breitak67 said:
File Type Management (file extension association) is now done with an
app rather than through the folder customization interface, which makes
a lot more sense to me. The tool is called "Default Programs" and is
located in the Control Panel.
Thanks but the Default Programs tool does not actually modify the
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT registry. Therefore it doesn't work about 50% of the time.
I have Office 2003 and Office 2007 on my machine (for testing in multiple
license network). After every update, MS changes the default BACK to Office
2003. If I go to Default Programs and specifically choose C:\Program
Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\Winword.exe it will say "ok" and show "Word"
and then just leave it at C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office\Office11\winword.exe
Default Programs does not let you set multiple programs for the same file
type. Eg. with File Types Manager I could add "Open with Fireworks, Open with
Photoshop, Open with Paint etc. It also doesn't let you set a default action
like "Edit" instead of "Open" like I do with my vbs scripts.
"My Documents" is replaced by "Documents," which is permanently located
on the Windows Main Menu. You can opt to place your profile on the
desktop, or if you prefer just your documents you can still drag a
shortcut to your desktop.
Yes but in a network I have 2500 users. I need to set this in Group Policy.
Dragging a shortcut is not going to work with 2500 profiles where their My
Documents are in all different locations. Also giving users full visual
access to their Profile folder where they can delete essential files is a big
disaster waiting to happen. Right now they cannot see C:\ so although they
can write to their profile through programs they cannot actually access it
through Explorer.
You can still set permissions on fonts. You must be logged in as an
Admin. Goto to Control panel, Fonts tool. Right-click on a font,
select Properties. Goto the Security tab. Click the Edit button. Make
changes. Apply. Be careful not to mess with System Fonts.
Thanks for that. I didn't know I could set on individual fonts. I usually
set security on the Fonts folder itself. Users cannot have access to write
fonts to the Font folder. I am not sure with Vista because I can't even see
the security tab for the fonts folder.
The issue about opening more than 15 docs at once has been covered in
other threads ad nauseum, so I'll summarize - the disappearance of the
"Open" item in the context menu (right-click menu) when more than 15
files are selected occurs for apps with legacy shell integration. In
other words, the app with which the particular file type is associated
is at fault for using the old shell integration interface, not the OS.
Many apps are guilty of this - even some popular MS apps (MS Word 2007,
for example). The work-around for this is simple: open the target app,
select the files you want to open, and drag them to the app's title bar.
It was done intentionally for performance reasons and as more apps are
updated to do things the new way this will disappear.
Yes I did find the threads about this. I guess in 10 years when all the
applications catch up then it won't be an issue. Unfortunately even Microsoft
Default installed applications like Paint and Notepad don't even support this
new shell. Not to mention Office 2007.
The "dumbing down" of Windows Search happened because Google sued MS.
They wanted their 3rd-party desktop search engine to be on equal footing
with Windows Search and were upset that the excellent integration of
Windows Search with the OS gave the Microsoft product an unfair
competitive advantage. To avoid protracted litigation and a re-opening
of the "illegal bundling" wound that is costing MS so much money in
Europe, SP1 dumbed WS down so that Google's product had a chance. There
are ways to get it back, but, for obvious reasons, MS cannot have any
hand in making this happen or in making it easier for you to do it
yourself. Here's a related link:
'Microsoft details Vista SP1 search changes | InfoWorld | News |
2007-09-12 | By Elizabeth Montalbano, IDG News Service'
(
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/09/12/Microsoft-details-Vista-SP1-search-changes_1.html)
Just removing the Search from the right click shouldn't have been the
solution to this. That left everyone without any search at all. I don't use
Google but I have the choice in IE who I want to have as my default. Why
couldn't they have just created an application that gave you a choice on what
Search product to use and then include the context menus for that?
Personally I prefer the Windows XP search. I don't like the indexing at all
because 90% of the files I search for are not indexed (being windows files).
You can't place IE directly on the desktop, but you can place a
shortcut to IE to your desktop (which is really essentially the same
thing), you can use the QuickLaunch bar you can use a SideBar
app-launcher, or simply launch it from the Windows Menu.
Again 2500 users issue. This was done automatically before and could be
turned off via Group Policy. Because it was removed with even XP SP3 it has
created a DISASTER of calls in my network with everyone trying to figure out
what happened to their IE icon. Also right clicking the IE gave the Internet
Features which is not the same with the icon.
Thanks anyway. I am just praying that the MS developers get their heads out
of the sand and fix the problems with Windows 7 or I will be switching to
Linux or Mac.
