No matter what I do, I cannot succesfully register these files. I have even
downloaded 3rd party "registering programs". I have placed the files in my
system32 folder, and have also tried  Run, regsvr32 protocol. Is this because
Vista is not supporting VB 6.0 ?  What alternatives ...

Has anybody noticed how Windows Vista takes longer to calculate how long it
will take to transfer a file from one drive to another, than it does to
actually transfer it?!  Why can't Vista just get on with the transferring
rather than wasting more tme by telling me how long it ...

I recently purchased a new computer with windows vista Internet Explorer 7,
also use aol powered by vista and mozilla, I cannot find out where to
manually delete the history and cookies and content !E% from my computer I
have typed in the search box every possible mixture of ...

In XP I can go to properties of 'My Documents' and change the target so that
all of the contents of that pseudo (don't know its proper name) folder live
on a mapped network drive.
In Vista, I can do the same for individual folders within the 'Documents'

I tried to add some shortcuts to 'Send To', but am denied to access the
folder. This also seems to be an issue with some other user folders as well,
i.e. 'Application Data' & Local Settings. Is there some method or workaround
that will allow me access to these folders?

Hope you're listening Dave...[doubt anyone else has any inclination to wade
through this :(]
Started a new thread as the previous Indexing Questions thread got long...
Do let me know what you make of this if you can,

When I try to rename a folder, it says this folder does not exist. This is a
folder that I started as a "NEW FOLDER" and then try to rename it.
Thank you for you help in advanced.
Bob

A number of functionality and usability issues have been raised in the
forums concerning Vista's version of briefcase.
In the absence of specific explanations, resolutions or satisfactory
workarounds from non-MS participants, an MS response would be greatly

A while back on this forum I found out how to delete some troublesome files
by using a command prompt. The large files were making explorer hang, and use
100% CPU. The forum told me to find the folder and right click on it, and
choose open command prompt from the context menu. ...

Can anyone tell me how to restore a word document i was working on that
suddenly disappeared and became a rescue document of gobbledy gook!

i tried to install vista on my old desktop machine today, and it seems
although my partitions are messed up. any ideas how I can cover these
partitions back?
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I copied all my filess from previous PC to a DVD and then copied from that to
my new PC w/Vista.  
My Excel files get the following error:
"This file is not in a recognizable format."

I'm running two PCs, one with Win XP Pro and one with Vista. Both connect to
my department's LAN.
When I delete or rename a folder on a network drive, using Win XP Windows
Explorer, the procedure appears to work correctly according to XP.

First, I try to find a file that I know is on the computer (fsx.cfg) and it
will not find it no matter what I change in the search field. Second, I found
by accident the folder it is in but when I try to access the folder it tells
me 'denied' even tho I change the access rules to ...

I keep getting the "Low on Disk Space" message. I looked through the threads
and found "many" posts with the same problem. I tried all the suggestions
(hibernate, disk space for restore, etc.) but, still get the message. Since
there are so many of us with this problem, could ...