When I open a folder that contains a large number of files they are off the "viewable" window area. I end up having to use the handles to resize the window so I can see all my files. When I close the window and reopen it, it has reverted back to the small size and I have to resize it again. This doesn't happen on my XP machine a home. Is there a way to make the resized window remain the size I need it? Or is this a quirk of Vista?
Is there anyway that I can keep folder sizes to remain constant? For example, in my documents folder, I like the folders to be large, however at times they will be small or in list view. Is there anyway to set the size to remain large no matter what?
i can't get my vista machine to open a folder in the same window. Since about 3 days ago, my folders open up in their own windows and to my knowledge, nothing has changed. The option is checked in the folders option area, but no luck. Even tried numerous registry entries with no luck as well. From what i've heard, this was an old vista bug from pre-sp1 days, but i can't seem to find a fix if any.
Running Windows Vista and Internet Explorer. Don't know what I did, but now when I open a new window with a link off of my homepage it will open a new window at only about 1/4 size. How do I fix it to open a full page?
I just started using Windows Mail today and haven't used much memory but when I click on the "create mail" tab to write a new email it gives an error message saying it cannot open the window because there is not enough memory.
I need to automate a process that has been running manually. It goes like this:
1. Open a DOS window.
2. Change to the folder I want to receive the file into.
3. enter "ftp ftp.blahblahblah.com".
4. When prompted as follows, enter a User ID. The following 4 lines of text are received, after a .2 second to maybe 10 or more second wait, then wanting a User ID to be entered..........
In the windows XP you used to be able to go to windows explorer and file type and advanced to make a file type always open in a new window. I'm currently using Vista and Office 2007 and everytime I click on an Excel file in Microsoft Internet Explorer it opens in Explorer. How can I change this so it opens in Excel. This was fairly easy to do in XP, I just can't seem to figure out how to do it in Vista.
I have a new computer with Vista And Windows Mail. Windows mail is so slow to respond to a simple reply to this message it is totally unusable. Does anyone else have any speed issues wiht WM?? Or has anyone resolved the speed issues. I use email a lot and actually registered fo rthis forum while WM tried to open a reply window.
after I followed Robert's instructions to fix sending photos that wouldn't open...see thread below...I went back into WM and my inbox window is transparent and not functioning.
I have Windows Vista and when I connect my Hp2795b PDA to the cradle Window Mobile Device Center does not open. I installed the WMDC 6.1 and it still does not open. When I go to the start menu it is not listed there. When I go to the Add/remove programs in the control panel it is not listed there. If I go to WindowsMobile folder in the Windows folder there is a wmdSync.exe that when opened does not open an interface. It does show up in the task manager but only when I manually execute it from the folder that it is in. When I go to the Control Panel there is an Icon for WMDC that when opened pops up a box that asks me to allow USB connections and even says "Device Connected". When I click ok nothing further happens. I can view the device and what is on it in Windows Explorer. But since the WMDC will not open, I am unable to sync anything.
I am still looking for an answer to my question about minimizing. My minimizing will not last, in particular the webmail. Once I open a new window, the minimized page just vanishes.
I open up window update it opens up with a blank explorer window. it stays open till i force it to close with windows task manager. it forces it to close while restarting my entire explorer at the same time, and it closes out some programs sometimes when it does it too.
When I right click, Personalize. I don't have a 'Theme' option to click on. I tried looking every where on how to get it back or to change themes another way. This is my last option to fix this. Here is a screen shot on what I am trying to explain.
Our main wireless internet connection has stopped working on one of the Dell laptops. It works fine on the other and the Mac. When attempting to connect, a "login dialog" appears where it asks for the user, pass and domain. I remember this happening to both Dells (Vista) when we first got the wireless router and the workaround was to manually create the connection.
I'm not sure what has happened to cause this laptop to stop connecting automatically, but I thought a good fix would be to manually create the connection again. Problem is, when I go to the Network window and click on "Network and Sharing Center" a new window briefly appears then disappears. Why is it doing this & how can I fix it??
I don't know if anyone can help me, but I was wondering something. I just got this laptop 7 months from a friend. I was wondering why the smallest font size on this thing is only 8? Is there anyway to add any font sizes smaller than 8. I need at least a 6. It is this way for every font. And i have the same problem on my desktop and it's still XP. If anyone could shed some light on this, I'd be grateful. Thanks.
i have vista home premium 32bit.. i have a problem with it..it wont save any changes i save..first my "my computer" icon dissapeared from the desktop i tried restoring it using the desktop icon property,when i tick the tick box it wont save the settings..i have resident evil 4 and everytime i save a game,after i restart the game the saved games are lost.
I am really tired of Vista deciding what it wants to do with no input from me. This time all the font sizes in the display windows decided to grow larger. It was fine when I turned off the PC, but when I turned it on the next day all the font sizes had grown by at least 100%. I tried to change the size of the font, but that did not work. In reality I would like to get rid of Vista and go back to XP--there I didn't have to worry what it was thinking up to do today
In Vista icons size (Taskbar, Explorer) are a problem. They are too small or too large. Only desktop icons size is customizable at will.How can I set OTHER icons sizes in Vista?
In Windows XP I can set simply the wanted sizes editing 2 strings in the registry key:
My external 500gb drive is being used for both Vista File Backup and Complete PC Backup. It says I now have only 70gb free on the drive? I'm puzzled on the disk usage. My file backups go into a folder under the PC-Name folder called Backup Set 2007-08-05 230745 but the folder properties says it has 0 bytes usage in 33 folders. I've been doing a scheduled file backup once a week since August 5, 2007. Now my Complete PC Backup is under WindowsImageBackupPC-NameBackup 2008-01-03 052342 and the folder properties says it is using 91gb with 10 files inside. There are no other Backup folders under WindowsImageBackup, just a Catalog folder taking 24kb of space.
I'm wondering where the remaining used space is at? I tried changing folder view options to show hidden and system folders but they don't account for the missing space. I wanted to delete a bunch of the old File Backups to make room for more Complete Backups. I'm getting an error when trying to start a Complete PC Backup saying there is not enough space on the drive? The File Backup still works.
I would like to install Windows 7 on top of my existing Vista Ultimate installation thus retaining all the programs and data. I realize this may not be the best way to move to the new OS but I can't bear the thought of having to reinstall all the programs if I do a clean install. Will it be possible to do this and if so, what are the drawbacks?
I have just bought a new computer and transferred all my email accounts (3 accounts in total) and all the e-mail messages in each 3 over to my new computer. I should mention that one of the accounts is an Imap account. What I am trying to do is delete all the e-mail messages in each account on my old computer so that it is completely clean so I can then give it to my daughter without any of my messages on there.
The first time I deleted all of the emails on my old computer, it also deleted all of them on my new computer as well. How can I keep all of my emails that were transferred to my new computer and delete all of them on my old one without affecting my new computer? Is it a question of deleting each actual account in my old one completely? Or by doing this, will I subsequently delete all of the accounts on the new one as well?
been trying to get my son to understand and look after his PC am sure you can all imagine how that goes LOL
Downloading Malwarebytes and trying to get him to use along with his current AV .. i am still finding on a weekly basis that running Malwarebytes im finding multiple errors & a attached file ...
i use spybot s&d, and malwarebytes, the free versions on my laptop,it's been playing up lately like very slow at times,i've heard that ms security essentials is compatable with malwarebytes so i was wondering if it might be worth getting rid of spybot and installing ms security,does any body know if i might be doing the right thing,i also have windows defender but i've heard msse automaticly disables this feature and takes over,i'm on windows vista ultimate 64 bit. I've run scan after scan but is still slow
I have finally got my 64 bit DVD from Germany of all places I thought it would of been Ireland for UK delivery, the length of time it's taken I thought it was on a carrier pigeon from Redmond ! Now seriously..........I am perfectly confident about installing and gathering the required drivers (already have as you might expect) and checked any software probs. Here's the bit were I'm unsure.OK first it has to be a clean install, there is no upgrade path from Vista HP x86 to the same X64 version, for obvious reasons. I have a clean primary partition on a different HDD to the 32 bit version where I will install it, the thing is can I install a trial version for 30 days as you can with 32 bit ? I don't want to activate it which will I presume cobble my 32 bit install with which there are no problems whatever, so I really want to evaluate the 64 bit for at least a couple of weeks before deciding to keep it and waste the 32 bit install. I have no interest in extending the allowed activation period (that's assuming you don't have to do it straight off cos you got 32 bit already).To sum up, I want to install x64 on a clean new HDD, keeping the 32 bit on it's own drive, can I do this and run the x64 for 30 days or whatever before I need to activate with the same code as the 32 bit which I have to assume makes the 32 bit no longer a valid install.............not prepared to extend period or try to hide drives or any other obstensibly against EULA terms, just want to have a reasonable 'test' period before the decision of which to keep.If anyone can find information about this I will be grateful to say the least, as some will be aware I'm not exactly a novice installing systems or indeed researching, but for the life of me I cannot find any 'answer' to my ponderings, all very well theorising how it should reasonably work, I just like to be sure.
You wouldn't waste money if you install 4GB REGARDLESS of Windows (starting w/Vista) or hardware (starting w/post-2006) you have, but you can do more, read my article:
As you know from Electrical Engineering basics, theoretical memory space is defined by the address bus width. In a binary system it's simply 2^N where N is the address width. In plain English: If your Windows is 32-bit it can theoretically manage 2^32 = 4GB. If your hardware (e.g. Intel945 chipset?) is 32 bit but Windows is 64 bit, or hardware is 64bit but Windows is 32 bit it's still 4GB as obviously the lower address width limits the system, and disregards 64 bit elsewhere.
The practical numbers are somewhat different:
a) Windows 32-bit claims a whopping 0.75GB for itself ("untouchable" by you - the user) due to I/O overhead in a 4GB memory space leaving you with ONLY 3.25GB of usable memory Too long to explain but just accept it as a fact - almost a Gigabyte is eaten by the BIOS, I/O, etc. memory addresses your applications cannot use.
b) On the upside you can go over 4GB EVEN in a 32-bit Windows if this Windows is a Server, and not a Client version. There's a 99.9% chance you running a Client and not Server Windows, so your usable memory is therefore:
3.25GB But I don't know exactly what Win version you run, so you can calculate by understanding this article, i.e if you're so advanced as to have Windows SERVER edition, then even in 32-bit configuration it can "page" more than 4GB.
How much did you pay for 4GB and how much WOULD you pay for 3GB?
The $dollar difference as of September2009 is NOT worth any regret. You'd lose pennies, stop worrying & have at least 4GB. Also better if you install memory modules "symmetrically" which, as a consequence, also means you'd have an even number of memory units.
In plain English, it's better to install two modules 2GB+2GB = 4GB, than 2GB+1GB = 3GB which is assymetric, although such may not longer be of any importance for new computers, in the past it was an issue. Still I recommend not to play with assymetry for DDR2 memory, I don't know about DDR3 and this example covers 4GB. You might have 4GB+4GB=8GB for example, for 64-bit Windows AND 64-bit hardware as a requirement.
Why would anyone need 8GB?
Well, I even need MORE - 16GB for CAD/Engineering & Graphics design work, so I can lots of memory running heavy-duty engineering simulations.
Plus it stimulates industry (but hurts environment)
So memory space is defined by 3 factors:
OS bit width
Hardware bitwidth
Whether your Windows addressing is using virtuial/paging/etc to bypass normal addressing limted to 2^N - i.e. is it a regular Win Client or Server, and how much your Windows wastes for itself (overhead) Just get 4GB and be done with it.
BUT IF YOU NEED 1GB+1GB MODULES = 2GB of laptop, DDR667 speed memory, let me know - I can ship for free (you just pay shipping by Post Office in USA or abroad), I removed them and replaced with 8GB on my laptop.
I plan to build a new computer with Vista as the OS using a 500gb or larger hard drive. What's the current trend toward partitions? One partition, two or more? OS by itself on a separate partition? Programs on another, then media files on another? Any advantage to keeping XP (at all) on a separate partition?
I have Vista Ultimate 64X and I've managed to do this to myself before. The only computer around when I grew up was Univac and I've never come close to catching up. Bottom line is that every web page I open including my igoogle home page has a wild array of different sized type. I've messed around with the zoom controls but haven't been able to get everything back to normal.
At some point in the far distant past I was playing around with fonts sizes and dpi settings to optimise the display for my father. I have done something that causes the shutdown options icon (the blue arrow point on the start menu bar) to be "chopped off" so to speak and I cannot for the life of me figure out how to resize it. The attached screenshot explains it more clearly.
Is there a way of doing this in My Computer &/or Windows Explorer? Windows has always shown file sizes, but NOT FOLDER SIZES unles you right click for the pop out menu, then click Properties. This is too time consuming for me. All I want to do is find which folders are using up so much HDD space so I can then go in & delete the culprit files. If Windows won't allow this simple request, is there some 3rd Party Utility available?
