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| | Copy Files Dialog Too Small Hi, when copying files using Windows Explorer I can't possible read any useful information from the Copy File dialog. It's much too small for any file name found on my hard drive. All I can read is the root directory, an eclipse and some part of the last child directory. But no file name at all! Even when I switch to "Detailed" view I still can't read anything useful - except for the time it takes for the copy process to take place perhaps... Is it possible to resize the Copy/Move File dialog or to activate some tooltips to actually be able to read some useful information from that dialog? TIA, Axel Dahmen |
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| | Re: Copy Files Dialog Too Small No, but you can use a Command Prompt, and a command that would output the process as it happens, even to a file if you like. Robocopy: http://technet2.microsoft.com/window....mspx?mfr=true There is a GUI for it available. Utility Spotlight Robocopy GUI: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/m.../cc160891.aspx -- Was this helpful? Then click the Ratings button. Voting helps the web interface. http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales....htm#RateAPost Mark L. Ferguson .. "Axel Dahmen" <keentoknow@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:8405BF06-AD36-402F-B621-8F5FF1805BDD@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi, > > when copying files using Windows Explorer I can't possible read any useful > information from the Copy File dialog. It's much too small for any file > name > found on my hard drive. > > All I can read is the root directory, an eclipse and some part of the last > child directory. But no file name at all! Even when I switch to "Detailed" > view I still can't read anything useful - except for the time it takes for > the copy process to take place perhaps... > > Is it possible to resize the Copy/Move File dialog or to activate some > tooltips to actually be able to read some useful information from that > dialog? > > TIA, > Axel Dahmen |
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| | Re: Copy Files Dialog Too Small Thanks, Mark, for trying to help. But actually copying my web projects from A to B would be very tedious using the Command Prompt or anything similar. It would be a galore of copying and pasting path names. My personal opinion is that Vista should do the job, not some third-party component. That what it's been paid for... Perhaps someone from MS reads this and adds a corresponding functionality to Vista with the next service pack. Axel Dahmen --------------------- "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote: Quote: > No, but you can use a Command Prompt, and a command that would output the > process as it happens, even to a file if you like. > > Robocopy: > http://technet2.microsoft.com/window....mspx?mfr=true > > There is a GUI for it available. > Utility Spotlight Robocopy GUI: > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/m.../cc160891.aspx > > -- > Was this helpful? Then click the Ratings button. Voting helps the web > interface. > http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales....htm#RateAPost > > Mark L. Ferguson > > . > > "Axel Dahmen" <keentoknow@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:8405BF06-AD36-402F-B621-8F5FF1805BDD@xxxxxx Quote: > > Hi, > > > > when copying files using Windows Explorer I can't possible read any useful > > information from the Copy File dialog. It's much too small for any file > > name > > found on my hard drive. > > > > All I can read is the root directory, an eclipse and some part of the last > > child directory. But no file name at all! Even when I switch to "Detailed" > > view I still can't read anything useful - except for the time it takes for > > the copy process to take place perhaps... > > > > Is it possible to resize the Copy/Move File dialog or to activate some > > tooltips to actually be able to read some useful information from that > > dialog? > > > > TIA, > > Axel Dahmen |
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