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McG.
Hi folks,
I'm not new to computers or Windows OS's at all. Vista, though, is new to
me. I just bought a new laptop (Toshiba Satellite P205D-S7454), and it has
Vista Home Premium 32 bit preinstalled.
In my first hour of running it, I managed to delete my entire desktop.
Rebooting, it was still gone. So for the first time ever, I cracked the
seal on my own recovery disks. Two hours later, I make sure I don't mess
with unhiding system files anymore
Ok, so Vista is pretty cool. It's also quite a bit different than any other
Windows version. So far, all my software I need installed is working just
fine. Vista hasn't complained about any of it, including all my 3D apps.
Three questions:
1. Windows Explorer, or, just Explorer in Vista. I'd like to have it
open to the same size, position, and with the same folder shown open using a
specific shortcut. With 98SE and XP, this was very easy. In XP I simply
use:
Target location: %SystemRoot%
target: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,C:\
Start in: %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%
And the XP Explorer remembers its size and location, and opens with C:\ open
in the folder pane.
In Vista, this [ C:\Windows\explorer.exe /e,C:\ ] gets Explorer open and C:\
is open. But the size is always too small. How do I get it to open to the
size I want every time from that shortcut? Maybe I'm not running Explorer
from the right place, or the right way?
2. How do I get Explorer to NOT show "Favorite Links" at the top of the
folder pane? If I can't remove it, then at least get it at the bottom of
the folder pane.
3. Private network, File and Folder sharing. From the laptop/Vista, I
have no trouble accessing my desktop running XP Pro x64 and using the
folders I've shared from there. From the XP x64 machine, I can see this
laptop, see the folders I've 'shared' but am not able to open them at all.
I see there is a "Public" folder that opens into several folders, 'Public
Downloads' for instance. Those I can access. But I prefer to be able to
access "C:\ARCS\DOWNLOADS" directly, for instance. While I can see
"C:\ARCS", I can't open it. 'Access denied....'
What do I need to do to access that folder from my desktop?
I'm using a DLink DI-524 4 port switch with Wireless G (802.11b/g), the
desktop is wired (10/100mbit) and the laptop is Wireless (54mbit max). The
networking seems fine. I seem to have missed a setting in Vista for the
shares.
Other than these two little things, I think I've figured out how to
(safely!) get around in Vista now. The Aero interface is neat, Vista runs
quite well, seems very responsive and the system is quick. I'm just
guessing, but since Vista hasn't stopped me, all the software I've installed
thus far is 'compatible'.
Having a nice bright 17" Widescreen WXGA display for it is very nice.
Thanks in advance!
McG.
I'm not new to computers or Windows OS's at all. Vista, though, is new to
me. I just bought a new laptop (Toshiba Satellite P205D-S7454), and it has
Vista Home Premium 32 bit preinstalled.
In my first hour of running it, I managed to delete my entire desktop.
Rebooting, it was still gone. So for the first time ever, I cracked the
seal on my own recovery disks. Two hours later, I make sure I don't mess
with unhiding system files anymore
Ok, so Vista is pretty cool. It's also quite a bit different than any other
Windows version. So far, all my software I need installed is working just
fine. Vista hasn't complained about any of it, including all my 3D apps.
Three questions:
1. Windows Explorer, or, just Explorer in Vista. I'd like to have it
open to the same size, position, and with the same folder shown open using a
specific shortcut. With 98SE and XP, this was very easy. In XP I simply
use:
Target location: %SystemRoot%
target: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,C:\
Start in: %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%
And the XP Explorer remembers its size and location, and opens with C:\ open
in the folder pane.
In Vista, this [ C:\Windows\explorer.exe /e,C:\ ] gets Explorer open and C:\
is open. But the size is always too small. How do I get it to open to the
size I want every time from that shortcut? Maybe I'm not running Explorer
from the right place, or the right way?
2. How do I get Explorer to NOT show "Favorite Links" at the top of the
folder pane? If I can't remove it, then at least get it at the bottom of
the folder pane.
3. Private network, File and Folder sharing. From the laptop/Vista, I
have no trouble accessing my desktop running XP Pro x64 and using the
folders I've shared from there. From the XP x64 machine, I can see this
laptop, see the folders I've 'shared' but am not able to open them at all.
I see there is a "Public" folder that opens into several folders, 'Public
Downloads' for instance. Those I can access. But I prefer to be able to
access "C:\ARCS\DOWNLOADS" directly, for instance. While I can see
"C:\ARCS", I can't open it. 'Access denied....'
What do I need to do to access that folder from my desktop?
I'm using a DLink DI-524 4 port switch with Wireless G (802.11b/g), the
desktop is wired (10/100mbit) and the laptop is Wireless (54mbit max). The
networking seems fine. I seem to have missed a setting in Vista for the
shares.
Other than these two little things, I think I've figured out how to
(safely!) get around in Vista now. The Aero interface is neat, Vista runs
quite well, seems very responsive and the system is quick. I'm just
guessing, but since Vista hasn't stopped me, all the software I've installed
thus far is 'compatible'.
Having a nice bright 17" Widescreen WXGA display for it is very nice.
Thanks in advance!
McG.