Vista issues?

[Yezinki]

Hi there,

Installed Vista on a new Dell machine.

It was fine till I installed Vista & Drivers.

1. To my surprise somewhere along the line, when I went on line to update it, checked My Computer > C > Properties ……the icon of Disk Cleanup disappeared on both drives i.e. primary active & primary?

2.  How can I view all files/folders, seen/hidden as medium sized icons & not tiles?

3. The display is 1900 X 1200………which is real small since I use an external USB  Logitech comfy laser KB & mouse………When I  try decreasing the resolution……the desktop icons become distorted & names which are underlined get blurred/darkened…… on reboot I get a windows message displayed that 1900x 1200 is the ideal resolution for this machine so please change…..how can I fix this issue…..How can  I decrease the resolution , without  destroying the awesome display /colors/fonts?

4. My Sony Vaio has great 1680 X1050 display……….easy to read etc………...desktop icons, fonts all have a super display despite that it uses an Intel graphics accelerator vs. this which has a 256 MB graphic card.

5.  How can one view the total Commit Charge/Page file size, on the bottom of task manager as in XP?

Any help to resolve these issues would be highly appreciated.

Thanks,

Yezinki.

[Husk]

2. Go to your folder options and check the 'view hidden files and folders' button, And there should be a bar at the top of every folder which will change size.

[Yezinki]

2. Go to your folder options and check the 'view hidden files and folders' button, And there should be a bar at the top of every folder which will change size.

Thanks Husk.

CP> Folder Options> Check show hidden folders....correct?

You mean View?

That I know, isn't there any single command that changes all folders/files from Tiles to Medium sized icons?

[Yezinki]

Could some of the senior, smart genius members..........like Tech, DavidR, CharleyO & so on care to answer my questions.

Thanks in advance!!

[Negeltu]

open a folder or explorer window and set the icons to what you want...then press alt to get the menu bar to pop up. 

Go to Tools > Folder Options > View > click Apply to folders.

[DavidR]

Sorry I don't use Vista.

[Yezinki]

Sorry I don't use Vista.

Sorry DavidR to have bugged you I should have realized.

Regards!

[Yezinki]

Could Avast have blocked the disk clean up icon?

[Yezinki]

open a folder or explorer window and set the icons to what you want...then press alt to get the menu bar to pop up. 

Go to Tools > Folder Options > View > click Apply to folders.

Apply to Folders is dim/unhighlighted unlike Reset Folders??

[Yezinki]

Screen shots!

[Yezinki]

Sorry......... Apply to All Folders......unhighlighted.

[Negeltu]

open a folder or explorer window and set the icons to what you want...then press alt to get the menu bar to pop up. 

Go to Tools > Folder Options > View > click Apply to folders.

Apply to Folders is dim/unhighlighted unlike Reset Folders??

It is if you go to Control Panel > Folder Options to change it... but if you open a Windows Explorer window/Folder and change the icons to whatever you want with the slider....then go to the Tools menu like I said.. It shouldn't be unhilighted.  

[Negeltu]

Sorry......... Apply to All Folders......unhighlighted.

Try the solutions on this page for the disk cleanup button missing http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistaprograms/thread/08000b3a-7ea4-42f8-8d84-070a2a384f8e/

[Yezinki]

open a folder or explorer window and set the icons to what you want...then press alt to get the menu bar to pop up. 

Go to Tools > Folder Options > View > click Apply to folders.

Apply to Folders is dim/unhighlighted unlike Reset Folders??

It is if you go to Control Panel > Folder Options to change it... but if you open a Windows Explorer window/Folder and change the icons to whatever you want with the slider....then go to the Tools menu like I said.. It shouldn't be unhilighted.  

This is what I get if i go by what you are suggesting.

[Negeltu]

Try it with a regular folder... Not the My computer icon