questions on vista

I've been using Vista now for about 2 weeks. It came on
my new laptop. I have the following questions.
1.When I attempt to start some program desktop shortcuts,
instead of running, the file is first opened up in the Explorer
file handler. Then if I open the icon in the Explorer it finally
will then run. How can I change the settings to get the app
to "just run on the first double click" ?
2.When I create a New Folder, it doesn't give me a chance
to name the it. It just comes up New Folder.

On Fri, 9 May 2008 21:05:31 -0400, "JG" <NoMail@NoSpam> wrote:

>I've been using Vista now for about 2 weeks. It came on
>my new laptop. I have the following questions.
>1.When I attempt to start some program desktop shortcuts,
> instead of running, the file is first opened up in the Explorer
> file handler. Then if I open the icon in the Explorer it finally
> will then run. How can I change the settings to get the app
> to "just run on the first double click" ?

No idea what you've done to cause that.

>2.When I create a New Folder, it doesn't give me a chance
> to name the it. It just comes up New Folder.

When you create a new folder those words are highlighted in blue. Use
the backspace key to enter a name you desire. If New Folder is already
entered and you've left the focus of such a folder where it is no
longer selected or you want to change the name of a folder named
something else right click it then select rename, then type something
in after backspacing the old name out. These have been standard
procedures in Windows forever.

"JG" <NoMail@NoSpam> wrote in message news:...
> I've been using Vista now for about 2 weeks. It came on
> my new laptop. I have the following questions.
> 1.When I attempt to start some program desktop shortcuts,
> instead of running, the file is first opened up in the Explorer
> file handler. Then if I open the icon in the Explorer it finally
> will then run. How can I change the settings to get the app
> to "just run on the first double click" ?

You did not say if you double-clicked-left or right click.
It sounds as if you RIGHT clicked and then clicked OPEN.
Are you sure your mouse buttons are not reversed ?

Andre M. Landreau