I installed Vista RC1 last week on an old PC and, for the most part, the
experience has been great. I'm getting the full "Ultimate" version,
including Aero. And the performance is actually better than XP.
However, I do have one puzzling issue that I'm hoping someone can help me

How can I delete all previous versions of all files and folders on my hard
drive, so that only the current versions remain?

Why can't I reorder some of my favorite links?  For example, when I create
one for Documents, Videos, or Music, it always goes to the top of the list,
and maybe I don't want it at the top?   This started in RC1, where I
discovered if I deleted all my favorite links, and then ...

After an in-place upgrade from Windows Media Center 2005 to Windows Vista
RC2 Ultimate (build 5744), the following key and value were created on my
box
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem

In WinXP I can open a command window, drag a file system folder from Windows
Explorer to the window, and the path is appended to the command line. Very
useful when I'm using utilities such as Robocopy, which as a network admin
is many times each day. This functionality has ...

I recently upgraded my system to Vista RC2.  All would appear to be well,
however, I seem to have lost the majority of my files from an external USB
drove (300 gig).  The folders are there, but are reported to be empty,
however the disk reports 73 gig in use, so I think they are ...

I'd like to set up an account with a profile which has a home folder on a
different partition -- not  in  c:\users.  I've tried changing the Home
folder "local path" location in Computer Management > Local Users and Groups

The document search feature in RC1 isn't working for me. It's not finding
files that I know have the search word in them. I've checked my indexing
settings, even rebuilt the index. I'm pretty sure it worked before, although
that may have been Beta 2. Any ideas?

I have upgraded to Vista RC1 from XP Home. I noticed that folders such as My
Pictures and My Videos have been renamed to Pictures and Videos as they
should be, but My Music remained as it was. I attempted to access My Music,
but was told that I do not have permission to view the ...

Can someone please tell me, how do i change the File Associations in Vista
Or how to find the old XP File Association table if it exits ?
Or.

dont know if its a bug or feature, but i find it really anoying :|
I use the keyboard a lot, and in windows explorer, i use arrows to
navigate in folders.
What happens is that file list is not updated when i change folder,

How do I search for an item in a file in a folder? In other words, like the
search mechanism in WinXP
There dosen't seem to be a method to fiind an item in a file in a folder of
files. Have I missed something?

So far everytime I copy a file whether it be locally or from a network
location, the files copy, then it pops up with a window asking if I want to
overwrite the files.. the files are already there; it's like Windows is
trying to copy it again.. I am running Vista RC1.. Has anyone ...

Jimmy,
   How do i set file permissions? When i go to properties>security>edit;
and try to change it; I get access denied.
Basically I want my admin priveledges back;in FULL; like trusted installer.

I am totally lost trying to figure this new Windows Explorer out. I am by no
means a newbie. This thing is making no sense to me at all. I also believe
that it is reporting drives (partitions) incorrectly. The search function is
totally non functional in my install (5384), can ...