"Brink" wrote:
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> > Shawn,
> >
> > First, the website you are referring me to is great. I'll use it in
> > the
> > future. I ended up here because I'm of a technical level that when
> > something
> > doesn't work right, the MS Knowledgebase is usually the home of the
> > answer.
> > So, this was the quickest source of outside, non-charge info. So,
> > thanks!
> >
> > Anyways, in the root directory of my C: drive, which is my only
> > partition
> > that I use, other than a D: recovery tools partition put in place by
> > Dell, it
> > will let me select the Program Files directory, go to the properties
> > page,
> > but there is NO customize folder tab (like everywhere else). Also, in
> > the
> > root of the C: partition, if I go to the View menu, there is no
> > Customize
> > This Folder option. If I select another directory in the root of the
> > C:
> > drive, the Customize tab appears under folders. So, what has me
> > stumped is
> > why this one folder does not have the normal tools for rectifying
> > this
> > situation.
> >
> > I hope this further clarifies my problem and I look forward to
> > hearing from
> > you, or anyone, with help! Thanks again!
> >
> > --
> > Jim, B.S., CompTIA A+
>
> Jim,
>
> Vista does this to protect the root directory. There is no way to get
> the "Customize" tab to appear for these folders that I know of. Using
> the workaround in the NOTE under step 1 in this tutorial is the only way
> that I know of to change these folder templates.
>
> Windows Explorer - Folder Type Templates
>
>
> You can also further change the columns and sorting order for these
> folders using the methods in this tutorial.
>
> Column - Customize
>
> Hope this helps,
> Shawn Shawn,
I missed that note. After seeing that the Users directory was set to Music
Files and changing it to All Files (and applying it to all folders), I now
have the ability to "customize" the Program Files directory in all of the
ways I should have. I don't know how it happened in the first place (and
then what blocked the normal tools), but I'll be at the Vistax64 website for
any more of these issues that come up. I appreciate your fast and helpful
replies.
I hate to post to these groups, but sometimes you'll get someone who changes
your opinion about this.
Thanks again!
--
Jim, B.S., CompTIA A+