I have a couple of questions about the new index-based full-text
search of Windows Vista.
1) Is it powerful enough to handle huge amounts of data consisting of
PDF documents, Word, Excel and Powerpoint files (around 20 GB)? Or

UAC File Virtualization is enabled as well as UAC File Virtualization
logging, yet not a single log entry, despite errors generated by
applications attempting to write to Program Files subdirectories.
However, if virtualized objects are manually created in the appropriate

All of the previous versions of Windows supported a "send to" power tool that
would allow you to browse where you wanted to copy/move a file to. I can not
get the tool to install on Vista. Does anyone know of a similar tool or how I
can get this to install?

I just downloaded the Windows Vista SDK, as .img DVD image file.
Now I would like to use it!
Is it possible to mount it without burning a DVD?

I have to use alternate utilities for advanced purposes, if I try to
do it with Explorer it is either not possible OR too much time
consuming, here is my list of "possible" improvements that can be done
to Windows Explorer.

My clean Vista install has to Pictures folders.
Which is the one Microsoft intended for me to use?
C:\Users\myname\Documents\pictures
or

Sorry But most users want to be able to Delete folders and files they
created or created by programs for temporary use.
I don't wan to use Dos like commands for deleting those and I do NOT wan to
be ask 5 times if I really Want to do that also I do Want to Have Special

What happened to the move to command in Windows Explorer Vista? It would be
nice to have it back on the tool bar.

The update dialog for briefcase shows only the first few letters of the file
NAME under the icon - the path is given in the next column ... but there is
no way to see what file is being referred to - no tooltip, no nothing.
Is it this machine, me or Vista... and which is fixable?: ...

I am writer and I have been happily using the Search function in Windows XP
to find every instance of say the name "Jacob Riis" in my hundreds of WORD
2002 documents. For instance, I do the search on my old XP machine and get 71
hits (great for building the character). I do the ...

Hi. I was trying moving with drag and drop a folder to another one and
windows tell me that I need permissiom to that. I'm the administrator of the
computer.
Both folders are in Desktop. I have windows vista Business.

I am running as a standard user, and still (even more so), UAC is doing my
head in intensely.  I've been trying to move and delete files (organise)
between some partitions and I found myself swearing and punching the monitor
and stamping on the keyboard because of UAC.

I made a shortcut on my desktop to the "Documents" folder, but my Music and
Pictures folders are not in there. Do I now need a shortcut to all three of
these folders on my desktop? I have an icon on my desktop named for me
(UserProfile folder?), but it contains a bunch of other ...

I am running into a wierd Chkdsk problem with Vista (Ultimate x86). Of
course a Chkdsk requires a check at boot if you want to correct errors. At
times when I do this, the system comes up, shows the scheduled Chkdsk and
then immediately says it is cancelled. This is without me ...

OK...I know Vista is the NEW Windows...but surely the Search function could
have been made a bit more user friendly to the computer illiterate.
I click on Start...and in the Search box typed
*.pst