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• Windows Explorer - file list grayed out

  The files listed in Windows Explorer icons are gray.  Some programs cannot find these files.
  For example, the thumbnail of a jpg file is grayed out.  If I open the file with Windows and FAX viewer, the image appears but if I opened with Microsoft Picture Manager image is not displayed and a message saying that no files are in the folder.  Other programs, Eudora, BasicX, also can not find the files.  Microsoft Word and PowerPoint have not problems.  I recently did a system restore to two days ago for override contained in an attachment to email USPS.com false Trojan horse.

  Any help is appreciated.

  John-

  Hello

  I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if it helps:

  Method 1: Diagnose and repair Windows files and folders problems automatically: http://support.microsoft.com/mats/windows_file_and_folder_diag/

  Method 2: Try to put your computer in a clean boot state, and check to see if the same problem happens.

  By setting your boot system minimum state helps determine if third-party applications or startup items are causing the problem.

  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or Windows 7:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135

   

  Note: After the boot minimum troubleshooting step, follow step 7 in the link provided to return the computer to a Normal startup mode.

  Follow these steps to reset the computer to start as usual:

  (a) click on start toreduce this top that i, type msconfig.exe in the Start Search box and press ENTER.

  If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type your password, or click continue.

  (b) under the general tab, click the Normal startup option, and then click OK.

  (c) when you are prompted to restart the computer, click restart.

  Method 3: Try to re save the file and check if it helps.

  1. Log on as an administrator.
  2. Click Start, type cmd in the search for text box, right-click cmd.exe, click run as administrator, and then click continue.
  3. At the command prompt, type regsvr32 shmedia.dll and then click OK.

  Method 4: Try to scan your hard disk from the Microsoft Security Scanner, which would help us to get rid of viruses, spyware and other malicious software.

  The Microsoft Security Scanner is a downloadable security tool for free which allows analysis at the application and helps remove viruses, spyware and other malware. It works with your current antivirus software.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx

  Note: The Microsoft Safety Scanner ends 10 days after being downloaded. To restart a scan with the latest definitions of anti-malware, download and run the Microsoft Safety Scanner again.

  Hope this information is helpful

• Cannot access the defender of the window. the start is grayed out. How to do if this problem?

  In the action center told me that Windows Defender is disabled. I click on turn on and nothing happens. I go to services.msc and the startup type is set to manual and when I try to set it to automatic option is grayed out. Help, please

  For detailed information on the use of Windows Defender on Windows 8, see http://experts.windows.com/w/experts_wiki/163.aspx

• When Firefox startup options, ' show my windows and tabs "is grayed out?

  Tools, options, general - startup of firefox

  I would choose "show my windows and tabs from last time", but it is grayed out?

  Looks like you may have a few other changed settings that prevent the restoration of your tabs and windows of Firefox. Here's what to check:

  1. At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox (Tools menu in Windows XP), and then click Options
  2. Select the Privacy panel and make sure Firefox will: is set to remember history or use the custom settings for history.
     • If the conservation rules: is set to use custom settings for history then make sure that the Permanent private browsing mode is not enabled.
     • If the conservation rules: is set to use custom settings for historical history clear when closing Firefox is selected, and then click the settings button and make sure that the navigation history is not enabled.
  3. Click OK to close the Options window

• What do you do when windows and buttons is gray out?

  Hi, my name is Rhionna and I have a problem on my Windows XP Service pack 3. Well, last night, I scanned my PC for registry errors there were some and I fixed them, but now I can not apply visual styles. Windows and buttons in properties is grey outside, it wasn't before but today I went to a link to a website to try to repair the files in my theme after that, it was gray would be out so what do I do? :(

  Registry cleaners are dangerous programs.  I do not recommend their use for these sorts of reasons.  Your best bet at the moment is to restore your registry to a time before you had this problem using "System Restore".  One of these two methods, you should get going again.

  "How to restore Windows XP to a previous state"
    <>http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/306084 >

  If you cannot start the program of the above procedure, or if it fails to restore, then try this:
  "How to start the System Restore tool by using the option of safe mode with the command prompt in Windows XP"
    <>http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/304449 >

  HTH,
  JW

• Windows Update options are grayed out?

  I use Win 7 64 bit.

  I'm not able to change the settings, then download and install the updates. Anyone know a solution?

  Have you checked your update service?

  In addition, Windows provides a built-in convenience store that can automatically find and fix some common problems Windows Update.

  • Open Windows Update by clicking on the button start troubleshooting tool , and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type troubleshooting tool, then clickTroubleshooting. Under system and security, click Fix problems with Windows Update.

  Harold Horne / TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2011. The information has been provided * being * with no guarantee or warranty.

• redirection policy also apply to windows 2000 option grayed out

  I am trying to redirect users images, music and video files to a different location by using Group Policy management. When I open... say music properties. I go to the settings tab. The checkbox "also apply redirection policy systems use windows server 2003, windows xp, windows 2000 and windows 2000 server" is grayed out. I do this with a computer Server 2008 r2 server group policy. Most of the PCs in my domain are windows xp. I think that's why my redirection does not work. Any ideas on how to get this option available? Thank you

  Hello

  I suggest you to send your request from the link and check.

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/itproxpsp/threads

• My downloads via Firefox did in fact download - "Open" and "Open containing folder" and grayed out when I right click on downloads in the downloads menu

  I had this problem for quite a while. Downloads Download not really. Nothing comes in my download folder (and I checked where they are supposed to be stored, I'm checking the right place). In my downloads through the client Firefox popup if I click on any download, 'Open' and 'Open containing folder' is greyed out. I tried using 18 Firefox and the current client every night and reinstalled several times.

  What security (firewall, antivirus) software do you have?

  So "open" and "Open containing folder" in the menu contextual in the window Download Manager are grayed out then it means that the file is no longer in the original download location and they have been removed by anti-virus software or cleaning.

  It is possible that anti-virus software is corrupt downloaded files or otherwise interferes with the download of files.
  
  Try disabling analysis in real time (live) files in your software anti-virus temporarily to see if that makes working download.

  See:

  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/Unable_to_save_or_download_files
  • browser.download.manager.scanWhenDone

• Import of image sequences: grayed out option

  I am trying to import a numbered as a video clip in Premiere Pro CS6 image sequence, but must not be the files:

  I've got 9480 JPEG image files named like BlahXXXX.jpg where XXXX is 0000 to 9479.

  Now when I go to file > import... and select all the files, the box at the bottom of the file choose window (image sequence) is grayed out. If I simply select a single image, I can check it out, but when you click on 'Import' then, first will be important only this single still image.

  What I am doing wrong?

  Hi Digihill1,

  This works as expected for me. Try this:

  1. Choose file > import (not the media browser)
  2. Put in the folder with your pictures in sequence
  3. Click the first image in the image sequence (select only the first image, not all the images in the folder)
  4. Click the box image at the bottom of the import dialog box sequence
  5. Click the import button
  6. Your image sequence is imported in the form of a clip

  Thank you

  Kevin

• Quit Safari is grayed out suddenly in menu - can't leave Safari except to quit Activity monitor

  Safari 9.0.2 Mac OS X El Capitan 10.11.2

  Quit suddenly started Safari appear grayed out in the menu on my iMac mid-2011 tonight. The only way I can leave Safari is to force quit the application in the activity monitor. Right click on the Safari icon in the dock and selecting exit does not work. This problem showed up today. Also this morning a new user of comments that I've created suddenly appeared on my screen, connection when I logged on my Mac. Previously I had disabled guest user. No one else has access to my computer. I have disabled guest user on my Mac again after that I logged. And then tonight, options to quit Safari have suddenly been disabled. Any ideas or suggestions?

  Safari/Preferences/Advanced - activate the menu to develop it, then go ahead and empty Caches. Quit/relaunch Safari and test. Then try Safari/history/Show History and remove all items from the history.  Quit/relaunch Safari and test. You can also try try Safari/Clear History... The downside is that it deletes all cookies. It could upset some sites no longer recognizes your computer as one that has visited the web site. Go to Finder and select your user folder. With this Finder window as the windshield, select Finder/display/display options for presenting or order - J.  When the display options opens, check "show the library folder. This should make your visible user library folder in your user folder.  Select Library./Caches/com.apple.Safari/Caches.db, and then move it to the trash.

  Go to Safari preferences/Extensions and disable all extensions. Test. If correct, enable the extensions one by one until find you which extension is causing the problem.

  Corruption Safari       See post by Linc Davis

• Recently closed tabs/windows/sessions permanently grayed out, Firefox home page search does not more

  Running Firefox 26 and recently closed/windows tabs session restore menu items are grayed out and never activate, I can't even use the shortcut (ctrl + shift + t)

  Also, I noticed the search firefox homepage has now stopped working, by clicking find just does nothing and even little ads mozilla which would show under the search bar disappeared

  I thought it was a question the profile/malicious module so I did a reset, which didn't work, so I uninstalled, removed personal customizations in uninstalling and doing a new installation of firefox, always the same questions...

  Scanned my computer with an analysis of the deep system using bitdefender updated 2013, no virus

  I don't have install all my previous modules (adobe pdf creator was automatically it then reinstall started but disabled) and sessionstore in all values: config are default and correct

  Help, please!

  After you have uninstalled firefox, remove all traces of the registry and installed a disc, many scans for malware, spyware and anti-virus and scans even programs programs, registry cleaning, I found that there are no problems with my computer

  I then tried to install an older version of firefox (v20) hoping that would solve the problem, to my surprise, everything finally worked!
  so I've updated to v26 and nothing worked as above!
  Then I tried downgraded v25 and once again everything worked!

  Since I understand that the issue was NOT with my profile, extensions, plugins, settings or whatever it is my fault, there is a problem with firefox 26 and more!

  If someone has similar problems, I recommend that you install a previous version of firefox and see how it works, disable automatic updates if that helps the issue

• I can't get the tabs of the previous session of the return when I reopen it Firefox. The header of the window, or 'Quit' in the file Menu using 'Close' of Firefox not working. Note that "Restoration of previous Session" on my Menu history is grayed out so

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  I can't get the tabs of the previous session of the return when I reopen it Firefox. I tried closing with 'Close' header of Firefox window, but also 'Quit' in the file Menu. Note that "Restoration of previous Session" on my Menu history is grayed out so I can't use it. In addition, there is no tab at the top of my window to open Firefox Firefox - only a menu bar that shows "File", "Edit", "View", "History", "Favorites", "Tools" and "Help". I am running Windows 7 Home Professional and Firefox 4.01

  "I can't do the tabs from the previous session of the return when I reopen it Firefox.

  Remember that you are not private browsing or they are in permanent private browsing mode. See: https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Private%20Browsing (2nd and 3rd options menu on this page)

  Make sure that you are not clearing history during a session or when Firefox is closed. See:

  • Clear recent history: https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Clear%20Recent%20History
  • Clear history of Firefox closing: uncheck 'Clear history of Firefox closing' options > Privacy panel (the first item under "History" on this Panel should be set on "Firefox will be: use the custom settings for history" to see that point to uncheck)

  "There is no Firefox tab at the top of my Firefox window open - only a menu bar.

  The Firefox button is supposed to be on by default in Vista and Windows 7.

  In Firefox 4, you have the choice of using the Firefox (orange or grey) button in the upper left or the menu bar (File, Edit, View, history, Favorites, tools.) Help).

  • The selections on the Firefox button are distinguished by the menu bar options.
  • You can easily switch between the Menu bar and the Firefox button or leave one or the other active.
  • One used depends on if the Menu bar is enabled
    • Bar menu checked = Bar Menu on, Firefox off button
    • Bar menu unchecked = Menu Bar off, Firefox button on

  When the Firefox button appears and you want to temporarily view and use the menu bar, press ALT or F10 displays the menu bar and you can make your selections in the Menu bar displayed temporarily.

  To check (or uncheck) the menu bar, do one of the following:

  • using the Firefox button: click on the Firefox button > Options > Menu bar
  • using the Menu bar: click on view > toolbars > Menu bar
  • Hold DOWN the ALT key while pressing the VTM keyboard letters

• Windows Explorer: Files & grayed out after Trojan Virus deleted folders

  Lucky me some site I went to via an alert Google downloaded a virus and I had to restore my Dell PC to factory settings. In any case, I keep all my data on 2 external hard drives, so I didn't lose data on the C:\ drive.

  So, everything is 'back to normal' but one of my external hard drives, a Maxtor 3200, exploring with Windows Explorer showed no top file until I selected in Windows Explorer, the option 'To see the hidden files' - now I can see and even access to files and folders, but they are all grayed out when displayed in Windows Explorer. I reread the Maxtor and AVG shows as own. Any help is greatly appreciated!
  David

  When you choose to show hidden files, then any file or folder that is hidden will appear gray as you describe.  What you need to do is to display the files and folders.  You can do this by right-clicking the file or folder, select 'Properties' and uncheck 'hidden '.  Another method is to open a command window (start-> run-> "cmd") and use the "attrib" command to show files and folders.

• Why are most of my grayed out icons and my programs do not appear in all programs on the start menu?

  My computer crashed the other day. I returned with a system restore. I have scanned for viruses. Now most of my icons (computer desktop and folders) is grayed out. When I click on "all programs" in the start menu, none is listed even though they are still on my computer and still work.

  Hi homeWJ,

  Method 1

  See the Microsoft article below to download and install the fix, check if it helps.

  When you point to "Programs" on a Windows XP-based computer, the program list does not appear, or the list of programs is empty

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/941248

  Method 2

  If the previous step fails, then analyze and remove any malware or computer virus infections and check if that helps.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx

  You can also use Microsoft Security databases to scan your computer

  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/PC-security/MSE.aspx

• Add search filters are grayed out in WIndows 7

  Add search filters are grayed out in WIndows 7. I need to add more search filters, but can not add more search filters.

  I guess that you are referring to the search box in Windows Explorer.

  The entry "Add a search filter" is not active.  It's just a Cape for the pre-defined search filters shown below.

  To verify that you can see any of the predefined search, filters, drag the left edge of the search box of Windows Explorer to the left & it will expand.

  If you are in a library folder if poster more pre-defined search filters than the two that appear if you are in, for example, a folder in C:Users\yourusername\Documents\...