TOOLS menu MISSING from windows

Hi,

Was helping a friend today to delouse his virus infested PC's. One is a
Windows Vista Home Premium installation, and the other a Windows XP.

What I noticed is that on the Vista PC there is no [Tools] menu in the
folder windows (ie. in windows explorer). (IIRC, there didn't seem to be
any equivalent menu in Internet Explorer either)

My own PC also uses Windows Vista Home Premium and has the appropriate
[Tools] menu.

QUESTION: Is this a switchable feature of Vista? (If so, how to switch?)

or - is this yet another of the viruses on his PC?

PS: I've loaded the latest AVG pro anti-virus/firewall product and
healed/removed several infections - but the virus scan is now showing no new
threats, yet the [Tools] menu still isn't there.

On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:16:50 +0100, "Richard" <(none)> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Was helping a friend today to delouse his virus infested PC's. One is a
>Windows Vista Home Premium installation, and the other a Windows XP.
>
>What I noticed is that on the Vista PC there is no [Tools] menu in the
>folder windows (ie. in windows explorer). (IIRC, there didn't seem to be
>any equivalent menu in Internet Explorer either)
>
>My own PC also uses Windows Vista Home Premium and has the appropriate
>[Tools] menu.
>
>QUESTION: Is this a switchable feature of Vista? (If so, how to switch?)
>
>or - is this yet another of the viruses on his PC?

You got it.

>PS: I've loaded the latest AVG pro anti-virus/firewall product and
>healed/removed several infections - but the virus scan is now showing no new
>threats, yet the [Tools] menu still isn't there.

Hi Richard,
Press the ALT key and you will see the menu. It can be set to show always by
selecting organize, then layout the check menu bar.
--
Paul


"Richard" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Was helping a friend today to delouse his virus infested PC's. One is a
> Windows Vista Home Premium installation, and the other a Windows XP.
>
> What I noticed is that on the Vista PC there is no [Tools] menu in the
> folder windows (ie. in windows explorer). (IIRC, there didn't seem to be
> any equivalent menu in Internet Explorer either)
>
> My own PC also uses Windows Vista Home Premium and has the appropriate
> [Tools] menu.
>
> QUESTION: Is this a switchable feature of Vista? (If so, how to switch?)
>
> or - is this yet another of the viruses on his PC?
>
> PS: I've loaded the latest AVG pro anti-virus/firewall product and
> healed/removed several infections - but the virus scan is now showing no new
> threats, yet the [Tools] menu still isn't there.
>
>

In Windows Explorer>Organise>Layout>Menu Bar
In Internet Explorer>Tools at right-hand top of Page>Menu Bar

MS changed it, so that Menu Bar is not there by default in Vista????????
--
Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia


"Richard" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Was helping a friend today to delouse his virus infested PC's. One is a
> Windows Vista Home Premium installation, and the other a Windows XP.
>
> What I noticed is that on the Vista PC there is no [Tools] menu in the
> folder windows (ie. in windows explorer). (IIRC, there didn't seem to be
> any equivalent menu in Internet Explorer either)
>
> My own PC also uses Windows Vista Home Premium and has the appropriate
> [Tools] menu.
>
> QUESTION: Is this a switchable feature of Vista? (If so, how to switch?)
>
> or - is this yet another of the viruses on his PC?
>
> PS: I've loaded the latest AVG pro anti-virus/firewall product and
> healed/removed several infections - but the virus scan is now showing no new
> threats, yet the [Tools] menu still isn't there.
>
>