Folder "Tasks"

[Guest]

I am having diffuculty with the "change folder icon" option on the
Customizing properties page of (a) folder. I recently needed to perform a
System Restore and had lost these customizations I had previously made, so
had to repeat them.
After browsing a bit to choose a new icon and then clicking OK or Apply, the
1st time one does this, a message pops up saying "To complete this... Folder
Tasks must be enabled. Do you want to enable folder tasks now? (Yes/No)"
In the past I just blindly clicked "Yes" and went on, life was great.
But, *this* last time I thought, maybe I'll look up what "folder tasks" are
in Help & Support *before* I just blindly go where no noid has gone
before.... B I G M I S T A K E!

Not only does a "folder tasks" keyword search in H&S (and many other places)
proove fruitless, but now when I try to make the same icon change again on
the folder, the popup won't even come back to let me go back to being a blind
noid where life is beatiful all the time... and the little men in their white
coats come and take me away.... ha-haaa....

The thought of having to restore my entire system *again* just for the sake
of this hiccup seems a little like renting a steam-shovel to cleanup a
steaming pile of Fido from the front lawn.
However... great apprecation and respect to anyone who can provide the
direction to where "folder tasks" can independantly-and-intentionally be
turned on/off!

Thanks

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Hi Danor,

Open Windows Explorer, click Tools, Folder Options.
On the General tab, under Tasks, click Show common tasks in folders.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


I am having diffuculty with the "change folder icon" option on the
Customizing properties page of (a) folder. I recently needed to perform a
System Restore and had lost these customizations I had previously made, so
had to repeat them.
After browsing a bit to choose a new icon and then clicking OK or Apply, the
1st time one does this, a message pops up saying "To complete this... Folder
Tasks must be enabled. Do you want to enable folder tasks now? (Yes/No)"
In the past I just blindly clicked "Yes" and went on, life was great.
But, *this* last time I thought, maybe I'll look up what "folder tasks" are
in Help & Support *before* I just blindly go where no noid has gone
before.... B I G M I S T A K E!

Not only does a "folder tasks" keyword search in H&S (and many other places)
proove fruitless, but now when I try to make the same icon change again on
the folder, the popup won't even come back to let me go back to being a blind
noid where life is beatiful all the time... and the little men in their white
coats come and take me away.... ha-haaa....

The thought of having to restore my entire system *again* just for the sake
of this hiccup seems a little like renting a steam-shovel to cleanup a
steaming pile of Fido from the front lawn.
However... great apprecation and respect to anyone who can provide the
direction to where "folder tasks" can independantly-and-intentionally be
turned on/off!

Thanks

 

[Guest]

Thank you, Ramesh! I really appreciate your reply.

The next time you interface with MS, can you PLEASE urge them to get their
own people who code dialog-boxes that say things like "*Folder tasks* must be
enabled... do you want to turn *folder tasks*" on?" talk to the people who
code control dialog-boxes like the one in the:

... Windows Explorer, click Tools, Folder Options.
On the General tab, under Tasks, click Show common tasks in folders

dialog box and have them BOTH USE THE SAME PHRASOLOGY, and THEN (omygosh
what a novel idea this is) HAVE THAT SAME IDENTICAL PHRASOLOGY ACTUALLY BE
FOUND WHEN USING THE HELP & SUPPORT SEARCH ENGINE FOR THE KEYWORDS "FOLDER
TASK" AND THEN, EVEN, HAVE IT SAY:

Open Windows Explorer, click Tools, Folder Options.
On the General tab, under Tasks, click Show common tasks in folders.

???????
It seems that would have been a functional Help & Support "task"
successfully fulfilled...somewhat....

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Danor,

Common Tasks will be enabled by default when you install XP.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

Using ToolbarCop to remove the unwanted Toolband, Toolbar Icons and BHO:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/toolbarcop.htm

Thank you, Ramesh! I really appreciate your reply.

The next time you interface with MS, can you PLEASE urge them to get their
own people who code dialog-boxes that say things like "*Folder tasks* must be
enabled... do you want to turn *folder tasks*" on?" talk to the people who
code control dialog-boxes like the one in the:

... Windows Explorer, click Tools, Folder Options.
On the General tab, under Tasks, click Show common tasks in folders

dialog box and have them BOTH USE THE SAME PHRASOLOGY, and THEN (omygosh
what a novel idea this is) HAVE THAT SAME IDENTICAL PHRASOLOGY ACTUALLY BE
FOUND WHEN USING THE HELP & SUPPORT SEARCH ENGINE FOR THE KEYWORDS "FOLDER
TASK" AND THEN, EVEN, HAVE IT SAY:

Open Windows Explorer, click Tools, Folder Options.
On the General tab, under Tasks, click Show common tasks in folders.

???????
It seems that would have been a functional Help & Support "task"
successfully fulfilled...somewhat....