On any WIndows machine, about the the first thing I do is make file
explorer show file types. I can't find that in Vista. Where should I
look?

Is there a HOWTO website for common system tasks in Vista?


Thanks,.


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Al Dykes
News is something someone wants to suppress, everything else is advertising.
- Lord Northcliffe, publisher of the Daily Mail

Hi,

It's in the same location as in previous version of Windows. Control
Panel/Folder Options/View tab.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
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"Al Dykes" <adykes@panix.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> On any WIndows machine, about the the first thing I do is make file
> explorer show file types. I can't find that in Vista. Where should I
> look?
>
> Is there a HOWTO website for common system tasks in Vista?
>
>
> Thanks,.
>
>
> --
> Al Dykes
> News is something someone wants to suppress, everything else is
> advertising.
> - Lord Northcliffe, publisher of the Daily Mail
>

On 24 Jul 2008 21:54:50 -0400, adykes@panix.com (Al Dykes) wrote:

>
>
>On any WIndows machine, about the the first thing I do is make file
>explorer show file types. I can't find that in Vista. Where should I
>look?

Do you mean the file extensions? Or do you mean that you want a
column that deseribes the file type?

The former is the way it was in XP so I'll assume you want the latter.

At the top: View - Choose Details.

>Is there a HOWTO website for common system tasks in Vista?

You probably should buy a book.

"Al Dykes" <adykes@panix.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> On any WIndows machine, about the the first thing I do is make file
> explorer show file types. I can't find that in Vista. Where should I
> look?
>
> Is there a HOWTO website for common system tasks in Vista?
>
>
> Thanks,.
>
>
> --
> Al Dykes
> News is something someone wants to suppress, everything else is
> advertising.
> - Lord Northcliffe, publisher of the Daily Mail
>

Control panel, folder options, it's in there somewhere.

You can also when in a window of files is being displayed. Select
Organize --> Folder and Search Options -> View tab.
Also here is the website I found this out in:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista


"Al Dykes" <adykes@panix.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> On any WIndows machine, about the the first thing I do is make file
> explorer show file types. I can't find that in Vista. Where should I
> look?
>
> Is there a HOWTO website for common system tasks in Vista?
>
>
> Thanks,.
>
>
> --
> Al Dykes
> News is something someone wants to suppress, everything else is
> advertising.
> - Lord Northcliffe, publisher of the Daily Mail
>

"Al Dykes" <adykes@panix.com> wrote in message news:g6bbpa$kem$1@panix5.panix.com...
>
>
> Is there a HOWTO website for common system tasks in Vista?
>
>
> Thanks,.
>

Start > Help and Support.

"Al Dykes" <adykes@panix.com> wrote in message
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>
> On any WIndows machine, about the the first thing I do is make file
> explorer show file types. I can't find that in Vista. Where should I
> look?
>
> Is there a HOWTO website for common system tasks in Vista?
>

The built in 'Help & Support' or the Windows Help and How-to at
Microsoft spring to mind as starting points.

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...S/default.mspx

Tom