I have  a folder containing 17 files:
01 Track.mp3
02 Track.mp3
up to

I really need to change a system file called 'hosts'.  I've changed it many
times before, but today I'm not allowed.  I access the file, make a very
small change, then try to save it just by leaving the path as is.  Then I get
a message that says "Cannot save file, check path.."  ...

I was moving the "pictures" item on the start menu to a folder on my second
disk D. When I closed the folder I found icons for all my picture folders
arranged on the desktop. They are actual folders, not shortcuts.  In Windows
Explorer I can see the folders in their actual ...

I am using Windows Vista SP1 (32 bit) and have Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master
Collection (including Arcobat Professional 8.1.2 and Reader). I believe this
includes the ifilter for searching PDFs.
However, the contents of PDF files are not indexed, only the file name is

I am hoping to find an automated method for deleting the Vista Search
Folders.  I tried command line scripts to remove the folder (RMDIR or
DELTREE), but I'm not having any luck with the search folders.  I am
able to delete other folders with a script (like this one): Del

Occasionally Vista and its permission handling really drives me nuts: I
needed to replace a certain .exe file in a subdirectory of "C:\Program
Files" but for some, to me unexplainable, reason Vista at first did not
let me delete the old version.

For me, a big annoyance in Vista is that the default is .JPG (uppder case)
and there doesn't seem to be a way to change the default setting to .jpg
(lower case). I upload lots of pictures to my website, and I have to manually
rename each one to .jpg (lower case) or my server ...

In Windows XP, I could search for a word in some text files.
How can I do that in Vista?
Thanks

32 bit, Vista Business machine is part of a domain. Everything worked fine
using XP. Upgraded to Vista, and now Offline Files is not working. Tried SP1,
same problem. File server is Windows Server 2003 Cluster.
The "Offline Availability" says "Not available". What does that mean? ...

I am posting here because didn't know how to do a general post.
This is my porblem, can someone recommend some solution. tried
everything i know so far.
Problem:

The following problem has occured while deleting large files
(150MB-600MB), in two seperate folders (one the "user/Downloads" folder
and one that I created under "user/".
I delete a large file and ALL the files AND subfolders in the folder

I created a calendar in (vista) Works and want to import to (xp)Works 8...
Error says files unuseable.. I have checked file formats and seem to be right.
Why won`t it work???

I have set Automatic Backups for weekly, Every Sunday at 7:00 pm to an
external hard drive. I am running Vista Home Premium.
On Saturday I got a message that says "Backup Failed" because it cannot find
the Backup Drive. That's because the external hard drive was not connected

Ok, so one time I accidently deleted some family photos from my computer and
before I realized I had deleted them I had emptied my desktop recycle bin
*oops*
Sooo...I looked arond online and found a way to navigate DOSs' "secret"

i moved a folder from my flatmate's computer onto my new vista desktop.  
now, no matter when i try it, i can't delete the folder.  whenever i try, it
tells me that the folder is being used in another program.  what program?
as far as i'm aware, this isn't happening.  it's game ...