What Windows problem have you been never able to resolve?

[Broni]

This may be interesting discussion. I need some feedback.

Just for starters...

- open Windows Explorer maximized (it may apply to some other programs) - after using all possible tricks, it never worked for me 100%, regardless of Windows version (Vista seems to  be better, then others); I use AutoSizer now to keep me sane
- retain folders view - I like "Details" view; works for a while, then, one day, for no reason, it's all messed up; needs to be reset
- time synchronization - from time to time, won't work

I'm pretty sure, there are plenty of others.

[computeruler]

ya the time syncronization is one for me too

[quaxo]

I had a weird problem with Windows Media Player 9 for a while. Every time I used the media player key on my keyboard (Ideazon Zboard), WMP9 would open "maximized", but the window itself wasn't. The window would be sized smaller than the screen, but locked into place like maximized windows are. I would have to minimize it and maximize it again, then it would be right. But the other issue I had with it was that WMP9 would start up with the "always on top of other windows" option activated. If I went into options, the box wouldn't be checked, so I would have to check it to activate it, apply the settings, uncheck it and apply again so it would stop hiding everything behind it. These problems wouldn't occur if I just went into the start menu and opened WMP, but what's the point of having hot keys if you can't use them?

My final solution: WMP11. It wasn't until I installed it that I stopped having this issue. I don't like it much though.

- retain folders view - I like "Details" view; works for a while, then, one day, for no reason, it's all messed up; needs to be reset

This drives me nuts too, especially with external drives. It never seems to remember the view I set on my Trek Papier USB thumb drive or my Maxtor Basic 80GB external I use with my laptop.

[!~*:.Pink Floyd.:*~!]

I figured out how to make internet explorer safer




ANSWER: download firefox

[Broni]

It happened on Windows 98 with Netscape.
Whenever I was typing something in Netscape, or Netscape mail, and I accidentally hit left CTRL key, the keyboard started to type different letters, than actually pressed.
Tried different keyboard, reinstalled Netscape, at some point, for some other reason, Windows got reinstalled....same problem.
I drove me to a point, when I physically removed left CTRL key.
Right CTRL key was never affected.

[!~*:.Pink Floyd.:*~!]

I figured out why windows 95 goes to BSOD so much.



Answer: Run over 3 programs at once and find out.
that really did make me mad as a kid.

[homer]

- retain folders view - I like "Details" view; works for a while, then, one day, for no reason, it's all messed up; needs to be reset

seconded. drives me up the wall. one day my files will be organized alphabetically top to bottom, the next day, alphabetically left to right. ARGGGH!!!!

[Broni]

Vista's Windows Explorer has this feature: "Size all columns to fit".
There is no way for it to stay that way.

[michaewlewis]

to retain folder views, customize the view the way you like it and then go to Tools then Folder Options. Click the View tab and then Apply to all folders.

if a program doesn't like to open maximized, there is a workaround. make a batch file with this line in it:
start /max iexplore.exe

[Broni]

to retain folder views, customize the view the way you like it and then go to Tools then Folder Options. Click the View tab and then Apply to all folders.

This by-the-book solution never worked for me. I mean, it works for a while, but some day it's gone, and I have to start all over.
Besides...
I like to have some windows, like Control Panel, Add\Remove, etc., listed in "icons" view, and most of the others in "details" view. Sooner, or later, one type of view will be screwed.

if a program doesn't like to open maximized, there is a workaround. make a batch file with this line in it:
start /max iexplore.exe

My point is, the given program's features should work without any workarounds. It's not like Windows Explorer was introduced yesterday. Then, I could understand, it has some bugs.

[michaewlewis]

Try using windows powertools to increase the number of folders remembered.

I've only run into problems with IE opening maximized after I open a page that modifies the window size. If we could get developers to stop resizing our windows, maybe that would fix it. (Since MS probably won't fix it)

[Broni]

I have another one.
My LCD monitor, 9 months old.
5-6 months ago, this started.
Some day, I start my computer, Windows desktop comes up, and then it goes to black screen for 3 sec, back to desktop for 3 sec, back to black for 3 sec, and so on.
Turning monitor off, and on resolves issue.
It won't happen again after restarting computer, it won't happen again for days.
In a span of last 6 months, it happened to me, maybe 3-4 times, always once at a time.
I see no pattern.
Connections checked, tried different DVI cable.
It's hard to try something else, since it happens so rarely.

[Broni]

Try using windows powertools

I'm not aware of PowerTools for Vista.

[Soviet_Genius]

I have a media card reader, with 4 slots for different kinds of cards. Even when there is nothing in them they show up as removable disk F, G, H, and I in windows explorer. Also, the card reader makes the safely remove hardware thing take up my precious tray space all the time, but I can't use it to safely remove anyway because the only way for the card reader to start working again is by rebooting.

[Broni]

Soviet Genius
I assume, you understand, that in this thread we don't expect to fix anything, we're just posting weird, unsolved problems?