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01-14-2008
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| | Folder Not Visible in My Computer I am new to Vista but not Computers. In C:\Program Files\Course Designer 3, I created a new sub-folder '2008'. In Windows Explorer, this folder is not visible. In Windows Mail, it is. In the actual Course Designer software, it is. Why can't I see it in Windows Explorer? Thanks. -- webberej Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com |
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01-14-2008
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| | Re: Folder Not Visible in My Computer webberej wrote: Quote: > I am new to Vista but not Computers. > > In C:\Program Files\Course Designer 3, I created a new sub-folder > '2008'. In Windows Explorer, this folder is not visible. In Windows > Mail, it is. In the actual Course Designer software, it is. Why can't > I see it in Windows Explorer? > > Thanks. > > certain locations, "Program Files" being one. Instead, user files are created in "ProgramData", which is remapped onto "Program Files" so that the creating/using programs think that the file is where they want them. So when Windows Mail opens "C:\Program Files\Course Designer 3\2008" Vista performs its sleight-of-hand and actually opens "C:\ProgramData\Course Designer 3\2008". Explorer, on the other hand, shows the un-remapped directory structure. This is documented on Microsoft's website, but at the moment I can't find the reference. |
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01-14-2008
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| | Re: Folder Not Visible in My Computer Vista won't let any files except program installation files be copied to Program Files. It uses a virtual store to let programs think it is saving files there. Your 2008 folder is probably actually located at C:\Users\youraccount\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Course Designer\2008 If you use Windows Explorer to go to "C:\Program Files\Course Designer" do you see a button for "Compatability Files"? -- http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview "webberej" <webberej.336wgc@xxxxxx-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote in message news:webberej.336wgc@xxxxxx-mx.forums.vistaheads.com... Quote: > > I am new to Vista but not Computers. > > In C:\Program Files\Course Designer 3, I created a new sub-folder > '2008'. In Windows Explorer, this folder is not visible. In Windows > Mail, it is. In the actual Course Designer software, it is. Why can't > I see it in Windows Explorer? > > Thanks. > > > -- > webberej > Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com > |
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01-14-2008
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| | Re: Folder Not Visible in My Computer Thanks very much to all who responded. I'll give your suggestions a try tomorrow night and let you know how things go. -- webberej Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com |
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01-14-2008
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| | Re: Folder Not Visible in My Computer I think Microsoft does junk like this just to screw people up. they are just plain mean bastards. John Mark Weinreb wrote: Quote: > webberej wrote: Quote: >> I am new to Vista but not Computers. >> >> In C:\Program Files\Course Designer 3, I created a new sub-folder >> '2008'. In Windows Explorer, this folder is not visible. In Windows >> Mail, it is. In the actual Course Designer software, it is. Why can't >> I see it in Windows Explorer? >> >> Thanks. >> >> > certain locations, "Program Files" being one. Instead, user files are > created in "ProgramData", which is remapped onto "Program Files" so that > the creating/using programs think that the file is where they want them. > So when Windows Mail opens "C:\Program Files\Course Designer 3\2008" > Vista performs its sleight-of-hand and actually opens > "C:\ProgramData\Course Designer 3\2008". > > Explorer, on the other hand, shows the un-remapped directory structure. > > This is documented on Microsoft's website, but at the moment I can't > find the reference. |
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01-15-2008
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| | RE: Folder Not Visible in My Computer If you turn off that hideous User Account Control "feature", your file will show up where you saved it. There really isn't any drawback to turning it off, anyway. "webberej" wrote: Quote: > > I am new to Vista but not Computers. > > In C:\Program Files\Course Designer 3, I created a new sub-folder > '2008'. In Windows Explorer, this folder is not visible. In Windows > Mail, it is. In the actual Course Designer software, it is. Why can't > I see it in Windows Explorer? > > Thanks. > > > -- > webberej > Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com > > |
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