Computer Hope
Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows Vista and 7 => Topic started by: the webcam guy on September 25, 2008, 07:52:39 PM
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Had evilfantasy help me clean up the maleware on my computer yet still have some problems. He told me to come on over to this forum so here I am. My problems are that I can't drag and drop files of any kind into folders on the desktop unless they are opened, saved pictures to the desktop or anywhere don't appear with a preview of the image as they are on the desktop, and everytime I open a folder it opens in a new window even after the rededit and folder options have been changed.
Link to my other thread where I was helped by evil is here:
http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,67037.msg435768.html#msg435768 (http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,67037.msg435768.html#msg435768)
My laptop:
(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/Demonslayer568938/Info.jpg)
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What have you changed using regedit and do you have a clean backup ? ?
If so i would restore it...
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See here: http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/08/18/fix-vista-unable-to-rename-or-move-files-and-folders-issues-after-applying-kb938979-patch/
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See here: http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/08/18/fix-vista-unable-to-rename-or-move-files-and-folders-issues-after-applying-kb938979-patch/
Ran the .reg file and restarted laptop. Still unable to drag and drop anything into other folders. Do you guys use logmein or a program that you can fix the problem yourselves taking control of my laptop?
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What about patio's question?
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What have you changed using regedit and do you have a clean backup ? ?
If so i would restore it...
I changed the shell some. I have a backup cd if that is what you mean. I would like to avoid that though.
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Unfortunately whenever there are numerous regedits sometimes it's the only way back.
Sorry i don't have any other creative ideas.
BTW what method do you use backing up the Registry ? ?
You really need an effective one if you insist on playing in there.
I use ERUNT.
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Unfortunately whenever there are numerous regedits sometimes it's the only way back.
Sorry i don't have any other creative ideas.
BTW what method do you use backing up the Registry ? ?
You really need an effective one if you insist on playing in there.
I use ERUNT.
I usually just double clicked the .reg files and thought it did everything itself.
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You have no Registry backups...sorry.
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Well new problem. computer shuts off when I accidentally press FUNCTION [Fn] Gets this message at start up.
(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/Demonslayer568938/hmm.jpg)
Also I do have Erunt.
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not sure about your new problem- but I might be able to find out something about your folder drag problem.
I'm gonna ask you to look at a particular key with Regedit- don't change anything though.
Navigate to: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\folder\DragDropHandlers
Export that key, and attach it to a Post- (or paste it, if it's contents are small).
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not sure about your new problem- but I might be able to find out something about your folder drag problem.
I'm gonna ask you to look at a particular key with Regedit- don't change anything though.
Navigate to: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\folder\DragDropHandlers
Export that key, and attach it to a Post- (or paste it, if it's contents are small).
Problem with the Fn is solved. Maverick in free help chat helped me.
As for what you said there is no DragDropHandlers. See:
(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/Demonslayer568938/hmm2.jpg)
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As for what you said there is no DragDropHandlers. See:
Well there's our problem... Windows simply doesn't know what to do when you drag something over a folder. I was going to export my DragDropHandlers Key, but I realized I'm using XP and you are using Vista. Probably not a good idea to mix and match keys between them.
If anybody was kind enough to export that key from their own working Vista installations for you, you might be able to get Drag&Drop working properly again.
As for the other problem- I'm guessing it has to do with your laptop's included software- keyboard drivers, and so forth, which handle the Fn keys. I can do no more then suspect (the serious error report tells me nothing, aside from the fact an error occured).
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Yeah I have to hope on that that someone with Vista visits the thread.
And another problem has just occurred. I feel like my computer is turning against me. It just stopped me from being able to open any folders on the desktop and stopped the sub commands in the start menu from working. Control Panel, Network, Connect to, Default Programs, etc. They do nothing when I click on them.
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Interesting... those are all regarded as folders...
Strange how things are getting worse though- It's safe to assume that you haven't done any further dabbling in the registry (changing settings in an attempt to resolve your issues, for example?)
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Actually, in Vista the key location is little bit different:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
Key attached...
[Saving space - attachment deleted by admin]
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XP has a ContextMenuHandlers key too- but I take it you don't have a DragDropHandlers key either.
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Actually, in Vista the key location is little bit different:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
Key attached...
The key didn't work. Everything was still the same after I clicked the .reg and all. I took a picture of that place in the regedit.
(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/Demonslayer568938/bp.jpg)
Interesting... those are all regarded as folders...
Strange how things are getting worse though- It's safe to assume that you haven't done any further dabbling in the registry (changing settings in an attempt to resolve your issues, for example?)
I tried another .reg file in this other thread. It's attached. Applications and winrar work it's only folders on the desktop and the options in the start menu that stopped working. Everything that doesn't work when clicked on on the start menu is here though everything in All Programs works:
(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/Demonslayer568938/no.jpg)
Also I found something weird about the compressed zip folder I made on the desktop. Whereas I can't drag anything into a regular folder it let me drag the .reg file into it even though the .reg stayed on the desktop it copied it into it.
I also have tried the .reg file at this site. The FD32.zip
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/08/18/fix-vista-unable-to-rename-or-move-files-and-folders-issues-after-applying-kb938979-patch/ (http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/08/18/fix-vista-unable-to-rename-or-move-files-and-folders-issues-after-applying-kb938979-patch/)
[Saving space - attachment deleted by admin]
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Also I found something weird about the compressed zip folder I made on the desktop. Whereas I can't drag anything into a regular folder it let me drag the .reg file into it even though the .reg stayed on the desktop it copied it into it.
That isn't really that weird- a compressed folder is actually a ZIP file and so the dragdrophandler (well, contextmenuhandler for vista) for .ZIP files will be invoked...
I seea dragdrophandlers key in there now- (beneath ContextMenuHandlers) what is within that key?
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Also I found something weird about the compressed zip folder I made on the desktop. Whereas I can't drag anything into a regular folder it let me drag the .reg file into it even though the .reg stayed on the desktop it copied it into it.
That isn't really that weird- a compressed folder is actually a ZIP file and so the dragdrophandler (well, contextmenuhandler for vista) for .ZIP files will be invoked...
I seea dragdrophandlers key in there now- (beneath ContextMenuHandlers) what is within that key?
Here you are:
(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/Demonslayer568938/draganddrop.jpg)
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hmm, you have the same CLSID as I do under DragDropHandlers...
This one has me stumped windows won't do what the registry so clearly has set forth.
one last ditch set of commands you could try:
regsvr32 shell32.dll
regsvr32 shdocvw.dll
failing that (might work- was worth a shot in my book)
Have you tried "SFC /scannow" in command prompt, or a repair install of Windows Vista?
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hmm, you have the same CLSID as I do under DragDropHandlers...
This one has me stumped windows won't do what the registry so clearly has set forth.
one last ditch set of commands you could try:
regsvr32 shell32.dll
regsvr32 shdocvw.dll
failing that (might work- was worth a shot in my book)
Have you tried "SFC /scannow" in command prompt, or a repair install of Windows Vista?
Got an error on that second command.
(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/Demonslayer568938/error.jpg)
Gonna try the SFC right now.
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Don't worry about that error dialog- probably just a change between XP and Vista I suppose.
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The log is over 7 mb long and won't let me attach it plus when I try to paste everything in the log into a message on here to post it freezes my computer then times out the post when I try to post it.
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umm... what log are we talking about?
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umm... what log are we talking about?
The log of the "SFC /scannow"
POQ 1 ends.
2008-09-30 22:25:45, Info CSI 0000000d [SR] Verify complete
2008-09-30 22:25:46, Info CSI 0000000e [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2008-09-30 22:25:46, Info CSI 0000000f [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2008-09-30 22:25:48, Info CSI 00000010 Repair results created:
POQ 2 starts:
POQ 2 ends.
2008-09-30 22:25:48, Info CSI 00000011 [SR] Verify complete
2008-09-30 22:25:49, Info CSI 00000012 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2008-09-30 22:25:49, Info CSI 00000013 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2008-09-30 22:25:54, Info CSI 00000014 Repair results created:
POQ 3 starts:
POQ 3 ends.
2008-09-30 22:25:54, Info CSI 00000015 [SR] Verify complete
2008-09-30 22:25:55, Info CSI 00000016 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2008-09-30 22:25:55, Info CSI 00000017 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2008-09-30 22:26:01, Info CSI 00000018 Repair results created:
POQ 4 starts:
POQ 4 ends.
2008-09-30 22:26:01, Info CSI 00000019 [SR] Verify complete
2008-09-30 22:26:01, Info CSI 0000001a [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2008-09-30 22:26:01, Info CSI 0000001b [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2008-09-30 22:26:10, Info CSI 0000001c Repair results created:
POQ 5 ends.
2008-09-30 22:26:10, Info CSI 0000001d [SR] Verify complete
2008-09-30 22:26:11, Info CSI 0000001e [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2008-09-30 22:26:11, Info CSI 0000001f [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2008-09-30 22:26:22, Info CSI 00000020 Ignoring duplicate ownership for file [l:64{32}]"\??\C:\Windows\Branding\Shellbrd" in component Microsoft-Windows-Branding-Shell-HomeBasic, Version = 6.0.6000.16386, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_INTEL (0), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral
2008-09-30 22:26:22, Info CSI 00000021 Repair results created:
POQ 6 ends.
2008-09-30 22:26:22, Info CSI 00000022 [SR] Verify complete
2008-09-30 22:26:23, Info CSI 00000023 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2008-09-30 22:26:23, Info CSI 00000024 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2008-09-30 22:26:31, Info CSI 00000025 Ignoring duplicate ownership for file [ml:14{7},l:12{6}]"\??\C:" in component Microsoft-Windows-Client-Features-Default-Security, Version = 6.0.6000.16386, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_INTEL (0), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral
2008-09-30 22:26:31, Info CSI 00000026 Repair results created:
POQ 7 ends.
2008-09-30 22:26:31, Info CSI 00000027 [SR] Verify complete
2008-09-30 22:26:32, Info CSI 00000028 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2008-09-30 22:26:32, Info CSI 00000029 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2008-09-30 22:26:39, Info CSI 0000002a Repair results created:
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2008-09-30 22:26:39, Info CSI OQ 8 ends.
2008-09-30 22:26:39, Info CSI 0000002b [SR] Verify complete
2008-09-30 22:26:40, Info CSI 0000002c [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2008-09-30 22:26:40, Info CSI 0000002d [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2008-09-30 22:26:47, Info CSI 0000002e Ignoring duplicate ownership for file [l:58{29}]"\??\C:\Windows\System32\ja-JP" in component Microsoft-Windows-comdlg32.Resources, Version = 6.0.6000.16386, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_INTEL (0), Culture = [l:10{5}]"ja-JP", VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral
2008-09-30 22:26:48, Info CSI 0000002f Ignoring duplicate ownership for file [l:58{29}]"\??\C:\Windows\System32\pl-PL" in component Microsoft-Windows-comdlg32.Resources, Version = 6.0.6000.16386, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_INTEL (0), Culture = [l:10{5}]"pl-PL", VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral
2008-09-30 22:26:48, Info CSI 00000030 Ignoring duplicate ownership for file [l:58{29}]"\??\C:\Windows\System32\es-ES" in component Microsoft-Windows-comdlg32.Resources, Version = 6.0.6000.16386, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_INTEL (0), Culture = [l:10{5}]"es-ES", VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral
2008-09-30 22:26:50, Info CSI 00000031 Ignoring duplicate ownership for file [l:58{29}]"\??\C:\Windows\System32\nb-NO" in component Microsoft-Windows-comdlg32.Resources, Version = 6.0.6000.16386, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_INTEL (0), Culture = [l:10{5}]"nb-NO", VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral
2008-09-30 22:26:55, Info CSI 00000032 Ignoring duplicate ownership for file [l:58{29}]"\??\C:\Windows\System32\et-EE" in component Microsoft-Windows-comdlg32.Resources, Version = 6.0.6000.16386, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_INTEL (0), Culture = [l:10{5}]"et-EE", VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral
2008-09-30 22:26:57, Info CSI 00000033 Repair results created:
POQ 9 ends.
2008-09-30 22:26:57, Info CSI 00000034 [SR] Verify complete
2008-09-30 22:26:57, Info CSI 00000035 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2008-09-30 22:26:57, Info CSI 00000036 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2008-09-30 22:27:05, Info CSI 00000037 Ignoring duplicate ownership for file [l:58{29}]"\??\C:\Windows\System32\pt-PT" in component Microsoft-Windows-comdlg32.Resources, Version = 6.0.6000.16386, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_INTEL (0), Culture = [l:10{5}]"pt-PT", VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral
2008-09-30 22:27:05, Info CSI 00000038 Ignoring duplicate ownership for file [l:68{34}]"\??\C:\Windows\System32\sr-Latn-CS" in component Microsoft-Windows-comdlg32.Resources, Version = 6.0.6000.16386, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_INTEL (0), Culture = [l:20{10}]"sr-Latn-CS", VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral
2008-09-30 22:27:12, Info CSI 00000039 Ignoring duplicate ownership for file [l:58{29}]"\??\C:\Windows\System32\th-TH" in component Microsoft-Windows-comdlg32.Resources, Version = 6.0.6000.16386, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_INTEL (0), Culture = [l:10{5}]"th-TH", VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral
2008-09-30 22:27:12, Info CSI 0000003a Repair results created:
POQ 10 ends.
2008-09-30 22:27:12, Info CSI 0000003b [SR] Verify complete
2008-09-30 22:27:13, Info CSI 0000003c [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2008-09-30 22:27:13, Info CSI 0000003d [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2008-09-30 22:27:26, Info CSI 0000003e Repair results created:
POQ 11 ends.
2008-09-30 22:27:26, Info CSI 0000003f [SR] Verify complete
2008-09-30 22:27:26, Info CSI 00000040 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2008-09-30 22:27:26, Info CSI 00000041 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2008-09-30 22:27:43, Info CSI 00000042 Repair results created:
POQ 12 ends.
2008-09-30 22:27:43, Info CSI 00000043 [SR] Verify complete
2008-09-30 22:27:44, Info CSI 00000044 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2008-09-30 22:27:44, Info CSI 00000045 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2008-09-30 22:27:57, Info CSI 00000046 Repair results created:
POQ 13 ends.
2008-09-30 22:27:57, Info CSI 00000047 [SR] Verify complete
2008-09-30 22:27:57, Info CSI 00000048 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2008-09-30 22:27:57, Info CSI 00000049 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2008-09-30 22:28:25, Info CSI 0000004a Ignoring duplicate ownership for file [l:58{29}]"\??\C:\Windows\System32\en-US" in component Microsoft-Windows-Foundation-Default-Security.Resources, Version = 6.0.6000.16386, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_INTEL (0), Culture = [l:10{5}]"en-US", VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral
2008-09-30 22:28:26, Info CSI 0000004b Ignoring duplicate ownership for file [l:120{60}]"\??\C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\en-US" in component Microsoft-Windows-Foundation-Default-Security.Resources, Version = 6.0.6000.16386, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_INTEL (0), Culture = [l:10{5}]"en-US", VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral
2008-09-30 22:28:36, Info CSI 0000004c Repair results created:
POQ 14 ends.
2008-09-30 22:28:36, Info CSI 0000004d [SR] Verify complete
2008-09-30 22:28:36, Info CSI 0000004e [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2008-09-30 22:28:36, Info CSI 0000004f [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2008-09-30 22:29:20, Info CSI 00000050 Repair results created:
POQ 15 ends.
2008-09-30 22:29:20, Info CSI 00000051 [SR] Verify complete
2008-09-30 22:29:21, Info CSI 00000052 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2008-09-30 22:29:21, Info CSI 00000053 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2008-09-30 22:30:04, Info CSI 00000054 Repair results created:
POQ 16 ends.
2008-09-30 22:30:04, Info CSI 00000055 [SR] Verify complete
2008-09-30 22:30:05, Info CSI 00000056 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2008-09-30 22:30:05, Info CSI 00000057 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2008-09-30 22:30:16, Info CSI 00000058 Repair results created:
POQ 17 ends.
2008-09-30 22:30:16, Info CSI 00000059 [SR] Verify complete
2008-09-30 22:30:16, Info CSI 0000005a [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2008-09-30 22:30:16, Info CSI 0000005b [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2008-09-30 22:30:25, Info CSI 0000005c Repair results created:
Goes to 54 if you want me to post it all.
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bump for hoping someone will come up in a day or two with a fix for the folders so that I don't lose everything on my laptop by reformatting. :-[
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Could a process running maybe prevent the folders from opening? I have a picture here with all my current processes running for if anyone looks suspicious to you.
(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/Demonslayer568938/processes.jpg)
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Did you try to run:
sfc /scannow
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Did you try to run:
sfc /scannow
That was the log from the sfc /scannow.
I reformatted my laptop and works fine so that's that.
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I've never seen an SFC log...checking now.
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In Vista it's called CBS.log (don't mistake it with TV station :D)
I'm not sure, if it exist in XP.
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It's located in Windows\logs\CBS folder
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According to this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928228, I think, it's native to Vista only.
It'd be very handy in any Windows version.