Libraries: Don't make "create copy" the default behavior!
Microsoft: Don't decide for me, please ask me! In the described case, I expect a dialog box (the same I get, when copying/ moving files from folder to folder) which aks me what to do (overwrite, don't copy/ move, create copy).
*sigh* libraries are driving me nuts ...
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Drag a file/folder to another location on the same drive default is to move.
Drag a file/folder to another location on another drive default is to copy.
Drag an executable to the desktop default is to create a shortcut.
Modify behaviour with ctrl or shift.
Want to be asked? Drag with right mousebutton down.
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It works the way it has always done.
Drag a file/folder to another location on the same drive default is to move.
Drag a file/folder to another location on another drive default is to copy.
Drag an executable to the desktop default is to create a shortcut.
Modify behaviour with ctrl or shift.
Want to be asked? Drag with right mousebutton down.
Sorry, maybe it's my poor english, but the problem I have is something different.
The default behavior (no matter if you copy or move) is: If files or folders already exist in the destination directory, Windows Explorer doesn't give me a dialog box "Hey, files already exist. What do you want to do?"
Instead, it creates copies of the existing files and folders (without asking).
As an example: I copy a folder to an USB-Stick because I need to work with that folder on another computer. After I come back home, I copy the content back to my local folder. I would expect, that windows asks me what I wish to do with all the files and folders that already exist (overwrite, keep, keep both), but it simply creates copies of everything (creating a copy-mess).
I recorded that with Win7-problem-recorder, maybe then the problem gets clearer: recorded problem (mht-file) (see step 13 for the created copy-mess).
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Yes, I see. Solution is to rightclick and drag.
Sorry, but you clearly don't see the problem ;)
In fact, I did rightclick and it's no solution, because the behavior of Explorer is the problem.
I did check the problem on another computer (running Windows 7 beta english), and it's the same there. You simply don't get a dialog box which asks you, whether to integrate a folder into an existing one and/ or what to do with existing files (overwrite, keep existing file, keep both).
I also checked the behavior in Vista: you get those dialogs there.
So it's either a stupid feature in Windows 7 or even a bug ...
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This is a duplicate thread elsewhere in this section. Apparently this has been reported and confirmed as a bug. A workaround I suggested is to either cut or copy the folders and files, then paste in the new location; then you will get the dialog box asking what you want to do. Aggravating, but hopefully will be fixed by final.
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windows 7 install
file=window\system32\winload.exe
status= 0xc000000d
missing put cd in and try again
when I put cd back in. it trys to reinstall windows but it always comes up with same error .always after the first restart. I have reformated the drive and got a clean download from windows and still the same thing. and yes I have verified the burn process .I even rebooted into xp and looked at the files on the other drive and they are there.
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I will tell you what worked for me, when I used IMG burn I used the slowest burn speed x1 then verified it. After that I disabled Nvidia 7600 card then I installed it within my windows vista ultimate on a different partision; everything went smoothly after that. Try to disconnect everything connected to your computer through usb or a network card or a sd cards. Give it a try. And after windows 7 installed it downloads all the drivers needed for your computer so no need for u to look for any.
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Hi,
Have you tried your dvd on another PC. I'm not so sure your dvd is at fault.
Did you check the obvious in your BIOS (I had three BSOD before figuring that one). Turn of ACPI and S.M.A.R.T. Unplug all USB devices. Avoid exotic devices until 7 is fully operational.
Regards
Rem
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Principal/CTO, Onsite Technology Solutions, Houston, Texas
Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2009)
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can you try to install windows from HDD or removable device, o eliminate the issue with your drive!
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I have a taskbar? on my desktop that I can't get with Windows 7
I use a taskbar that I put on my desktop by dragging the My Computer icon to the edge of my screen. Is this feature going to be available in future releases. I am missing it on my Win7 machine.
- Changed type Mark L. Ferguson Tuesday, February 3, 2009 5:51 PM feature request
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Are you just looking for a shortcut to Computer on your desktop or are you looking for a toolbar? Dragging the Computer Icon should give you a Desktop Icon Shortcut to Computer not a toolbar.
If that is what you are looking for a simple Right Click on the Computer Icon and Show on Desktop will be what you need. From there you can move it to where you want.
~Alex T.~
~Windows Desktop Experience MVP~
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How do you move that "My Computer" toolbar from the taskbar to another edge of the screen, as in previous versions of windows? Can we not have toolbars on other edges of the screens.
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Yes, removed, but a desktop Gadget would act just like a toolbar.
For Shortcuts that is true, but a Toolbar can contain Objects, see:
The Toolbars Content reflects the System, only possible with Vista, not with Gadgets.
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A Gadget can use the .hta format to load any object.
--my gadget to open the CD tray.hta--
<HTML>
<HEAD>
</HEAD>
<BODY onload=BtnPlay.click()>
<OBJECT ID="Player" height="0" width="0"
CLASSID="CLSID:6BF52A52-394A-11d3-B153-00C04F79FAA6">
</OBJECT>
<INPUT TYPE="BUTTON" NAME="BtnPlay" VALUE="Play" OnClick="StartMeUp()">
<INPUT TYPE="BUTTON" NAME="BtnStop" VALUE="Stop" OnClick="ShutMeDown()">
<SCRIPT>
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function StartMeUp ()
{
Player.cdromCollection.item(0).eject();
}
function ShutMeDown ()
{
Player.cdromCollection.item(0).eject();
}
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</SCRIPT>
</BODY>
</HTML>
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Create a standard account and administrator account during installation
I would like the W7 intallation process to either:
1/ Require the user to create two accounts, an administrator AND a standard user; or....
2/ At the end of the installation process, offer the user the option to create a standard user account.
I would prefer 1/, obviously.
In both cases it should be simple to explain, in just a couple of sentences, why a standard account should be the norm. And for those power users who insist on remaining an administrator, they can simply not use the standard account (option 1/), or ignore the suggestion (option 2/).
The great majority of software vendors are now producing programs that will run fine under a standard account. It's high time Microsoft gave another push in this direction.
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Microsoft Learning released a series of LCDS sample courses to help new users learn how to use the authoring templates.
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/tools/lcds/samples/default.mspx
Downloading the courses will put them in the correct file location for LCDS to find them.
To open the courses after download:
- Open LCDS
- Click Open from the top Toolbar
- The sample courses will appear in the Open Course dialog
- Select a course
- Click OK
Copy folder or files does not copy over existing
- Changed type Mark L. Ferguson Wednesday, February 11, 2009 2:02 AM feature request.
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~Alex T.~
~Windows Desktop Experience MVP~
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Control Panel/System/Advanced System Settings (on tasks pane), , see Environment Variable button
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- Changed type Mark L. Ferguson Wednesday, February 4, 2009 7:20 PM no followup
- Changed type Mark L. Ferguson Wednesday, February 4, 2009 7:20 PM no followup
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Fear of the ILMv2 portal and secondary authentication
This is an interesting issue that at this time I don't see a way to overcome.
Building the ILM portal on WSS includes the ability to use Integrated authentication which has it's benefits. Unfortunately, it is being asked if ILMv2 Portal can "re-authenticate" a user at Request Approval/Deny point.
Here is the scenario, and where the "fear" comes in: The user who is logged into the workstation, walks away from their desk without locking their workstation. Some nefarious person comes in and loads the ILMv2 portal and makes approvals/denys of pending requests.
The ideal solution is: Even though a user is logged into the workstation and has been authenticated, when they press approve/deny, they get a logon prompt forcing them to re-authenticate (by entering username/password, or using an OTP generator like RSA keyfob) before the approval/denial is processed.
Now remember, this is after the AzN process, and at the point for the when the ApprovalResponse object is being created.
Solutions like these are not possible:
- Decrease the workstation lockout to a painful short amount of time (What time is "ok"? Who knows...can someone do bad things in 1 minute? Imagine the user experience)
-Issue Smart cards to the enterprise, and require them for authentication
Some thoughts I had were:
- Override the event handlers attached to the approve/Deny buttons in the portal. These are not availiable since everything is in a compiled control. If you could get in that event handler, you might be able to redirect the user to an unauthenticated page to have them prompted before processing the action
- Embedding a custom control in the MyApprovals.aspx page, and finding a way to trigger this when the approve/deny is clicked
- Look into replacing the entire MyApprovals.aspx with a custom form (any guidance on this yet?), but this doesn't scale to the Outlook plugins either.
The desire is to not authenticate soley based on the user session, but at the interactive user at the system itself. To me, this is going to make a horrible user experience if it's even possible, but I am being asked to research if it's a reality with ILMv2 to do such a thing.
Is this something other organizations are being faced with as well as part of a "Digital Signature" concept?
Jef
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Even though the portal uses integrated authentication you can configure IE to prompt for a username and password each time you access the ILM portal. The flip side is this won't solve the problem if the user has the portal already opened and walks away.
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Interesting thought. I would like to point out the kind of vulnerability where an information worker steps away from the computer is not unique to ILM or the ILM portal. The same "vulnerability" exists for an unattended Outlook, a rights-protected Word document, and most LOB applications.
If your customer has a specific ask for AuthZ, I would recommend adding an additional workflow activity after the approval workflow. This custom workflow activity is limited only by your creativity and the constraints of .NET. One option is to require all approvals to go through a custom ASPX page which prompts for credentials or other protected information. You also could create a client app which interacts with a smart card and communicates with your custom activity. There are many options when looking into writing a custom workflow activity.
Joe
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Reality Check: Windows 7? Vista? or XP? 2000?
Hello:
I have been testing 7 for a while now and found it to be very fast and memory efficient.
I do have a few questions that are directly related to the OS and its deployment.
Corporate America has opted out of upgrading to Vista because of existing equipment non-conformance, deployment costs, software costs and productivity loss due to the human learning curve.
Windows NT, 2000 & XP are predominate. Obviously migration would be very expensive.
Bottom line:
Will the deployment and its cost improve productivity and output? (any of the above vs 7)
Will it meet the 5 year or less payback required? (these questions will determine this answer)
Will there be corporate incentives to upgrade? (special pricing)
Currently an xp user, I see many improvements in visual and access to internals of 7 but if you start at NT and move on to 2000 then to xp, you will find that these accesses have been generally getting better at every milestone. This is good for IT but not needed for workstations.
Personally:
I see 7 as an "upgrade" and not a new operating system. NT looks like 2000, 2000 looks like xp, xp looks like 7. Vista I can not comment on because I have only read of it and not experienced it.
The requirement to "upgrade to Vista compliant hardware" will be the detrimental aspect of deployment unless 7 reverts to 2000/XP requirements. (Existing corporate equipment is "NOT" Vista compliant)
Xp has a record of dependability that will need to be matched before I would even consider "upgrading". Vista has shown that the latest greatest is not always the right choice and many times the wrong one.
The IT rule that applies here is "wait for the 2nd patch" and go from there.
There are now many OS options to choose from. Open source is starting to look better all the time and many are migrating. I personally like Microsoft products and their integration but I'll not be too quick to jump on the 7 bandwagon just yet.
Thank you Microsoft for allowing open beta of your products.
Oneshot
(Do it once and do it right!)
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Both Windows Vista and Windows 7 are far easier and quicker to deploy, and have security features not found in the old Windows 2000/XP operating system platforms.
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As companies and corporations replace their old computers with new ones, there should not be any reason not to have those new computers running Windows Vista or Windows 7.
Carey Frisch
Are you insinuating that "FULL BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY" with both NT & 2000 server has been implemented in 7?
Visual Basic.NET will now be compatible with VB 6.0?
Net 1.1 is now compatible with 7?
I'm not thinking so.........
I think what you meant to say is:
When companies and corporations buy new Vista hardware compatible servers they can deploy their new Vista hardware compatible computers and "adopt" Vista or 7 along with the new software required to do the job that is being done now on their existing less secure Windows environment.
For some reason that just doesn't seem to make sense.
Oneshot
(Do it once and do it right!)
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I have a really simple question with respect to this topic.
I am running an old laptop (~6yrs old), installed with XP.
HW configuration is old , with only 1GB of memory.
I have installed win7 on it (dual-boot option) and it is working but sometimes look slow and in the windows experience indicator , let say that I am on the first number in most of the items :)
My question is what is the more efficient and suitable OS (XP or 7) with respect to the memory and CPU efficiency/utilization ?
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As companies and corporations replace their old computers with new ones, there should not be any reason not to have those new computers running Windows Vista or Windows 7.
Carey Frisch
Are you insinuating that "FULL BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY" with both NT & 2000 server has been implemented in 7?
Visual Basic.NET will now be compatible with VB 6.0?
Net 1.1 is now compatible with 7?
I'm not thinking so.........
I think what you meant to say is:
When companies and corporations buy new Vista hardware compatible servers they can deploy their new Vista hardware compatible computers and "adopt" Vista or 7 along with the new software required to do the job that is being done now on their existing less secure Windows environment.
For some reason that just doesn't seem to make sense.
Oneshot
(Do it once and do it right!)
Not recognising most of my UBS devices (need 64bit drivers) / audio helper files that seem to make the PC creep along.
Personally for MY home PC I do not see a reason to change to W7 from XP with the current W7 bèta release.
XP is less memory exhaustive, granted I have access to all 4Gb of installed memory but W7 is quick to use up 3Gb (when installed)
XP SP3 has crashed on me once. Can't remember how many times I had to hard-reboot after a freeze in W7.
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Hello,
I have a really simple question with respect to this topic.
I am running an old laptop (~6yrs old), installed with XP.
HW configuration is old , with only 1GB of memory.
I have installed win7 on it (dual-boot option) and it is working but sometimes look slow and in the windows experience indicator , let say that I am on the first number in most of the items :)
My question is what is the more efficient and suitable OS (XP or 7) with respect to the memory and CPU efficiency/utilization ?
Thanks.
euro,
my experience with is that XP is faster than vista and windows 7...especially if your graphics card is lacking.
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Hellgate London works well
Regards,
Rasmus Bertelsen
get windows sleeping
hi,
i still have the problem that win7 wakesup instantly after going to sleep. i used -lastwake in the cmd and got:
count -1
type:device
path: acpi\pnp0c0d\
friendly name:
description: acpi-Deckel
manufacturer: standatsystemgeräte (standartsystemdevice)
i have an dell xps 1710 with a external hdd pluged in. by the way, i cant unplug this hdd throught the save ... button. everytime it says, that some programm is using it. but all things are closed. cant windows tell me which progress is keeping access on it.
thx
- Changed type Mark L. Ferguson Thursday, February 5, 2009 6:07 PM no reply to followup suggestion
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Setting up Win 7 shutdown by shortcut keys
Are there shortcut keys fopr looging off, hibernation, shutdown etc.?
I've seen various shortcuts, such as
%SystemRoot%\System32\shutdown.exe /h
to go into hbernation, but they don't seem to work.
My computer seems to go there, but then turns back on.
running "powercfg a" in a command window says that S1 and S3 are available, but the S2 is not.
How do I find where I set up these shortcuts?
Regards,
Chuck Billow
- Changed type Mark L. Ferguson Thursday, February 5, 2009 6:11 PM no reply to suggestion
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Anyone Else Not satisfied with IE8?
I find it very fustrating that Microsoft ahs created a new browser standard with IE 8 and that most sites dont work properly. I would much rather have IE7 and not have to use firefox or google chrome for internet browsing.
I would like to see Microsoft build a leaner Internet explorer application sticking closer to the industry standards and making more plugins allowing corporations or individuals to add in plug ins to intereact with the specific microsoft applicationss.
example. Outlook web access only displays folders properly with IE, but not with another browser, make an OWA plugin, make a better Media player plugin, office 2007 aonline applications plugin, the list can go on, i am sure others can think of some nice to have plugins.
point of this message is that with each new release of Internet Explorer there is always a change in browser standards and it causes fustration with developers, users and corporations having to update and fix compatability issues because of these new standards..
thoughts/comments?
Thanks,
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though on vista IE7 does seem to have a memory leak as it would not respond many times and the memory usage would just climb and climb, highest i seen it get was 300,000k, that was my only complaint or pain point with IE and vista.
i had installed ie8 beta when i had vista and was not happy with it as many sites did not display properly.. i guess this boild down to the W3 standards and how each new version of IE it changes and does not stick to the standards.
with Windows 7 still being beta other browsers work fine (firefox/chrome).. i just wish MSFT would build it to the w3 standards and have a better use of plugins to create a better web browsing expereince.
thinking of other typical add ins commonly used for a web browser here is the list came up with, everyeon has different usage, but these are typically the bare basics needed IMO.
silverlight
java
adobe
windows media player
quicktime
not so optional
WGA
OGA
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Which sites will make the IE8 Compatibility Hall of Shame?
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=619
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System freezes ? [LOOK HERE]
A file named audiodg.exe is using the CPU excessively. The file only does this when one or more sound 'enhancements' are turned on. [loudness/equaliser etc......] You can turn it off by right clicking the audio device in the list (for me the list has 3 items - Digital audio/speaker/headphones). In this section you can turn off any enhancements.
Copied this from the Vista forum:
1. Right click the Speaker icon.
2. Click "Sound" in the menu popping up (the one in bottom for me)
3. In the new window there are 3 tabs, Playing, recording & sound. CLick the "Playing" (dunno what it says in english, but its the one to the far left.)
4. Chose the speaker device you're using, in my case "Digital audio" And right click it. Then click "Properties" (in my case all the way down on that menu)
5. then click "Enhancements" The fourth tab if you start from the left.
6. Then click deactivate all sound effects (the checkbox which is the highest and most to the left)
This should bring down the CPU usage considerably.
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I will rename audiodg.exe next & restart. They say audio will stop functioning which (to me) is an improvement over the current situation. @ least then I can figure out how to get it working PROPERLY.
Also internet streaming video does not work.
M ;(
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Either way, I'll give your suggestion a shot and see if it helps any with the sllllooooowwww streaming media issue.
-jay
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SQL RSS code review
We'd also like as many other people who are interested to kick the code around and let us know what you think! File your bugs and suggestions on CodePlex: http://www.codeplex.com/SQLRSS/
David Reed
OneCare Restore Issue
I understand now that there is no support for Windows OneCare in Windows 7. That's fine. However, I currently have my personal files in a OneCare backup on an external hard drive and there seems to be no way they can be accessed. Please let me know if you have any advice. Here is the path I am heading down:
(Solution 1) Is there maybe a utility or something in development that would allow me to retrieve the files from the backup without installing OneCare (which, of course, is unavailable)?
(Solution 2) I have another computer with Vista and OneCare installed. I can access the restore on that computer, but it always wants to restore the files into the original locations, making it almost impossible to gather up all the files and move them to my Windows 7 system. Is there a way to direct the restore to dump all the files in one particular folder somewhere? Also important, but less of a problem, is that this computer currently does not have enough space on the hard drive to deal with all the files from both my systems, even temporarily. But I could get a bigger hard drive if I had to.
Any help is very much appreciated.
- Changed type Mark L. Ferguson Thursday, February 19, 2009 9:02 PM
IE 8 ... still not as good as ...
The 32-bit version is still WAY sub-par to Firefox 3, Google Chrome or Safari. Performance is still tremendously lacking. I am surprised by that. With the current speed and grace of Win 7 Beta, I would have thought that IE8 would have had MAJOR performance improvements. (Maybe it did, but they still aren't good enough to compete with the other players).
The 64-bit version is a bit faster that 32-bit, but there are significant compatibility issues with many, many web sites.
I am not a web-product design or program wizard, so I can't offer any intelligent discussion on the why's and wherefore's of IEx's lack of performance. I just remain disappointed in the apparent lack of performance progress.
IE8 has come a long way, but it is still Yugo in a world of BMWs. Well, maybe a Chevy in a world of BMWs.
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As for this not being the place to test IE8, but Win 7, I have to disagree as well. IE8 is integrated into Win 7, and therefore is a part of the core product. You can't delete IEx without causing problems with the OS. So, with that in mind, in my opinion it needs to be tested as an integral part of Win 7 Beta.
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- Changed type Arthur Xie Wednesday, February 4, 2009 7:17 AM
HomeGroup
This in spite of the connection I'm on already being designated a "Home" connection in the Network & Sharing Center.
I don't have any other Win7 computers at the moment, I merely tried to set up a HomeGroup out of curiosity. Since I can't submit a feedback report from within Windows 7, I thought I'd mention it here.
- Changed type Mark L. Ferguson Monday, February 23, 2009 4:44 PM
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I'm also having the same problem. I filed a bug, but not sure if public beta testers are taken seriously enough ;)
https://connect.microsoft.com/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=397075&SiteID=647
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update... I ended up clearing the homegroup on all three systems and started from scratch. The system that I could not create or join on, I went into the registry editor, and in the subkey: "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip6\Parameters\" I added D-word, DisabledComponents with 0xffffffff to disable all IPv6 components. Restarted the system and did a ipconfig to make sure IPv6 was off. I then went back and changed 0xffffffff to 0 to enable ipv6 again. Afterwards, I was able to join the homegroup although I have another problem. All three systems are connected but when I go to homegroup in windows explorer, my other network locations do not show under homegroup.
Homegroup is a nice idea but windows 7 is not ready for it. Windows needs a check feature to make sure permissions, along with everything else is in order before it can be used.
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Feedback tool only included in some distributions. So if you downloaded from public beta site, it can't be used.
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Feedback tool only included in some distributions. So if you downloaded from public beta site, it can't be used.
Microsoft MVP - Group Policy
I'm sorry can you clarify this? I downloaded the BETA and all of my versions have the feedback tool. Does this mean that all the feedback I am sending is not going anywhere?
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Go to Control Panel > All Control Panel Items > Network and Sharing Center. You will see, "view your active networks". Right below that you will see one of the three, Home Network, Work Network or Public. If you click on the name set it to "Work Network". After you do that you should be able to share files like you did with vista...
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when i do switch my local nic to work/home, it usually says 'windows could not set the network settings' but then changes it anyway.
i have two nics, one for the adsl modem, one for the home network, and i use ics.
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Please enable IPv6 protocol on interfaces which connected to your home network. IPv6 is required for Homegroups. :)
Microsoft MVP - Group Policy
thanks! that appears to fixed all the instabilities i had with file and internet sharing on my home network. in vista i always disabled it as i was using all local ips (192.168.0.x) and did the same in win7.
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one odd thing is when every i restart, the local nic defaults to public, but even though i have told the firewall to block file sharing on public network, the shares still work.
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Where are you supposed to enter the password on the Vista or XP PC who don't have this feature?
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The home group is not needed for sharing!
Where are you supposed to enter the password on the Vista or XP PC who don't have this feature?
cyanna
Of course, the pre-HomeGroup ways of sharing are still available. HomeGroup does not work with prior versions of Windows, nor with non-Windows operating systems (like Mac OS X or Linux.)
Disabling IPv6 is poor advice. The only reason IPv6 would slow things to a crawl is if IPv6 is broken on your LAN, thus causing timeouts followed by a fallback to IPv4. For the majority of users, this doesn't matter either way today as most networks are not currently IPv6-capable, but over the next couple of years, that will likely change.
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On a LAN you might actually prefer IPv6 because of the improvements in security, better QOS support, more efficient use of bandwith. But these differences will only be noticeable on larger networks with server shares, distributed applications and so on.
Please note that this is not something specifically wrong with Vista or W7. Firefox is also known to have trouble resolving IP addresses with IPv6 enabled (in the browser's configuration I mean). And there's nothing wrong with IPv6 either, it's just not implemented widely enough yet for the benefits to be apparent.
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If it occurs in spite of no global IPv6 address being assigned to the computer (e.g. link-local addressses in fe80: space only) then that sounds like a bug.
In my case, I have IPv6 configured (for Internet access too, not just LAN use) and both my browsers (I use Firefox 3.0.5 and IE8RC1) connect instantly. They do lookups for AAAA and A records seemingly simultaneously, and instantly fall back to IPv4 if there is no IPv6 record available.
Now, in those cases where an AAAA record exists but the IPv6 address it gives is unreachable, that does cause a timeout. But that's expected behavior, and usually indicates a network configuration error somewhere along the way.
Of course, for a router to give out IPv6 addresses it's unable to route is certainly a network configuration error. :)
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[This content is preliminary and subject to change.]
A homegroup makes it easier to share files and printers on a home network. You can share pictures, music, videos, documents, and printers with other people in your homegroup. Other people can't change the files that you share, unless you give them permission to do so.
Share files and printers easily with a homegroup
When you set up a homegroup, you select the libraries and devices that you want to share. You can prevent specific files or folders from being shared, and you can share additional libraries and devices later. You can help protect your homegroup with a password, which you can change at any time.
Using a homegroup is one of the easiest ways to share files and folders on a home network, but there are other ways to do this. For more information, see File sharing essentials.
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Homegroups are only available on Home networks.
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Homegroup does not send any data to Microsoft. For more information, read the privacy statement online.
For more information about homegroups, see Windows HomeGroup: recommended links.
After reading this I set up a workgroup (which already existed on my other 6 computers) and everything works just fine. Also, when I installed Windows 7, it detected my Windows Home Server and using the connector software on the server, it setup a connection and an icon for shared files and did backups without a problem.
So, my solution is, use WORKGROUP and forget HOMEGROUP. Everything works fine except for my three copies of Vista that still suffer from incompatible software and lack of hardware drivers and now they are probably lame ducks. I think Microsoft owes something to everyone that bought Vista and Vista Certified Software and Hardware with exceptions and exclusions in fine print on the bottom or backside of the box.
Oh, one more hint, set your netork location to WORK for a workgroup or to HOME for a homegroup (see related links in Help and Support).
Steve1916
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Read my thread here to learn why this happen and how to fix it :)
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itpronetworking/thread/4c0770bb-247a-46d6-8267-c3715410d98f/
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Windows & Backup Problem
It will backup ok, but when the pc reboots it causes scandisk to run. Anyone else experienced this or have a solution.
I noticed this user had similar problems. http://qna.live.com/ShowQuestion.aspx?qid=B96478897C054FA59B0B0A17CFE8BCF5&pUrl=AskQuestion.aspx%3fq%3dwindows%2b7%2bbackup
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