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    Known Vista bugs?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by lakersgo, Aug 21, 2008.

  1. lakersgo

    lakersgo Notebook Evangelist

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    These two bugs kinda annoy me, they are not something to make me switch to another OS but simple bugs like these should be fixed easily, why isn't there any available?

    1. Taskbar (at the bottom) not always on top of other window.
    2. folder view not consistently applied.


    Do you experience the same bugs? Just wondering.
     
    lakersgo, Aug 21, 2008
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  2. niGht kiD

    niGht kiD .. beach boy ♫

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    Do you check "keep the taskbar on top of other windows" when you right-click the properties of the taskbar?

    This is what I do and it works for me:

    1) Reset the folder view setting manually by following the Method TWO (link, for Vista)
    2) Increase folder view cache memory to 30000 (5000 is the default number)
    3) Close regedit and restart
    4) Make changes to the Windows Explorer window (follow Wrapping it Up carefully)
    6) After that I backup both the Bags & BagMRU keys, so if Vista forgets my folder view setting again, I won't need to repeat the steps.

    Good Luck ;)
     
    niGht kiD, Aug 21, 2008
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  3. lakersgo

    lakersgo Notebook Evangelist

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    1) Yup.

    2) I will try. But it sounds too complicated, msft should just suck it up and release a fix.

    Anyone else?
     
    lakersgo, Aug 21, 2008
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  4. AKAJohnDoe

    AKAJohnDoe Mime with Tourette's

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    The number of bugs in any computer program can be expressed mathematically:

    Total Number of Bugs = Number of Bugs Previously Found + 1
     
    AKAJohnDoe, Aug 21, 2008
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  5. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    ^ LMAO, nice !! :D
     
    Andy, Aug 21, 2008
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  6. qhn

    qhn Notebook User

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    good tip, because vista does forget the settings once i a while

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Aug 22, 2008
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  7. Steven87

    Steven87 Notebook Consultant

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    About the only thing that has bothered me is after deleting a file, if you then right click on a remaining shortcut to that deleted file, it takes ages to figure it out and open the 'right-click' menu so you can delete it.

    But it's ok if you just highlight the shortcut and press delete on the keyboard.
     
    Steven87, Aug 22, 2008
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  8. AKAJohnDoe

    AKAJohnDoe Mime with Tourette's

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    Restrict the scope of indexing
     
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  9. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    And will again even after you apply the above "fix". This is being discussed in another thread and none of the home remedies for this issue really work. Oh they work for a while and then the problem reappears.

    I am mystified as to why Microsoft has their head in the sand on this one. Surely they have seen it too.

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Aug 22, 2008
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