Microsoft allows downgrades to XP for PC makers.

[Rik]

A curate's egg vote from you, then?

[Gary]

Here's hoping there is no registry  oh that would be so good

[Rik]

You sure that wasn't a rectory?? 

[mogden]

You sure that wasn't a rectory?? 

Plug and pray? 

Sorry, couldn't resist!

[Rik]

You're going to fit in just fine, Matt.

[Simon]

One thing I can't get sorted in Vista is my files and folders.  On my laptop, the hard drive is partitioned 'C' and 'D'.  If I move all my data folders (Pictures, Music, Documents, etc) to the 'D' drive, it still insists on creating duplicate folders on the 'C' drive, which I don't need.  I'm sure there's a solution, but it's very irritating all the same, when you tell a machine to do something, and it thinks it knows best!

[Rik]

it's very irritating all the same, when you tell a machine to do something, and it thinks it knows best!

I've always hated it when an OS or app does that to me. I prefer to decide for myself how I organise my machine.

[Gary]

I've always hated it when an OS or app does that to me. I prefer to decide for myself how I organise my machine.

I like to organise my machine into the following: working or off

[Rik]

What is this off of which you speak?

[Simon]

What is this off of which you speak?

That's asking for trouble, Rik!  So many things can precede 'off'. 

[Gary]

What is this off of which you speak?

It is the state after electricity has ceased to be used by in huge amounts and then in theory only the steady trickle to the motherboard after shutting down, which seems more like a stream via the UPS, all of which my my wife points at in our electricity bills Rik 

[Rik]

 

Don't let her near a power meter then, whatever you do.

[Gary]

Don't let her near a power meter then, whatever you do.

That piece of information could save me a lynching  8)

[Lance]

One thing I can't get sorted in Vista is my files and folders.  On my laptop, the hard drive is partitioned 'C' and 'D'.  If I move all my data folders (Pictures, Music, Documents, etc) to the 'D' drive, it still insists on creating duplicate folders on the 'C' drive, which I don't need.  I'm sure there's a solution, but it's very irritating all the same, when you tell a machine to do something, and it thinks it knows best!

Have you actually told the machine where the new path is? I wonder if it is creating the duplicate folders because the folders aren't where it expects them to be.

To change them, right click on the folder (ie Documents) in the start menu, click properties at the bottom, and then the location tab. On there you should be able to repoint the operating system to the right place.

[mogden]

One thing I can't get sorted in Vista is my files and folders.  On my laptop, the hard drive is partitioned 'C' and 'D'.  If I move all my data folders (Pictures, Music, Documents, etc) to the 'D' drive, it still insists on creating duplicate folders on the 'C' drive, which I don't need.  I'm sure there's a solution, but it's very irritating all the same, when you tell a machine to do something, and it thinks it knows best!

This is less to do with Vista and more to do with the partitions. Windows' default action has always been to move on the same disk and copy onto another disk.

If you hold down the shift key when you drag and drop, it moves the files instead of copying them. Alternatively, select files - right-click - cut (Ctrl x), find destination - right-click - paste (Ctrl v)

HTH

[Lance]

But moving the files won't make Windows realise that you want to move the location of the 'default folders'. To do that in Vista you have to do as I have posted above.

I have done it today, for my pictures and music folders, and so far no duplicate folders have appeared!

[Simon]

Thanks guys, will give that a try.