i right click on the item usualy pink in color,
and select disable...

I have used it with XP and Vista with UAC off though (Im not sure if I had
it off or on, but I usually turn off UAC)

try disabling uac and try again

"brokrbob" <brokrbob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6389EC1C-CC73-4798-B6B2-245334DB8605@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
>I downloaded ShellExView, but I can't seem to disable anything. When
> highlight a file and click Disable on the toolbar, it doesn't change the
> "No"
> in the Disabled column to "Yes." Nothing seems to happen (but the
> infinite
> "WEHSW" loop drones on.
>
> "Tiberius" wrote:
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>> and now tell us.. do you think vista is a quality product? lol
>>
>> Seriously now.. download the shellexview program.. here
>> [url]http://www.snapfiles.com/get/shellexview.html[/url]
>>
>> install it, run it, and disable all the non Microsoft shell extensions
>>
>> then via trial and error seek out which one is the culprit, by
>> re-enabling
>> the ones you want..
>> and seeing if the problem re-occurs
>>
>> Don't worry all changes are reversible....
>>
>> Tell me if this solves your problem
>>
>>
>>
>> "brokrbob" <brokrbob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:197B5C31-63B4-4BD8-8842-4C6372974BC6@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>> >I have an HP Model a1767c
>> > Intel Core2CPU 4300 @ 1.8 GHz 1.80 GHz
>> > 2046 MB
>> > Windows Vista Home Premium
>> > I bought Vista with the computer and I already have files I don't want
>> > to
>> > delete and can't back up at this point.
>> >
>> > I've tried every proposed solution on every site I found in a search
>> > and
>> > nothing works.
>> > I've tried System Restore (it failed several times, now I can't even
>> > start
>> > it)
>> > I've tried opening Event Views (it doesn't open)
>> > I've tried runas /user:[username that has administrative rights] cmd"
>> > (I
>> > don't have a username with adminrights.)
>> >
>> > Please understand, I am not talking about Internet Explorer. That
>> > works
>> > fine.
>> >[/color]
>>
>>
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