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date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:03:01 -0700,    group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management        back       


Folder Options no longer available in Vista?   
My camera and many other USB products CANNOT be detected by Windows Vista, 
but can normally be detected by PCs using Windows XP or any other OS. 
The reason is Vista tries to be smart and recognizes my Folders as 
Applications (i.e. ~.exe) instead. I tried to change my Folder Options to 
display extension, so that I can overcome that myself. But Vista again tries 
to act smart and provides many new options BUT NOT the Folder Options that 
regular Windows users are already accustomed to.
date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:03:01 -0700   author:   Dave

Re: Folder Options no longer available in Vista?   
Your post makes no sense.  A USB device recognition failure has nothing to 
do with whatever you're trying to say about folder options.  If you can 
coherently explain the problem someone can probably help you.  Please see 
http://www.dts-l.com/goodpost.htm

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"Dave"  wrote in message 
news:A49D9CA3-B552-413A-82F0-C5CF25F96637@microsoft.com...
> My camera and many other USB products CANNOT be detected by Windows Vista,
> but can normally be detected by PCs using Windows XP or any other OS.
> The reason is Vista tries to be smart and recognizes my Folders as
> Applications (i.e. ~.exe) instead. I tried to change my Folder Options to
> display extension, so that I can overcome that myself. But Vista again 
> tries
> to act smart and provides many new options BUT NOT the Folder Options that
> regular Windows users are already accustomed to.
date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:33:25 -0400   author:   GTS x

Re: Folder Options no longer available in Vista?   
In Windows Explorer...
Organize - Folder and Search Options - View

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Vista Home Premium 32 SP1
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"Dave"  wrote in message 
news:A49D9CA3-B552-413A-82F0-C5CF25F96637@microsoft.com...
> My camera and many other USB products CANNOT be detected by Windows Vista,
> but can normally be detected by PCs using Windows XP or any other OS.
> The reason is Vista tries to be smart and recognizes my Folders as
> Applications (i.e. ~.exe) instead. I tried to change my Folder Options to
> display extension, so that I can overcome that myself. But Vista again 
> tries
> to act smart and provides many new options BUT NOT the Folder Options that
> regular Windows users are already accustomed to.
date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:36:57 -0400   author:   Dave

Re: Folder Options no longer available in Vista?   
Thanks for the reply,
1. If you read carefully, the USB device CAN BE RECOGNIZED, but the Folders 
in it are detected by Vista as Application (~.exe) instead of simply a Folder.
For example, my camera (in USB mode) has 2 Folders "Misc" and "DCIM" if I 
hadn't remembered the spelling wrongly. DCIM is somehow detected by Vista as 
an application, and there is no way I can revert that unless I have access to 
the Folder Options to remove the additional uncalled-for extension that was 
appended by Vista.

2. There is a second limitation of Vista that inhibits the access to Folder 
Options, which I don't know why. According to Ramesh's url that I read in one 
of the forum threads here, I have to use Regedit to disable the 
HideFolderOptions that is only introduced in Vista. But applying it gives me 
the Error Window that Regedit is disabled, and Vista automatically reboot my 
pc.

3. A slightly irrelevant issue here, but also related to the limitation of 
Vista that is not seen on earlier more-stable Windows OS. My DSL modem that 
was campatible for all earlier Windows OS including XP is NOT compatible for 
Vista. This surprises me as normally the the compatibility range of newer OS 
is normally wider than the older ones, eg. XP is compatible with hardware 
that are compatible with 2000/ME/98/95. Even the USB-datalink cable for 
pc-to-pc transfer needs a new type for compatibility.

Rgds,
Dave

"GTS" wrote:

> Your post makes no sense.  A USB device recognition failure has nothing to 
> do with whatever you're trying to say about folder options.  If you can 
> coherently explain the problem someone can probably help you.  Please see 
> http://www.dts-l.com/goodpost.htm
> 
> -- 
> 
> "Dave"  wrote in message 
> news:A49D9CA3-B552-413A-82F0-C5CF25F96637@microsoft.com...
> > My camera and many other USB products CANNOT be detected by Windows Vista,
> > but can normally be detected by PCs using Windows XP or any other OS.
> > The reason is Vista tries to be smart and recognizes my Folders as
> > Applications (i.e. ~.exe) instead. I tried to change my Folder Options to
> > display extension, so that I can overcome that myself. But Vista again 
> > tries
> > to act smart and provides many new options BUT NOT the Folder Options that
> > regular Windows users are already accustomed to. 
> 
> 
>
date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:01:00 -0700   author:   Dave

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