I can't seem to find where to change the default folder locations for opening a given filetype. I relocated a folder that msaccess had as it's default and now every time the program opens it says it the location isn't found (working folder not the exe).
View 5 RepliesJust wanted to pass along a nice little tweaked program for making the registry a lot easier to use. Even with Windows Vista, the basic registry editor has not changed - and one *sorely* missing feature is an 'address bar' of sorts, allowing you easy navigation through the registry. Ever read a tutorial, like Copy as Path - Add or Remove from Context Menu and wished you could easily open that registry key without having to navigate through the tree on the left and find each individual hive / key?
Well, with RegEditX - Tweaks for the Windows Registry Editor (REGEDIT) you can - quickly, easily, and painlessly. See, RegEditX has that missing address bar - so, if you want to go to the key mentioned in the tutorial I linked above, HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTAllFilesystemObjectsshellxContextMenuHandlersCopyAsPathMenu, you simply copy the entire thing, paste it in the address bar in RegEditX, and presto! If you have need to use the registry a lot, or are like me, like to add system tweaks by hand, then this is a must have program for you. *WARNING* - Editing the registry can result in your computer being rendered unusable. You assume all risks if you decide to edit anything in the registry. I assume no liability in providing you with this link. As always, be sure to make backups prior to changing anything.
Why can't I search and find all locations of a specific file extension? I used to be able to do that! When I try it now it only allows the search in one directory!
I'm not new to windows or computers.
I'm not sure why but all of a sudden when people try to send me pictures, they wont open. I get this message...Windows can not find "so and so" jpeg. Make sure you spelled it correctly and try again. Why is this happening all of a sudden? I can save the attachements and then open them on my desktop but it's a pain in the ass.
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View 9 Replies View RelatedI have a home wireless network that automatically assigns the IP address and info to my new laptop (Vista). At work, I'm required to manually enter the IP address and subsequent info to get WiFi. Is there a way in Vista to set up two different "profiles" or "locations" that I can easily toggle between to change my IP settings, so I don't have to go into the Network Connections and change them every time I switch between the two places? If Vista cannot do this, is there a program I can purchase/download that will do it for me?
View 5 Replies View RelatedI want to have 2 desktop computers, one in the city, one in the country, and carry one bootable USB drive between them. (And I would backup to a cloned, serial SATA drive, internal). I heard that from a HP support person that microsoft is planning to create this possibility in the future. What do you know about this. (And what searchable phrases might reveal their plans).
View 6 Replies View RelatedMy Desktop icons move to new locations everytime I restart my PC and I can't figure out how to stop it.
View 9 Replies View RelatedI have a simple text file with a certain word in it. I try to find this text file, but vista won't find it. Windows 2000, linked by network, finds it within a second.
I have tried all available options.
"include non-indexed"
"always search file names and contents"
"find partial matches"
"include subfolders"
etc
etc
It just doesn't work. Why is there not a simple search function that actually works like in windows2000? I am using Vista Ultimate 64 bit. But not having a working search function doesn't look that "ultimate" to me.
I'm using Vista Home Premium - I generally use Outlook 2007 for my e-mail and organising but recently went to Windows Mail to find a Newsgroup (unavailable in Outlook). However, no Newgroups were visible. Unable to find a way to find them I clicked on "Help" and the advice includes "Click the Tools menu, and then click Newsgroups." However, there is no "Newsgroups" option in the Tools menu that displays. The Windows Mail I have is version 6.0.6000....
View 9 Replies View RelatedI think I accidentally selected the option to open up all files in Internet Explorer when I got a pop-up requesting it when I tried opening a valid file.
Anyone know how to restore this on Windows Vista?I can't open MOST of my files (especially critical ones), let alone Internet Explorer or Firefox, only this Safari browser! :o
Somehow my Trash Bin icon has disappeared from my desktop and I can't even
click on the Change Desktop Icons link after I right-click -> Personalize
because of the above problem.
PPS files won't open in Windows Mail, has Microsoft come up with a fix for this problem yet.
View 9 Replies View RelatedI have a Dell Inspiron 1520 Laptop with windows vista ultimate opearting system.. the perblem is my cd w drive doesn't opening ..also, when I clicked on computer icon, the cd drive doesn't apper.. I tried to install the drive from dell website , but it didn't worked.. should i format my laptop to solve this problem???..
View 9 Replies View RelatedI've been able to open attachments in Windows Mail, but something has changed and now I have to download them first. Is this something that's associated with IE 8,
View 9 Replies View RelatedAbout 2 months ago I installed Vista Ultimate 64-bit on my PC. About 2 weeks ago it starting rebooting sometimes when I open something like an image file or even Internet Explorer. It doesn't happen evey time and only happens about once a day (but only when I go to open something). I want to figure this out so that I don't lose any data or end up with some data corruption. I have run the Windows memory diagnostic tool and it didn't find any issues. The only event in the Event viewer that even related to the issue, was an event logged after it finished rebooting that stated the PC was shutdown improperly.
View 8 Replies View RelatedPC has 2 users. One user cannot open any programs, web browsers etc. Upon clicking on the program one is given a screen saying Open with (then file/prog name). Recommended program which is always IE. Other user is fine.
View 5 Replies View RelatedFor a short time I had installed pkzip. It is now uninstalled, but apparantly has left Windows Explorer as the program used to open zip files. When I click on a zip file, Windows explorer opens, closes, opens, closes ad infinitum. Only recourse is to force a reboot.
I would like to change the default opens with ... to something that works. I see that on my XP computer the recommended program for opening zip files is called "Compressed (zip) Folders". I can't find such a program on Vista. Also, the only recommended program showing up on Vista "Open With" is Windows Explorer, which I know is a disaster.I can right-click and select Extract All to work around this problem, but would like to get the Open function working correctly.
how to create a set association for attachments ending in .pps. I have found the default location in control panel but am afraid to click on any of the options lest it mess up the opening of other attachments.
View 5 Replies View Relatedim trying to open a pdf file using adobe 9 when i click the pdf is always trys to open in word processor i want to change so it try to open in adobe?
View 5 Replies View Relatedi,ve been playing about on my satellite pro. got board at 3a.m yesterday. since then when i restart my laptop and logged in, when the start- up screen comes on there,s a cmd exe box that appears. inside the box the dialog goes off and on to quickly to be read, need help to get rid of this please, totally annoying and also how did it get there in the first place.
View 4 Replies View RelatedWhy is it that I sometimes have to open a programme as the administrator when I am the administrator (logged in as user not as guest)?
View 4 Replies View RelatedBeen using the forums a lot. I downloaded 7zip for V64 as an msi file. I clicked it and nothing happens. I then associated it with msiexec.exe out of syswow64 and then system32, no luck. I keep getting a dialogue box listing batch mode flags.
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View 1 Replies View RelatedWhen I click on a web link in an application, it opens the url in MS Word, not Firefox (default bowser).
For example:
In CCleaner if I click the 'check for updates' link in the bottom of the window, Word will open up, a download box will appear and then it displays the website as a document.
This happens for all apps, however it doesn't happen if I click on a .html/.url document from explorer, that will launch Firefox just fine.
My CD Tray is now opening and closing every 2 min. If i put in a disk, such as a game disk, and start the game, the tray will stop opening and closing. Once I stop the game, the tray starts opening and closing again.
auto execute does not work when I put a disk in.
I have run Norton 360, it shows no vurus or spyware.
A pretty dumb question but I'm stumped. I am using Vista.
My Windows mail screen opens normally but when I double click to open a message, that screen opens with only half the message visible with the rest offscreen to the left.
Unable to drag screen to the right.
I get "IE8 stops working" messages whenever I open a second tab, this problem started after enabling "Google Chrome Frame" Add-on. I like to keep this Add-on as it makes IE8 faster, I would appreciate any workarounds to resolve this, I have attached some info from event viewer.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI'm new to this Discussion group scene so I apologise if I have posted this in the wrong place.
I was just wondering if it is possible to "open" a Windows XP bkf file in Vista?
I have recently moved over to a new PC and backed up all my previous PC.
But when I go to open it it doesn't recognise the file ending.
My OS has been very stable (latest patches etc applied, no new software/hardware). When I rightclick on the Sndvol.exe applet in the SysTrack the menu appears. I can choose Playback, Record, etc. but NOT Open Volume Mixer. Nor do I see the slider. When I left click on the Open Volume Mixer it looks like it triggers an Event to the OS, but nothing happens. I have rebooted (warm & cold) and even Restored to an earlier date without success.
View 9 Replies View RelatedI can not open attachments in my email. Until 3weeks ago I had no problems. Have tried opening and saving. opening in other email accounts such as aol, verizon,etc, opening and saving, opening and saving to desk top, nothing has worked....I do not get any error messages...nothing happens.
View 9 Replies View RelatedI have used it a total of 5 hours. It suddenly stopped opening files of anything at all. I didn't like vista to start with so i went out and bought Windows XP home to replace vista. for some reason durring setup it can find everything but my hard drives. does anyone know if i will be able to replace Vista?
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