Easy folder sharing in windows vista

The method of sharing in windows vista is quite different from what it's used to be compared to windows xp.

Luckily, there's still a way to share out folder like what we do in windows xp.

1. Right click on the folder you want to share, select properties (don't select share...)


2. Select the sharing tab


3. Click on Advanced sharing button


4. Tick on Share this folder, provide a share name and set permission (if required)

Unable to rename, move or create folder in windows vista

After installing updates for windows vista, some people experiencing problem to rename, move or create folder.

After some research on the web, it seem that one of the update KB938979 have cause this problems. The updates deleted some of the important registry entries needed by windows vista, thus uninstalling the updates won't do you any good.

The solution would be add the deleted registry back to its original place. However, it's complicated for those who are not well verse with registry editing and any mistake would be damaging.

BEFORE APPLYING THE FIX, PLEASE BACKUP YOUR REGISTRY
(Backup HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\FolderDescriptions)

1. registry fix for 32bits vista - http://www.vlite.net/files/fd32.zip

2. registry fix for 64bits vista - http://www.vlite.net/files/fd64.zip

After you unzip the files, double click on the registry file to add back the missing registry.

Vista didn't show filenames

For certain folders in hdd, usb thumbdrive or external hardrive, sometimes windows vista didn't show the filenames for the files, in this case you could only see icon.

This is cause by windows vista mistakenly assumes that you want to hide the filenames as a pictures and videos folder

To solve this:

1. Right click on any blank area on your folder and select customize this folder


2.Select Pictures and Videos as folder type


3. Hold Alt key on the keyboard, untick Hide File Names

Windows Vista Taskbar - show desktop

If you want to customize the taskbar to enable show desktop in windows vista, follow the step below:

1. Right click on the start menu, select properties (or control panel --> appearance and personalization --> taskbar aand start menu

2. Click on Toolbars and tick on Desktop.

Show thumbnails for pictures on windows vista

Sometimes in windows vista you only able to view the pictures in icon but not in thumbnails view.

To solve this, just follow:

First go to any folder, click on the organize drop down menu and select folder and search options.
Then go to view in folder options and untick the Always show icons, never thumbnails.


You will be able to view thumbnails now.

Show hidden files and folder option missing in vista

When you want to show hidden files in windows vista, just go to any folder, click on the organize drop down menu and select folder and search options.


After that, go to view tab, click on show hidden files and folders to unhide all hidden files and folders.


However, sometimes you may encounter missing show hidden files and folder option as shown below.

To solve this problem, go to start --> search (or run), type in regedit and press enter

Then find the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer
\Advanced\Folder\Hidden

Then, Change the value of Type to group as shown below (if the key Type is not existed, just create a new string with Type as name and group as value)


After that, when you go back to organize drop down menu and select folder and search options, you will see that now you can select show hidden files and folders.