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• How to redirect the desktop folder to drive D?

  Hi all

   
  Can redirect us the desktop folder to some other drive except C:\ Drive.
  My requirement is, guess I'll put any file in Office that he should save automatically to the player that we have redirected to desktop.
  Hereby, we can save the data of the C drive in another player, so in no longer crashes no need to worry for the backup of data from the office.
  With regard to:
  Rahma

  Hello

  • What version of Winodws XP do you use?

  Unfortunately, it is not possible.

  You can use the backup utility to back up files and folders on a computer that is running Windows XP.

  If you use Windows XP Home Edition, you can refer to the following steps:

  Before you can back up important information on your computer, you must install the backup utility. The backup utility is included on the Windows XP Home Edition CD.

  Note If you do not have the original CD of Windows XP Home Edition of Windows XP was preinstalled on your computer, contact the computer manufacturer or visit the Web site of the manufacturer for more information. You can also use the backup software that you purchase separately.

  To install backup from the Windows XP CD:

  1. Insert your Windows XP CD into the CD or DVD from the computer player.
  2. Click exit.
  3. Locate the: \ValueAdd\Msft\Ntbackup folder on the CD.
  4. Double-click ntbackup.msi to install the backup utility.
  5. When the backup or Restore Wizard prompts you, click Finish.
  6. Remove the Windows XP CD.

  Now that you have installed the backup utility, you are ready to back up your important information.

  If you use Windows XP Professional, to back up your files and folders, follow these steps:

  Note To back up files and folders, you must be connected to the computer as an administrator or as a user who belongs to the Administrators group. To verify that you are connected to Windows with a user account is an administrator on the computer, see the Microsoft Web site at the following address:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/Admin (http://support.microsoft.com/gp/admin)

  Note The following steps explain how to use the backup utility to back up your files and folders manually. You can also use the backup and Restore Wizard to back up your files and folders. However, the steps will be slightly different from those that are listed in the next section.

  Step 1: Open the backup utility

  1. Click Startand then click run.
  2. Type ntbackup.exe in the Open box, and then click OK.

     Note If you receive the following error message, make sure that you followed the steps in the "how to install the backup utility" section correctly:

  Windows cannot find 'ntbackup.exe'.
  Step 2: Select the items to back up and select the location for the backup file
  1. Click Advanced Mode.

  Note If the backup and Restore Wizard, the utility runs in Wizard mode. You can click to clear the always start in Wizard mode check box, and then restart the backup utility. If you continue to use the Restore Wizard and backup, the steps will be slightly different from those that are listed in the next section.

• Click the backup tab.
• In the menu of task , click new.
• Select the check boxes next to the drives you want to back up. If you select files or folders, expand the drive where these files or folders. Then, select the check boxes for the files or folders you want to back up.
• Select the System State check box that is located under my computer in the navigation pane.

  Note If you want to save settings system and data files, back up all data on your computer and the system state data. The system state data includes the registry, COM + class registration database, files that are under the Protection of files Windows, the boot files and other system files.

• If it is available to the backup destination list, click the backup destination that you want to use.

  Note If you selected file at this point, type the path and the full name for which you want to back up data in the backup media or file name box.

  You can specify a network share as a destination for the backup file. Generally, backup files have the .bkf file name extension. However, you can use any extension of file name you want.

Step 3: Start the backup

1. To open the backup information dialog box, click Start Backup .
2. Under If the media already contains backups, perform one of the following:
   • If you want to add this backup file to previous backup files, click append this backup to the media. This option adds the new backup in the existing backup file so that you can keep all the previous backups in a single file. This option is useful if you ever want to restore a backup from a specific day. Be aware that the size of the backup file will increase with each new backup. You can monitor the file size to make sure that it does not fill your hard drive over time. If the file becomes too large, you should consider saving the file on an external hard drive. Or, if you are concerned about the file using too much hard disk space, select replace the data on the media with this backup instead.
   • If you want to replace the files of previous backup with this backup file, click replace the data on the media with this backup. This option is useful if you want to keep the current backup and do not care to keep the previous backups. Or, use this option if you are concerned about the file using too much disk space on your computer.
3. Click Advanced.
4. Select the check box Verify data after the backup .
5. In the Backup Type box, click the type of backup that you want to create. For a description of each type of backup, click the backup type and the description appears under "Description." You can select all of the following types of backup:
   • Normal
   • Copy
   • Incremental
   • Premium
   • Every day
6. Click OK, and then click Start Backup. A backup progress dialog box appears, and the backup starts.

Step 4: Leave the backup utility

1. When the backup is complete, click close.
2. In the menu of task , click exit.

See also:

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/308422

• How to remove and reset the Contacts folder / files in Vista Windows Mail

  How can I delete the Contacts in Vista - and actually reset the folder so that windows treats the files ".contact" as - good contact and no text.

  Because what was going on, I decided to try to start from scratch - I just copied all the files in the folder of contacts to a archive and deleted all the files in the contacts folder.

  From Windows Mail - I am capable of was able to use the tool 'Add to contacts' and the Contact form (properties) dialog happens - but if I open the Contacts folder directly (Windows or Windows Mail 'button'), I get a window of the typical Explorer with a newlt created contact list (for example there are 6 in there now all created from Windows Mail) - if I try to open an existing contact - it opens in the Notepad - text - garbage.  (Same problem I had)

  I've been setting up with a Contacts folder corrupted since I bought my desktop with Vista in 2008 - I think I looked into the question of import then and there is no function of CSV to import the contacts (that I could find) - and / or the inport corrupted the file - so when I open a file of contacts I get the text of the file - it opens in Notepad - and not a Contact form.

  With more than 600 contacts in there, I didn't have to manually retype all data, but it's time to bite the bullet.

  Hello PaulJMoore,

  ·         Do you have just copied the contacts in archive and did not export them?

  ·         What is the extension of the contact files you copied?

  You should try to reset the contacts folder.

  1. in Windows Explorer, navigate to the folder C:\Users\(user name) \Contacts.

  2. right click on an empty space in the main pane of the middle of the window and click Customize this folder.

  3. under the type of folder do you want, click the arrow next to the model list drop-down list.

  4. click on Contacts to select.

  NOTE: Check apply also this template to all subfolders if you want to change all subfolders in the Contacts folder to the Contacts model as well.

  5. click on OK.

  The contacts created with Windows Vista are in the format of .vlc. When you try to open them to the archived location where you saved, he would not be able to access Windows Mail to open the contacts.

  First of all try to copy all the contacts in the Contacts folder on the \Contacts C:\Users\(user name folder location).

  If this does not work, try to import all the contacts that you have saved to the location that is archived using the import option from the Windows Messaging.

  You can read this article which will give you information on how to import contacts:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/import-export-or-change-the-format-for-contacts

  Thank you
  Irfan H, Engineer Support Microsoft Answers. Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• IE8 guard reset to default settings

  My ie8 guard reset to default settings and I lose my home page (think that's the first time I am running after installation). I saved my home page on My Favorites bar, but it's very annoying...

  Sorry... that's where I thought I was when I asked the question... of course I didn't :)

  Thank you

• Repeated unsuccessful attempts to reset the desktop computer (Windows Vista) to factory settings

  I found that I have a virus on my pc. I tried to use recovery tools in the OS partition to reset the computer to factory settings. It keeps giving me an error: access to \Tools\dp.sc was denied, I tried to run as administrator, but still will not work. I tried once again in safe mode, it always gives me an error, but without the sentence or an error number. It just says ERROR. Is there another way to try a factory reset? I have the DVD of reinstalling OS to Vista 32 BIT SP1, but my computer has been upgraded with SP2. Any suggestions?

  This service is provided by the computer manufacturer. It may be different for each of them. Your best approach is to use the support of the computer manufacturer Web site.

• the desktop folder Vista copy in a folder on the desktop

  I met a funny situation. My question is; Has anyone ever seen this before?

  You are using windows vista, its to understand that there is a desktop computer, which contains my users of computers and MyComputer ControlPanel Recyclebin etc.  Inside of each user, each contains properly, a folder on the desktop...

  Somehow, I accidentally dragged my file userdesktop out of my home directory of the user, in the folder of the main office.  The result, it seems, is an effect like pointing a video camera on his own monitor, by zooming in on itself to infiinity. Now I have like 60 folders named desktop in a tree. In my tree Explorer, I can access these 60 files at 4 different locations.

  Strangely enough, perhaps unrelated, these same files accessed via my Start menu are unrelated to records in my Explorer window. I can edit each... but the change does not reflect in the other.

  

  I appreciate your comments. Thank you very much.

  Your post doesn't seem to have anything to do with the functionality of Windows Update, try to repost your question in this forum: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistaperformance/threads ~ Robear Dyer (PA Bear) ~ MS MVP (that is to say, mail, security, Windows & Update Services) since 2002 ~ WARNING: MS MVPs represent or work for Microsoft

• The desktop folder appears suddenly as the Menu bar to the right of the screen

  One of my office files containing approximately 15 Sub-folders is now appear on the right side of the screen as a bar of menus from the top down.  All subfolders are listed vertically as a menu bar.  How can I get rid of this?  The original folder appears on the desktop in its selected location.

  Hi tailrotorblade,

  Right-click the taskbar, select "toolbars" and uncheck "desktop."

• Windows 7 - files in the Desktop folder do not appear on real office

  I had Windows 7 installed a few months, have not had a single problem with it until the last round of updates. After the reboot, everything on my desk has disappeared, including trash. However, if I go to my home, all my files, links directory, folders and trash are always there. If I copy or drag something on the desktop, it immediately disappears, but again it is in my Desktop folder.

  I tried everything I can think and found fixes for similar problems in Vista, but they do not work with Windows 7.

  Maybe try right-click on desktop, display and uncheck the box next to show the desktop icons; then repeat and re-check the box. I had that happen before and it worked for me...

• cannot import the desktop folder to lightroom

  Hello! I've never had this problem before, but when I create a folder of photos on my memory to the desktop Mac or Mac photo file, the folder will not be displayed in the menu import Lighroom.  Any thoughts?

  Oh, wait! I think I got it.  I think it was a user error.  Thanks a lot for your nice reply!

• Fewer steps to move has already imported pictures to the desktop folder in the LR catalog.

  I'm sure this has been asked and I just use a terminology inappropriate then forgive me.  I'm trying to get a group of imported pictures that currently link to a folder on the desktop in my LR catalog instead.

  I use a Mac.

  Thank you for your help.

  Dan

  Sure.  Yes, I imported the photos in lightroom, but they were not copied to the LR making catalog. I can not use the term 'catalogue' correctly. I am referring to the designated folder system where LR stores all of my original images.  I have used inadvertently the function 'Add' during their import?

  Photos imported into Lightroom are indeed in the Lightroom Catalog. There's no other way.

  If you used the option Add instead of the COPY option, you would have to do one of the following values (only one, not both of them or all three):

  1. Move photos to the desired inside Lightroom (select all the pictures, then drag them to the desired folder, everything is done entirely in Lightroom). OR
  2. Move the pictures in your operating system to the folder desired; Then, you will find that each photo in Lightroom has an exclamation point icon; Click on the exclamation point icon, and then select the new folder (see these instructions: How to find missing pictures in Photoshop Lightroom ). OR
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  I prefer option 2, but option 3 is actually easiest if you have not yet completed all the work on photos.

• When I finally got to work at all, there is no help button on the update of firefox. How can I get my settings in the desktop folder "old data firefox /.

  I can't find a help button when I click on the 3 lines. When Firefox put updated this morning, it wouldn't go at all online. Now I have it again, and my data is saved on my desktop in a folder called old Firefox data. I do not know how to find 'profiles' and I don't know how to reload my data. I seem to have my correct taskbar. I don't have my full list of search engines. My Favorites seem to be there. My download record is not.

  Happy to help you. Unfortunately, the help button is smaller than all the other icons, and there are no settings to enlarge.

  Occasionally Flash has issues, but usually update it is the safest road, because they usually contain important security fixes and performance updates. One thing I should mention is that the download link almost always contains an optional offer for the McAfee toolbar - you don't need to install Flash if you do not want it, you will need to disable this check box in the middle of the page.

  If you have a problem in Firefox because of Flash please create a new thread, we will be happy to help you.

• Unwanted on the desktop folder

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  Thank you very much, Andy

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• Cannot reset the Documents folder; Favorites and library - Win Vista

  Dear community of Microsoft

  My Cousin gave me this window Vista Home Basics, to clean a find as much space as possible for her.

  She is not sure that with some things, she need to do to preserve the safety of his PC, and he has to make it work as well as can be.

  I did everything I can to this day, and now is well run, but I have a problem with the folder documents and other file docs in his name.

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