Are the files in my recent search folders taking up space on my hard drive?  
or are they the original file or just short cuts?

When I start Explorer it shows various sub-folders for some folders but not
for all them though, i.e. all the folders under "Microsoft" for example, and
I cannot figure out how to change that so that it only shows the folders
under "Local Disk (C:). I have tried just about ...

I am unable to view Hidden Files and Folders,
From Control panel I have set the flag to show hidden files and folders,
click apply and OK but when I go to the folder where there should be another
folder with my files in it there is nothing, If I copy this folder to my USB

I have a folder (G:\UsersFiles) with all the user's home directories (for
example called G:\UsersFiles\edward) with their files, but Windows Vista and
Server 2008 are not displaying the folders as the usernames, but is virtually
renaming them to "Documents".

Is there any way to move the Public folders in Vista? I'm familiar with how
to move a user's folder (Properties > Location, etc.), but the Public folders
don't seem as easy to move.
I have a physicially separate drive (Z:), and I'd like to point the Public

Why can't I delete files and folders in the Recent Searches folders, and are
they taking up space on my hard drive?

I have received two .paf files by e-mail. I wasn't able to open them, so
downloaded the free PAF genealogy program, but still can't see how to
open these files. Any sugggestions?

I just downloaded some songs and I hit "open" instead of save each time. Now
they are all in my temp Internet files. How do I get them to my music files?
I tried dragging but its in the worng format and my media player won't play
them. I just paid $15 for all these songs and ...

I recently bought a back up drive, but its default action - when I double
click it - isn't 'open'. How can I change this? also, how do I change what
comes up in the right-click menu for it?
Thanks...

I have made an extreme rookie mistake and hope not to live to regret
it. I have installed Vista over XP Pro yesterday and completely (having
backed up everything else...) forgot to back up my pictures folder. Now
as you can imagine there are REALLy important pictures in there

I have somewhat of an annoying UI problem with Explorer.
For some reason, the TreeView in explorer is adding lines illustrated
below:
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This may have been covered in a another post somewhere but could not (easily)
find anything relevant. I am running Outlook 2007 on Vista Enterprise; the
index is completely rebuilt but I still get this message in the Outlook
Search results box when searching my inbox. Strangely ...

I have had a problem with the motherboard with my laptop. I was running
Vista Home Premium. I have removed the hard drive and plugged it into an
external drive. I am now unable to access specifically my data on the drive
(It is plugged into an system running XP), although the ...

Does anyone know of a good Freeware Program for file management that would
replace Windows Explore?

If I view the desktop in Windows Explorer it shows shortcuts first. I have
named folders with a leading underscore to keep them at the top of the list
but the shortcuts are first. How do I change that?
Thanks!