Explorer replacement that shows everything on drive?

I have Vista Home Premium with SP2 installed. Can someone recommend an
Explorer type file manager that will display absolutely everything on a
drive? By that I mean every last file, regardless of whether the powers
that be feel I need to see them or not.

Thanx:

Buddha

I already have that option set as suggested. I still get "Access Denied" on
some folders. I do not want to be denied access to anything on my own PC in
my own living room.

Buddha

"Dave-UK" <> wrote in message
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> "Tom Ponta" <> wrote in message
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>> I have Vista Home Premium with SP2 installed. Can someone recommend an
>> Explorer type file manager that will display absolutely everything on a
>> drive? By that I mean every last file, regardless of whether the powers
>> that be feel I need to see them or not.
>>
>> Thanx:
>>
>> Buddha
>>
>
> You don't need an extra file manager, just set Explorer to show hidden
> files.
> Control Panel > Folder options > View tab.
> Halfway down several settings for hidden, protected and system files.
>
>
>

Since I am the sole owner and user of this system, who do I need permission
from to work with anything on it? I had hoped that disabling UAC (a feature
of Vista I frankly despise) would do away with these hassles. I've used
every Windows version ever released, and DOS before that as far back as DOS
1.2, and I don't need some designer at MS protecting me from myself by
denying me access to any part of my system.

Thanx for your help, Dave:

Buddha

"Dave-UK" <> wrote in message
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> "Tom Ponta" <> wrote in message
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>> I already have that option set as suggested. I still get "Access Denied"
>> on some folders. I do not want to be denied access to anything on my own
>> PC in my own living room.
>>
>> Buddha
>>
>
> Getting 'Access Denied' messages doesn't mean Windows is hiding a folder
> from you, it means your account doesn't have permission to interact with
> the file
> or folder you are selecting.
> Are some of these folders 'My Documents, Local Settings ...' ? These are
> junction
> points, they are not really folders but look like folders ( with a blue
> arrow).
> They are empty system folders, and the error message is normal.
> To stop seeing them select ' Hide protected operating system files
> (Recommended) '
> on the View tab of Folder Options.
>
>
>

You certainly have that right. They never have in the past, why start now.

Buddha



"Dave-UK" <> wrote in message
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> "Tom Ponta" <> wrote in message
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>> Since I am the sole owner and user of this system, who do I need
>> permission from to work with anything on it? I had hoped that disabling
>> UAC (a feature of Vista I frankly despise) would do away with these
>> hassles. I've used every Windows version ever released, and DOS before
>> that as far back as DOS 1.2, and I don't need some designer at MS
>> protecting me from myself by denying me access to any part of my system.
>>
>> Thanx for your help, Dave:
>>
>> Buddha
>>
>
> There is nothing to see in those folders, they aren't even folders.
> The system needs them for backwards compatibility with software
> written for older versions of Windows.
> I think maybe you are annoyed by the wording of the 'Access Denied '
> message, but with your experience you should know by now that
> Microsoft does not bother too much about writing helpful error
> messages! :-)
>
>
>
>

Dnia Thu, 1 Jul 2010 10:23:27 -0700, Tom Ponta napisa³(a):

> I have Vista Home Premium with SP2 installed. Can someone recommend an
> Explorer type file manager that will display absolutely everything on a
> drive? By that I mean every last file, regardless of whether the powers
> that be feel I need to see them or not.

Just one example: Total Commander, if you run it as SYSTEM user with
psexec.exe from Sysinternals.

Links:
http://www.ghisler.com/
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb897553.aspx
--
M. [Windows Desktop Experience MVP]
/odpowiadaj±c na priv zmieñ px na pl/
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...Michal.Kawecki

"Tom Ponta" <> wrote in
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> Since I am the sole owner and user of this system, who do I need
> permission from to work with anything on it? I had hoped that disabling
> UAC (a feature of Vista I frankly despise) would do away with these
> hassles. I've used every Windows version ever released, and DOS before
> that as far back as DOS 1.2, and I don't need some designer at MS
> protecting me from myself by denying me access to any part of my system.
>
> Thanx for your help, Dave:
>
> Buddha

Since you know DOS you should be familiar with ATTRIB which will give you access to the files you are having
issues with.

> "Dave-UK" <> wrote in message
> news: ...
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>> "Tom Ponta" <> wrote in message
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>>> I already have that option set as suggested. I still get "Access
>>> Denied" on some folders. I do not want to be denied access to
>>> anything on my own PC in my own living room.
>>>
>>> Buddha
>>>
>>
>> Getting 'Access Denied' messages doesn't mean Windows is hiding a
>> folder from you, it means your account doesn't have permission to
>> interact with the file
>> or folder you are selecting.
>> Are some of these folders 'My Documents, Local Settings ...' ? These
>> are junction
>> points, they are not really folders but look like folders ( with a blue
>> arrow).
>> They are empty system folders, and the error message is normal.
>> To stop seeing them select ' Hide protected operating system files
>> (Recommended) '
>> on the View tab of Folder Options.
>>
>>
>>
>

Hi, Buddha.

Not an "Explorer replacement" - maybe a predecessor. ;^}

Dir C:\ /s/a

in a Administrator:Command Prompt window. What many of us still call a "DOS
window", even though we know better. In this "elevated" window, every
command and application Runs as Administrator. The good old Dir command
with the /a switch to show ALL files, including those with attributes (like
Hidden and System), and the /s switch to show files in subdirectories - the
entire directory tree. And, since Dir C:\ starts in the Root of C:, it
means EVERY file in that volume. Just be warned: With today's humongous
drives, a list of all files (like the many small .eml and .nws files in
WLM's Message Store) can take a loooong time. But you can always use
<Ctrl>+C to stop. Remember?

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2010 (15.3.2804.0607) in Win7 Ultimate x64)

"Tom Ponta" wrote in message
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I have Vista Home Premium with SP2 installed. Can someone recommend an
Explorer type file manager that will display absolutely everything on a
drive? By that I mean every last file, regardless of whether the powers
that be feel I need to see them or not.

Thanx:

Buddha