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K isn't C - what is happening here.


"cquirke (MVP Windows shell/user)" <cquirkenews@nospam.mvps.org> wrote in
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> On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 01:30:17 -0700, "Eran" <nospam@thank.you> wrote:
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>
>>I can't select multiple files in "my computer (explorer)" using the ctrl
>>and
>>shift keys.
>>I can't even multiple select with the mouse.
>
>>Any ideas how to fix this?
>
> Good news, bad news.
>
> Good news: I've read about this and I know there's a fix
>
> Bad news: I can't remember where...
>
> Basically, what happens is that a particular bitmapped flag is
> inappropriately set, so that all of Windows Explorer behaves as if it
> were a "select one" dialog box, as is appropriate in various contexts
> (e.g. "select Temp directory..." must get 1 and only 1 result).
>
> There's a /kb article that enumerates these flags, as well as a how-to
> apply this via RegEdit. But there's nothing in my browser favorites
> or saved files, and I can't even remember whether it was in newsgroups
> or private elists, let alone which :-(
>
>
>
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> Saws are too hard to use.
> Be easier to use!
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