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Re: Can't select multiple files in my computer
'I' before 'E'
Except after 'C'
Or when sounding as 'A'
As in neighbor and weigh
Or in proper names that don't follow the rules! :-s
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Good Luck,
Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
<.> wrote in message news:emKf9GiaHHA.2436@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Scroll down to Kieth Miller's posts.
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> Or is it Keith Miller's posts.
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> K isn't C - what is happening here.
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> "cquirke (MVP Windows shell/user)" <cquirkenews@nospam.mvps.org> wrote in
> message news:chssv257t8hjrtme58iv3fmhdfecu9hq3h@4ax.com...
>> 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.
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>>>Any ideas how to fix this?
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>> Good news, bad news.
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>> Good news: I've read about this and I know there's a fix
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>> Bad news: I can't remember where...
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>> 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).
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>> 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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