old XP tricks didn't work for me. but...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934548/en-us
On a Windows Vista-based computer, you cannot use keyboard shortcuts
to select more than one item in Windows Explorer
View products that this article applies to.
Article ID : 934548
Last Review : April 24, 2007
Revision : 1.0
SYMPTOMS
On a Windows Vista-based computer, you cannot use keyboard shortcuts
to select more than one item in Windows Explorer. For example, you
cannot use the CTRL+A keyboard shortcut to select all the items in a
Windows Explorer window. Also, you cannot select multiple items in a
Windows Explorer window by holding the SHIFT key or the CTRL key while
you click the items.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use the Reset Folders command. To use the Reset
Folders command, follow these steps:
1. In the Windows Explorer window where this issue occurs, click
Organize, and then click Folder and Search Options.
2. On the View tab, click Reset Folders.
On Mar 17, 12:16 pm, "Keith Miller MVP" <k.mille...@verizon.net>
wrote:
> That's the flag my script toggles. I wrote it in a hurry to take care of the most common
> manifestation of the problem -- the flag getting set & saved with a folder view. I need to add a
> little more to the script to take care of those instances where the user used 'Apply to Folders'
> with this flag applied.
>
> Haven't been able to find out what's causing it. I've been asking users who post with the problem
> for info but haven't gotten any feedback <Grrrrrrr>
>
> --
> Good Luck,
>
> Keith
> Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
>
> <.> wrote in messagenews:OQfCf1KaHHA.3612@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> > FWF_SINGLESEL
> > Do not allow more than a single item to be selected. This is used in the common dialog boxes.
>
> > typedef enum {
> > FWF_AUTOARRANGE = 0x00000001,
> > FWF_ABBREVIATEDNAMES = 0x00000002,
> > FWF_SNAPTOGRID = 0x00000004,
> > FWF_OWNERDATA = 0x00000008,
> > FWF_BESTFITWINDOW = 0x00000008,
> > FWF_DESKTOP = 0x00000020,
> > ************************************************
> > FWF_SINGLESEL = 0x00000040,
> > ************************************************
> > FWF_NOSUBFOLDERS = 0x00000080,
> > FWF_TRANSPARENT = 0x00000100,
> > FWF_NOCLIENTEDGE = 0x00000200,
> > FWF_NOSCROLL = 0x00000400,
> > FWF_ALIGNLEFT = 0x00000800,
> > FWF_NOICONS = 0x00001000,
> > FWF_SHOWSELALWAYS = 0x00002000,
> > FWF_NOVISIBLE = 0x00004000,
> > FWF_SINGLECLICKACTIVATE = 0x00008000,
> > FWF_NOWEBVIEW = 0x00010000,
> > FWF_HIDEFILENAMES = 0x00020000,
> > FWF_CHECKSELECT = 0x00040000,
> > FWF_NOENUMREFRESH = 0x00080000,
> > FWF_NOGROUPING = 0x00100000,
> > FWF_FULLROWSELECT = 0x00200000,
> > FWF_NOFILTERS = 0x00400000,
> > FWF_NOCOLUMNHEADER = 0x01000000,
> > FWF_NOHEADERINALLVIEWS = 0x02000000,
> > FWF_EXTENDEDTILES = 0x01000000,
> > FWF_TRICHECKSELECT = 0x02000000,
> > FWF_AUTOCHECKSELECT = 0x04000000,
> > FWF_NOBROWSERVIEWSTATE = 0x08000000,
> > FWF_SUBSETGROUPS = 0x10000000,
> > FWF_USESEARCHFOLDER = 0x40000000
> > } FOLDERFLAGS;
>
> > Used by IShellFolderView
>
> > Whoich I think is this under bags
>
> > FFlags
>
> > If it is, a random documents folder had settings of;
>
> > FWF_AUTOARRANGE (which I use)
> > Automatically arrange the elements in the view. This implies LVS_AUTOARRANGE if the list view
> > control is used to implement the view.
> > FWF_FULLROWSELECT (dunno - maybe stacking)
> > WindowsVista: When an item is selected, the item and all its sub-items are highlighted.
> > FWF_USESEARCHFOLDER (dunno I not ever stacked anything)
> > WindowsVista: Use the search folder for stacking and searching.
>
> > So perhaps common dialogs mistakenly write to the shell. Or the shell if it can't find a shell bag
> > uses the common dialog bag.
>
> > "Keith Miller MVP" <k.mille...@no.spam.verizon.net> wrote in message
> >news:ukw$7dKaHHA.4832@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >> It's a quirk that's been showing up on some machines. Don't know what
> >> causes it. Can you think of what apps you accessed this folder with or
> >> anything you did differently with it?
>
> >> Here's a bare-bones script that should fix the problem. Right-click the
> >> link &select'Save to Disk'
>
> >>http://mysite.verizon.net/res18hr7/FixSingleSelect.zip
>
> >> Close all explorer windows before running the script. Log off & back on
> >> after running the script before you open any Explorer windows.
>
> >> --
> >> Good Luck,
>
> >> Keith
> >> Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
>
> >> "Eran" <nos...@thank.you> wrote in messagenews:%23kXr35GaHHA.4000@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >>> Hi,
>
> >>> I can'tselectmultiplefilesin "my computer (explorer)" using the ctrl and
> >>> shift keys.
> >>> I can't evenmultipleselectwith the mouse.
>
> >>> Any ideas how to fix this?
>
> >>> Thanks,
>
> >>> Eran