Hi

I've had Vista for about a month now and think its great (once all the
eye-candy crap is turned off..).I found it simple to install and update
and I have'nt had one lockup in a month (apart from during the initial
install when it locked up during a driver update (a dvb-t card)), and
it seems to run fine for days without needing a reboot.

But I have one gripe - The abomination that is the new file
manager.There are just so many things wrong with it.However it may just
be me so I'm going to list a few of my gripes and maybe some kind soul
could help with a fix, or some workarounds (or maybe somebody could
recommend a file manager that fully integrates with the os and replaces
explorer (in all views)- I looked at Opus but its not Vista
compatible).

1) Virtual folders - I Don't need 'em (I use TrueLaunch Bar which
allows me to create my own virtual folders from the taskbar that open +
close in "Mac" like way.Can I turn them off, since they just steal
screen estate in the folder tree view.

2) The "up" button so that I can move up one level out of the folder
that I am currently In - using the breadcrumb thing is not as simple
and slows me down.

3) Can i get rid of the Toolbar that keeps changing (the one with
"burn" on it) - its far too big and just takes screen estate + the
actual commands (cut,paste,etc) that I might use are hidden in the
organize button.There is no point in pressing that button since its
quicker just to right-click (and I don't have to move the mouse).

4) Folder views constantly changing. No one folder ever seems to stay
on the same view - I use the details view for everything. How can I
make it just use that view (and clicking on "apply to folder" in folder
options just does'nt work - I do that at least a dozen times a day,
quite often on the same folder).

5) when working deep in nested folders in the folder view in the left
pane the view automatically shifts to right so that you can see the
full name - How can I stop this. I want to see the tree structure not
the full name when I am simply moving through folders quickly with the
up-down keys.

6) how can I make the little "+" (nested folders) signs stick in the
tree view on the left - i find it distracting that they flash on and
off when working in the other pane (a minor gripe :) ).

7) The breadcrumb thing is next to useless as I can just go straight to
where I want in the folder tree. Can i set this just to display the full
path without having to click on it 1st (useful for copying a location).

8) Finally I find that the cut & paste options just don't work properly
- If i cut a big folder with lots of others inside, more often than not
I am left with some empty folders (in the original location) after
paste + no amount of cutting & pasteing moves them. So I have to check
them to see if there are any files in them (which so far there have'nt)
and then delete them.(If I go deeper into the nest and then cut & paste
them - they do move - but this is a pain).

One other thing (nothing to do with the file manager) is that I have
the inedexed search turned off (I keep a tidy system and don't need it)
- On the rare occasions that I might use the file search It nags me that
the indexed search is turned off - How can I stop my PC from nagging me
about it (like I don't get enough of that in life...!!!))



Thanks


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