noticed about 1/2 the time I go to open a drive to see it's contents
the window that opens in explorer shows there's nothing there.  This is true
whether I double-click on a drive icon or try and access a drive through an
application, such as when opening a document from ...

Am I missing something?  In the preview pane for desktop search I see
metadata about the item selected but I want to see a preview of the content
itself.  For emails and docs I should see the actual item contents!  is this
possible?

I am running Vista RC1.... How do i change the location of my Public / Common
folders. eg Pictures, Documents, Videos & Music... When i go into the
properties of the Public Pictures Folder it says i can change it but it does
no have the same buttons as my personal Pictures folder ...

I cannot find the Character Map with >start>all programs>accessories>system
tools. How can i finbd it???
    Bernie   bjpetra@adelphia.net

I like the old way of launching Windows Explorer in XP. WE was also easy to
locate as a shortcut off the Start menu in XP. It seems in Vista it is
broken up in sections on the Start Menu, i.e., Documents, Pictures, Music,
Games, Computer, etc. Is it possible to revert to the old ...

ok I signed ono my computer and my desktop pic showed up but non of my icons
nor my start meue or task bar...just the desktop pic.. I can't even right
click to go o properties... can someone help me get my comp working again?t

Jeez... I've been round and round and round the microsoft site looking to
download the beta again.  I had it before...had issues with it, and
uninstalled it.  Well just recently m;y comptuer got a really nasty virus and
I went with the nuclear option to get rid of it.

Is there a way to select a new target for an entire user folder instead of
just the document, pictures, music, etc?  I'd like to put all my user folders
on a second partition so I can reformat without the loss of data.
Thanks in advance!

What is the file extenstion for Outlook 2007 data files.  I suspect it is no
longer .pst?
I tried to import my data files into Outlook 2007 after re-install of RC1
and Ms Office 2007 and could not see where the files are located.

C:\ $INPLACE.~TR and  C:\$WINDOWS.~Q?
What are they?
I did an upgrade install of Vista over XP.
TIA

Hello everyone,
I clicked the Classic view in the Control Panel to see what it would look like... Now I want it to go back to the default MS Vista Style, however I can not change it back because the area to click: Control Panel Home is gone!!
Does anyone know how I can get this ...

Is there any way to show the total file size of all files in a specific folder?
I am not talking about right click - Properties. In XP the status bar always
showed the size of the all files in that folders when NO file was selected...
I really miss that behaviour...