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you know in windows xp if you click my documents or or my pictures etc etc on the left hand column youve got different options under file and folder options like rename this folder/move this folder/copy this folder /publish this folder to the web etc etc does anyone know why you dont have these options in windows vista or if you can do these things on vista could anyone let me know i thought vista was easier to useor is it just me but i dont seem to be able to see the file and folder tasks colum on the left hand side of my vista machine like it is on xp
thanx so much

You have the ability to turn them OFF in XP so maybe you can turn them ON in Vista.

I have not got Vista, but this is how you turn them OFF in XP. Maybe you can see if the reverse works in Vista to turn them on.

Open the Control Panel and choose "Performance and Maintenance"

In the"Performance and Maintenance" area choose System.

The "System Properties" window is displayed.

Choose the "Advanced" tab then in the "Performance" area press the "Settings" button.

The "Performance Options" window opens.

Shown are a load of options you can turn on or off.

Scroll down and find "Use common tasks in folders"

This is ON in XP (a tick) so those options are displayed in the folder.

Maybe it is OFF in Vista (if the option is there at all, I know they have redesigned the user interface).

Aren't these options available by right-clicking the files?

thanx guilbert and sam ill have a look appreciate it
cheers

also if i use home network set up wizard or another programmes and you get the option to create a set up disk for a home network or whatever else and i say yes a pop up says no drive detected fo removable media or no floppy drive detected so i guess my dvd rw drive is not been detected but if i put a dvd in the drive it works and plays absolutely fine so the cd/dvd drive is ok
thank you

i saw where you meant in xp then i looked in the same place on my vista machine and every option is there apart from use common tasks in folders
unbelieveable aint it

because the silly bastards hid them in the name of progress

On the 1st page of vista for dummies by woody leonhard useful forums for questions

it says "where the fuck did they put it"...very apt I'm afraid

One hint was about the help menus(file/edit/view/tools/help) that used to always be available in XP...says to press the alt key and they will reappear

good luck

thanks deuce appreciate that ill give it the once over
only reason i got vista was because of how user friendly it was meant to be
not such a wise move im thinking

Its always the same old song with Windows

XP wasn't without flaws when it was first launched
Their still finding them even today 5 years later

From what I've read Vistas main problem is the incompatibility with older forms of software and the need for copious amounts of memory to run quickly(2GB minimum I've been told)

im not very clued up when it comes to pc,s deuce as you can tell but thats what my vista laptop has got 2 gb of ram so i presume thats whats required