[32] two documents folders and other folder options

[richardw]

Hi everyone. I've just bought a new laptop and am doing my system setup to the way i like it. Basically i am deleting all unwanted programs and processes and putting the documents folders to how i like them.

How can i get rid of the vista bar below the file edit view tool help bar? By that i mean the bar that has organise and views written on it. It's utterly pointless, because those settings can be accessed from the other bar!!

Also, when i click on the start bar, i can click on Richs Documents, which brings me to Richs pictures, videos etc etc. But i can also go onto computer/local disk/users/Rich and it comes to the same folder(or so i thought) It's a different folder, with my music, pictures etc in there.

How can i get rid of one of the folder, so that i can have one? Otherwise i'll have duplicates of everything i put into them!

That's all for now. Apart from that Vista looks and feels great!

Thanks for th help,

Rich.

[Train]

A lot of those are not folders but junctions.

Best read this thread
http://discussions.virtualdr.com/sho...ight=junctions

[richardw]

Thanks for that.

How about the organise and view bar? How can i rid myself of it and how can i apply one view to all files, because it looks as if i have to set every seperate folder to the view i want(very frustrating!)



Also, i always turn all updates and windows security centre/defender etc off, but i am still getting the little red icon in the taskbar, how do i get rid of it?

[Train]

R-click the toolbar, I think Properties and take the check out and it will disappear.

As for the icon, Open security center.
In the left pane, what you want is
[b]"Change the way Security Center nofifies me"

Select "Don't notify me and don't display icon"

[richardw]

Ive disabled the security centre notice, and the setting that makes a window pop up every time you want to delete anything. People say it's good for security(which it is) But it's my laptop and only i use it. Spybot search and destroy coupled with a firewall and antivirus will be more than sufficient to protect it. I always find that i do absolutely fine without windows updates also.

When i right click on the folder to get rid of the organise / views panel, nothing happens, and i cannot see any option to get rid of it in folder options. Any ideas?

The junction documents folder seems to have been fixed now too. When i goto user/Rich it shows up with Richs Documents, and i have disabled documents on the start menu; so now i only see one documents folder.

[Train]

They are somewhere in the regs is my guess. I never mess with that stuff.
I update about 3 -5 days after they come out. Seen them keep nasties off of computers just to often to pass them up.

Update my AV programs several times a week.

"Spybot search and destroy "
Gave up on that antique a couple years ago.

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and SuperAntiSpyware do a much better job.

Antivirus and stay behind a router with my laptop and desktops.

[richardw]

Wow, i didn't realise spybot search & destroy was an antique now! I need to read up on the latest free software!

I always stay behind a firewalled router, and have antivir(anti virus) spybot search and destroy and adaware. What would you recommend as a replacement to spybot?

I hardly ever get any infections by the way(Or so i think from what spybot and adaware/anti vir tell me) My old desktop always ran perfectly with no hitches. I always make sure there are no add ons or crap on my pc. I never have more than 5-6 desktop icons, i have 3-4 taskbar items, no quickstart items(I keep everything very slimline)

[Train]

SuperAntiSpyware, eTrust antivirus, Sygate firewall [which is not longer available] and a router for my desktops.

The laptop which has Vista:
AVG 7.5 for antivirus, Windows firewall, Windows Defender and the router.

Been clean for a good number of years.