Vista Tutorial - Can't select multiple files in my computer

Scroll down to Kieth Miller's posts.

Or is it Keith Miller's posts.

K isn't C - what is happening here.


"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:
>
>
>>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 :-(
>
>
>
>>--------------- ---- --- -- - - - -
> Saws are too hard to use.
> Be easier to use!
>>--------------- ---- --- -- - - - -

'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.
>
> Or is it Keith Miller's posts.
>
> K isn't C - what is happening here.
>
>
> "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:
>>
>>
>>>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 :-(
>>
>>
>>
>>>--------------- ---- --- -- - - - -
>> Saws are too hard to use.
>> Be easier to use!
>>>--------------- ---- --- -- - - - -
>

On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 23:25:49 +1100, <.> wrote:

Yep, I see it's been posted since my last gulp - that is indeed the
flag I was looking for. Perhaps something (ill-advisedly) changes
global behavior "for a while", and if that "while" (critical period)
gets interrupted by a bad exit, the state persists?

>Scroll down to Kieth Miller's posts.
>Or is it Keith Miller's posts.

>"cquirke (MVP Windows shell/user)" <cquirkenews@nospam.mvps.org> wrote in

>> Good news: I've read about this and I know there's a fix
>> Bad news: I can't remember where...



>--------------- ---- --- -- - - - -
Saws are too hard to use.
Be easier to use!
>--------------- ---- --- -- - - - -

An updated version of the script was just uploaded -- same link. The first
one only cleared entries under Bags -- the new one fixes entries under
Streams\Defaults as well.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

"cquirke (MVP Windows shell/user)" <cquirkenews@nospam.mvps.org> wrote in
message news:i8avv2df9gh2cqg4gd3jcj3tsfe83ubkhj@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 23:25:49 +1100, <.> wrote:
>
> Yep, I see it's been posted since my last gulp - that is indeed the
> flag I was looking for. Perhaps something (ill-advisedly) changes
> global behavior "for a while", and if that "while" (critical period)
> gets interrupted by a bad exit, the state persists?
>
>>Scroll down to Kieth Miller's posts.
>>Or is it Keith Miller's posts.
>
>>"cquirke (MVP Windows shell/user)" <cquirkenews@nospam.mvps.org> wrote in
>
>>> Good news: I've read about this and I know there's a fix
>>> Bad news: I can't remember where...
>
>
>
>>--------------- ---- --- -- - - - -
> Saws are too hard to use.
> Be easier to use!
>>--------------- ---- --- -- - - - -

The script didn't help my situation.

I've even tested other accounts with no luck.

You kick ass!

Thank you for the time and effort I know must have gone into researching, creating, and testing this!!!

LOL. Thanks a lot, man. You're welcome.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

"Soong" <Soong.2nrqux@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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>
> You kick ass!
>
> Thank you for the time and effort I know must have gone into
> researching, creating, and testing this!!!
>
> Keith Miller MVP;239263 Wrote:
>> An updated version of the script was just uploaded -- same link. The
>> first
>> one only cleared entries under Bags -- the new one fixes entries under
>> Streams\Defaults as well.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Good Luck,
>>
>> Keith
>> Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
>>
>> "cquirke (MVP Windows shell/user)" <cquirkenews@nospam.mvps.org> wrote
>> in
>> message news:i8avv2df9gh2cqg4gd3jcj3tsfe83ubkhj@4ax.com...
>> > On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 23:25:49 +1100, <.> wrote:
>> >
>> > Yep, I see it's been posted since my last gulp - that is indeed the
>> > flag I was looking for. Perhaps something (ill-advisedly) changes
>> > global behavior "for a while", and if that "while" (critical period)
>> > gets interrupted by a bad exit, the state persists?
>> >
>> >>Scroll down to Kieth Miller's posts.
>> >>Or is it Keith Miller's posts.
>> >
>> >>"cquirke (MVP Windows shell/user)" <cquirkenews@nospam.mvps.org>
>> wrote in
>> >
>> >>> Good news: I've read about this and I know there's a fix
>> >>> Bad news: I can't remember where...
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >>--------------- ---- --- -- - - - -
>> > Saws are too hard to use.
>> > Be easier to use!
>> >>--------------- ---- --- -- - - - -
>
>
> --
> Soong
>
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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