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Go to Start / Default Programs/ Associate a file or protocol with a program/ find the extension you want to change / click on Change Program / Select from the list proposed or click browse to find the executable you want to use for that particular extension / enter that executable path and click OK.  This will reset the default for the file extension to that particular executable.  I'm not sure if you'll be able to name it - it...

Do not touch the Recovery Partition; contact your Computer Manufacturer. Read the info on your Revovery Partition: Your D: Drive normally is the Recovery Partition(Drive letter varies from Manufacturer to Manufacturer), that the Manufacturer put there, for your computer to put it back to factory settings in case of System Crash.   Contact your Computer Manufacturer on how to remove anything you have saved to the Recovery Drive, as it is...

Hi, Wild Cards   *.zip will find files with .zip extension  ???A.zip will find files with 4 letters in name with A as the last one. MyFile*.?oc will find files that start with MyFile and have nothing else or anything else after the MyFile AND have oc as the last two of 3 letters in the extection such as .doc .toc .loc and so on. Tips for finding files http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Tips-for-finding-files How to Use...

Mbnoimi, Hello, did Uma’s reply work for you? Thanks for visiting the Microsoft Answers Community.  

I don't know what 1.4 vista is, either.  What exactly did the web site say? What happens when you try to open your flash drive?  Does the system recognize that it's connected?  If there's an error message, what does it say?

The First Question Of Troubleshooting: If the problem is new, what changed between the time things worked and the time they didn't? The Second Question of Windows Troubleshooting: what is the malware/virus status of the machine? If you think it is clean, what programs (and versions) did you use to determine this? Be sure the computer is clean: http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Hi Terngu, Welcome to Microsoft Answers. • Did you download the file from a trusted website? • How are you downloading the file? This can happen when: i. The file has not been downloaded completely ii. No space in the computer. iii. Or it was a corrupt download. I would suggest you to re-download the file and try to install after deleting the temporary files Use Disk Clean up to remove temporary files. i. Open Disk Cleanup by...

Does anyone have any additional ideas for trying to remove the folder in the above mentioned scenario?  It is currently eating up about 16GB of my hard drive and it is essentially duplicate windows files that were saved in a backup before my system failed and I had to completely re-install Vista Home Premium.

Hi QMN5559, Welcome to Windows Vista Answers Forums! Method 1 :   First you may try creating a new User Account and check whether you can fix the issue. To create a new user profile, follow the steps: 1. Open User Accounts by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel , clicking User Accounts and Family Safety (or clicking User Accounts, if you are connected to a network domain), and then clicking User Accounts . 2. Click Manage...

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