Mr Snrub

Just the 1 folder (and sub-folders) have this symptom? If so, close all Explorer windows, launch RegEdit and drill down to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell For safety, right-click on "Bags" and export it so you have a backup. Delete the "Bags" key, then recreate it as an empty key. Log off & back on again, then check your folder selection issue.

I assume a compatibility thing, though you would have guessed that the later version would be more likely to work! When getting this "advice" in the future I'd ask for reasons

If anything, that is completely backwards."Open" simply downloads the file to the Temporary Internet Files folder for the current user, and then attempts to launch the program associated with that file type (or the file itself if it is an executable). "Save" will prompt you for a location to save a permanent copy of the file after downloading, then you can manually run (or virus-scan) it when you want. For small files, using "Open" isn't a big problem - but if you download a very large file and then for some reason the launch fails, you may end up having to download it over again, depending on your settings for temporary files. Remember that IE is now launched with a lower privilege level than your real user token, so if the launcher inherits this privilege level then it might not have enough rights to do what it wants to do (this is by design of course, it is a security measure of IE) - in this case "Save" is preferable to "Open".

I doubt it.The purpose of a trial is a period to test a product with a view to purchasing (and licensing) that product once you are happy it meets your requirements. The reason an upgrade version is cheaper than a full version is because it is seen as a "loyalty discount" - you have paid for a previous version and so get a rebate of sorts on the new version.

You are not licensed if you are running a trial version (you opted not to enter a key at all), so it is not legitimate and is a breach of the EULA.

There is no workaround on an app-by-app basis for preventing UAC prompts if a program tries to access a protected part of the OS or an administrative API. Have you tested the 3.70 beta though? The notes mention Vista, though not UAC explicitly: http://www.rarsoft.com/rarnew.htm Personally, I prefer 7-zip - it has 32-bit and 64-bit versions, is free, and works 100% on Vista: http://www.7-zip.org/

Not that I have found so far. 2 possible workarounds: 1. Create a folder "Zips" and move the .zip files into there so you would have to drill down another layer in the folder structure to see them again 2. Archive the files using a format not natively recognised by Windows Vista - such as 7zip or RAR

Because the OP's most recent post gives a screenshot example of his issue - he shows the compressed files in the "Folders" pane and does not want them there, this is nothing to do with file associations or NTFS file compression.

While the original post was a bit brief, the last one with the screenshot demonstrates the issue.Compressed folders such and .ZIP and .CAB files are now recognised natively by Explorer and are treated as if they are regular folders, so when you double-click on them it will "browse" into them and show you the contents (though any attempt to open a file in there will bring up the file extraction wizard). A side-effect of this is that using the tree view to navigate the folder structure will also show you compressed files as they are valid locations to browse and copy files to/from, this is by design. Installing another program to handle the compressed file type will not alter the native behaviour of Explorer itself, using a browse window to select folders will still display compressed files too. The same is true for the "breadcrumb trail" in the address bar - dropping down a point in the folder structure will allow you to jump into compressed files as well as folders. I am not aware of a way to disable this functionality, however.

Output from "cscript /?" at the command prompt on Vista RTM: Microsoft ® Windows Script Host Version 5.7 Copyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

It'll be the DivX codec I think, it has always had a problem with XP when thumbnails are enabled in Explorer as it doesn't seem to generate them (or handle the requests for their generation) well. The proposed "workaround" in XP I believe is to disable thumbnail generation or take out the DLL which refers to DivX. I do not think it a coincidence that: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\{AB8902B4-09CA-4bb6-B78D-A8F59079A8D5} has a default value "Thumbnail Cache Out of Proc Server" Funnily enough the only time I've seen the COM Surrogate crash was after a reboot immediately after installing DivX Player on Vista RTM...

It is good to see you have an understanding at least, crahak Just to expand on the driver signing issue: - it is only enforced for 64-bit Windows - it is a protection system to prevent unauthorised kernel mode code which includes modifications to existing drivers - audio drivers use UMDF now, so are not kernel-mode - the signing is done with the vendor's own PIC, not a "Microsoft stamp" - it is disabled if a debugger attached, so developing drivers is not a problem - in corporate environments you can disable driver signing, or create a CA to sign the drivers yourself for distribution - it is not only for stability through "certified" drivers, but for security to help protect against rootkit-type attacks Also, Windows Vista was the product of a massive amount of user feedback during beta testing, its design radically altered in response to comments and demands, so while it's not possible to create something that at least a few people won't complain about, a "best effort" can be made while still making advances in security, stability and features.

Just FYI, the built-in Administrator is the only account who does bypass UAC.Edit: I attended a week-long course on supporting Vista and have the flow diagram of how UAC is implemented with split tokens, there is an explicit decision for the built-in Administrator's well-known SID to jump straight to the secure desktop without the OTS prompt. Aynthing that prompts you is not using the Administrator's security token. By default this account is disabled except in Safe Mode, but can be enabled if you need "unhindered" access to the various tools. If you need all members of the Administrators group to have this kind of freedom, then launch an Explorer or CMD prompt elevated and run your tools from there, as the split tokens are inherited from the parent process. (The translucency of windows is controlled by the application I think - try running "perfmon /sys" and then click "Compare" / "Set Transparency" and select one of the predefined options to see an example.)

You mean a new, clean AD rather than DC I assume? (Otherwise DCPROMO'ing a member server and synch'ing would be the preferred route.) Perhaps the Active Directory Migration Tool would be of use then? http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;displaylang=en

PC-Cillin is in beta: https://www.trendbeta.com/index.php?get=286It's the fault of the 3rd parties that they haven't written software for Vista, isn't it? I guess once Vista starts to get a significant uptake then the vendors such as ZoneLabs, Sunbelt, Norton, etc. will then look at writing for it - heck they may even start to write 64-bit versions finally!

If they hard-coded their applications then they were stupid and need to rewrite, if they used the provided APIs and environment variables as they are meant to then they have no problems. Folder redirection has been in Windows for years, so you can never assume the user profile locations are C:\Documents and Settings\... if you want your application to be taken seriously.