The Search item has disappeared from the right pane of my Startup Menu. I
have no idea how I lost it, but it was there when I first got my computer
(Vaio, running Vista Home Premium). I now have to go to Help & Support to get
access to it. I use the Advanced Search facility, so I ...

I have a directory with a large number of subdirectories and files.
I wish to find all files that contain a certain search phrase (i.e. the
search phrase is not in the file name, but in the contents of the file). Most
of the files are plain ASCII text with assorted extensions.

I cannot connect to the PC where I had my Documents folder - so I need to
reset the documents folder back to its original location on my PC - but
becuase I can no longer access the current location for the Documents folder
I can't access that folder in order to change its ...

So, Microsoft warns us not to index everything as this will slow down
searches. On XP I used a great program called Locate32 which I used to
index everything (including my network shares) on a scheduled basis. It
only indexes filenames. For 99% of my searches that's enough, as I ...

I frequently find myself sorting the contents of a folder by modified
date or size. What I'd like, though, is for these criteria to apply
equally to subfolders and files.
Currently, if I sort by modified date, I'll get a list where all the

I was installing a new HD in my laptop and used the Seagate Acronis software
to clone the HD to a Maxtor external USB drive.  I later figured out that
was the wrong thing to do, I should have (and did) make a drive image on the
external drive and restore it.  That worked fine but ...

I have Windows XP and last night after hours of work, Word crashed and now I
can't locate my file.  Is there a temporary file, or recovery file that Word
files documents when it crashes?
mary

how to view a cd in my computer

When I go to save a document in Office specificially it auto saves in
Documents>>Documents.  A double folder that is empty but show up under my
Main profile.  Even if I delete this folder, as it is empty...it still
recreates itself when I go to save a document.  How do I make it ...

I try to delete four downloaded files from my desktop. Vista (HP) says
another program or process (depending on whether you use Explorer or DOS
prompt to try to delete them) is using them. The tool Unlocker 1.8.6
reports "Drive Access denied".

Many Picture It! fans are left high and dry after installing Vista. Has
anyone been successful with a reformat from .mix to any other file type?
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Hi! I'm migrating to a new computer with Vista Home Premium and have somehow
managed to make both my admin account folder and my Document folder to become
hidden in the Explorer window. However, I can access the Document folder by
clicking on the link to it but not through ...

My Internet Explorer does not 'find' the Favorites. My Favorites fie folder
has not moved and contains files but the I.E. does not 'look' in the correct
location. How do I tell IE where the folder is. (The error message says it
is trying to open a non-existent folder)

I performed a Clean Install of Windows Vista Ultimate, on a new computer. I
loaded all of my software in preparation of switching my production system
from WXP to Vista. I then noticed something about the disk space.
I have 232 GB drive and C Properties indicated I was using 69 GB ...

To improve file searching, I have added some directories in Windows Vista
Business Index (Control Panel --> Indexing Options). However, I recently
noticed that these directories don't exist any more in the Included Locations
section. The only directories left are the default ones