Vista - How do you "Select All" in Explorer

"Select All" seems to have disappeared from the right-click menu in
the files pane in the Vista explorer, whether you are on a file or on
the free area at the right of the pane. I frequently want to select
all the files in a folder and used it frequently in XP. What am I
missing?

Please respond to the Newsgroup, so that others may benefit from the exchange.
Peter R. Fletcher

Peter R. Fletcher explained on 22-4-2007 :
> "Select All" seems to have disappeared from the right-click menu in
> the files pane in the Vista explorer, whether you are on a file or on
> the free area at the right of the pane. I frequently want to select
> all the files in a folder and used it frequently in XP. What am I
> missing?
>
> Please respond to the Newsgroup, so that others may benefit from the
> exchange. Peter R. Fletcher

Try Ctrl+A... ;-)

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On Sun, 22 Apr 2007 20:34:11 +0100, Peter R. Fletcher
<seebelow@mydomain.com> wrote:

>"Select All" seems to have disappeared from the right-click menu in
>the files pane in the Vista explorer, whether you are on a file or on
>the free area at the right of the pane. I frequently want to select
>all the files in a folder and used it frequently in XP. What am I
>missing?
>
>Please respond to the Newsgroup, so that others may benefit from the exchange.
>Peter R. Fletcher

The "select all" option is now under 'Edit' on the Menu Bar at the
very top left of the Explorer window.

Another quick way to select multiple files at once is click on the
first file in a group you want, then select the last one in the group
while holding down the Shift key. For example if you wanted all files
in a folder from B to M just click on the first file starting with B
and the last one with M while holding down Shift.

If you want to select multiple files but skip over some, click on the
first file you want to select, then while holding down the Ctrl key
continue to left click on as many more files as you want skipping over
ones you don't want.

Peter R. Fletcher wrote:
> "Select All" seems to have disappeared from the right-click menu in
> the files pane in the Vista explorer, whether you are on a file or on
> the free area at the right of the pane. I frequently want to select
> all the files in a folder and used it frequently in XP. What am I
> missing?
>
> Please respond to the Newsgroup, so that others may benefit from the
> exchange. Peter R. Fletcher

Ctrl + A selects all.

CTRL+A still works just fine.

Rick

"Peter R. Fletcher" <seebelow@mydomain.com> wrote in message
news:3vdn23p3nojt2e5jtqbgfvvqati0fi757v@4ax.com...
> "Select All" seems to have disappeared from the right-click menu in
> the files pane in the Vista explorer, whether you are on a file or on
> the free area at the right of the pane. I frequently want to select
> all the files in a folder and used it frequently in XP. What am I
> missing?
>
> Please respond to the Newsgroup, so that others may benefit from the
> exchange.
> Peter R. Fletcher

"Peter R. Fletcher" <seebelow@mydomain.com> wrote in message
news:3vdn23p3nojt2e5jtqbgfvvqati0fi757v@4ax.com...
> "Select All" seems to have disappeared from the right-click menu in
> the files pane in the Vista explorer, whether you are on a file or on
> the free area at the right of the pane. I frequently want to select
> all the files in a folder and used it frequently in XP. What am I
> missing?
>
> Please respond to the Newsgroup, so that others may benefit from the
> exchange.
> Peter R. Fletcher


Also on the 'Organize' menu

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Jon

I don't remember select all being on the right click menu?

You can use CTRL+a to select all or, use the old style menu bar and
Edit/Select All. You can press the ALT key to see the old style menu bar.

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"Peter R. Fletcher" <seebelow@mydomain.com> wrote in message
news:3vdn23p3nojt2e5jtqbgfvvqati0fi757v@4ax.com...
> "Select All" seems to have disappeared from the right-click menu in
> the files pane in the Vista explorer, whether you are on a file or on
> the free area at the right of the pane. I frequently want to select
> all the files in a folder and used it frequently in XP. What am I
> missing?
>
> Please respond to the Newsgroup, so that others may benefit from the
> exchange.
> Peter R. Fletcher

Hello Ronnie,

You're right. I'm still using XP and when I right-clicked on an empty part
of the right pane, there is no Select All listed in the popup menu.

All the other methods listed by various posters DO work.

Alan

"Ronnie Vernon MVP" <rv@invalid.org> wrote in message
newsF5D840E-440D-4872-A241-F06D928F5D47@microsoft.com...
>I don't remember select all being on the right click menu?
>
> You can use CTRL+a to select all or, use the old style menu bar and
> Edit/Select All. You can press the ALT key to see the old style menu bar.
>
> --
>
> Ronnie Vernon
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "Peter R. Fletcher" <seebelow@mydomain.com> wrote in message
> news:3vdn23p3nojt2e5jtqbgfvvqati0fi757v@4ax.com...
>> "Select All" seems to have disappeared from the right-click menu in
>> the files pane in the Vista explorer, whether you are on a file or on
>> the free area at the right of the pane. I frequently want to select
>> all the files in a folder and used it frequently in XP. What am I
>> missing?
>>
>> Please respond to the Newsgroup, so that others may benefit from the
>> exchange.
>> Peter R. Fletcher
>

Alan

Glad you got the problem sorted. Enjoy.

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"Alan" <somewhere@nospam.pew> wrote in message
news:132nmrilla41925@corp.supernews.com...
> Hello Ronnie,
>
> You're right. I'm still using XP and when I right-clicked on an empty part
> of the right pane, there is no Select All listed in the popup menu.
>
> All the other methods listed by various posters DO work.
>
> Alan
>
> "Ronnie Vernon MVP" <rv@invalid.org> wrote in message
> newsF5D840E-440D-4872-A241-F06D928F5D47@microsoft.com...
>>I don't remember select all being on the right click menu?
>>
>> You can use CTRL+a to select all or, use the old style menu bar and
>> Edit/Select All. You can press the ALT key to see the old style menu bar.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Ronnie Vernon
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows Shell/User
>>
>>
>> "Peter R. Fletcher" <seebelow@mydomain.com> wrote in message
>> news:3vdn23p3nojt2e5jtqbgfvvqati0fi757v@4ax.com...
>>> "Select All" seems to have disappeared from the right-click menu in
>>> the files pane in the Vista explorer, whether you are on a file or on
>>> the free area at the right of the pane. I frequently want to select
>>> all the files in a folder and used it frequently in XP. What am I
>>> missing?
>>>
>>> Please respond to the Newsgroup, so that others may benefit from the
>>> exchange.
>>> Peter R. Fletcher
>>
>
>

Ronnie,

I'm glad that YOU'RE glad....except I wasn't the poster who was asking the
question -- or having the problem. :>

Alan

"Ronnie Vernon MVP" <rv@invalid.org> wrote in message
news:347A031B-3287-486F-A7E2-3DB3608B1481@microsoft.com...
> Alan
>
> Glad you got the problem sorted. Enjoy.
>
> --
>
> Ronnie Vernon
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "Alan" <somewhere@nospam.pew> wrote in message
> news:132nmrilla41925@corp.supernews.com...
>> Hello Ronnie,
>>
>> You're right. I'm still using XP and when I right-clicked on an empty
>> part of the right pane, there is no Select All listed in the popup menu.
>>
>> All the other methods listed by various posters DO work.
>>
>> Alan
>>
>> "Ronnie Vernon MVP" <rv@invalid.org> wrote in message
>> newsF5D840E-440D-4872-A241-F06D928F5D47@microsoft.com...
>>>I don't remember select all being on the right click menu?
>>>
>>> You can use CTRL+a to select all or, use the old style menu bar and
>>> Edit/Select All. You can press the ALT key to see the old style menu
>>> bar.
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Ronnie Vernon
>>> Microsoft MVP
>>> Windows Shell/User
>>>
>>>
>>> "Peter R. Fletcher" <seebelow@mydomain.com> wrote in message
>>> news:3vdn23p3nojt2e5jtqbgfvvqati0fi757v@4ax.com...
>>>> "Select All" seems to have disappeared from the right-click menu in
>>>> the files pane in the Vista explorer, whether you are on a file or on
>>>> the free area at the right of the pane. I frequently want to select
>>>> all the files in a folder and used it frequently in XP. What am I
>>>> missing?
>>>>
>>>> Please respond to the Newsgroup, so that others may benefit from the
>>>> exchange.
>>>> Peter R. Fletcher
>>>
>>
>>
>