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Windows Explorer allows the user to set a “view style” (e.g., List, Details) for each folder. Is there a mechanism to programmatically set that style for a folder using VBScript on Windows Vista? Thank you.

The forum FAQ Want to know what websites people go to? contains a VBScript for Windows XP to display the history of visited websites. Is there an updated version of the script for Windows Vista? Thank you for your assistance.

Linney, the Microsoft article How to disable the User Account Control Prompt for certain application appears to be extremely promising. However, on the “Create New Application Fix” screen (between steps 4 and 5 in the Microsoft article), the user is prompted to select an “Operating System...

Thanks to all who have contributed to this thread. While I have been unable to selectively disable the UAC prompt for individual applications, I have been able to do so on a global basis using the free TweakUAC utility. After running TweakUAC and selecting the “Quiet Mode”, it appears that...

Is it possible to “white list” a specific application (e.g., Diskeeper 2008) so that the Windows Vista UAC prompt does not appear when the application is launched? In other words, can UAC be configured on a per application basis? Thank you.

pdfFactory is a 'PDF virtual printer' utility that allows the use of a letterhead template, and you may wish to test it. I use this utility, and it works very, very well. See: www.FinePrint.com

Here is an interesting problem. An object used for VBScripting with Norton Ghost 10 is reported as a string array, yet an attempt to access any of its elements produces the error “Object not a collection.” The object is: Set Ghost = CreateObject("Symantec.ProtectorAuto")...

I use and recommend "pdfFactory Pro". See: www.FinePrint.com

If the EXE file is in a self-extracting format, then WinZip may be one tool that will allow you to view the individual files contained within it.

How can write caching for a disk drive be enabled/disabled using VBScript? In other words, I am seeking to accomplish with VBScript what can be manually done by: 1. Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties 2. Click the Hardware tab 3. Click Device Manager 4. Click the plus...

The free MoveFile utility by Sysinternals ought to assist with this problem. See: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/FileAndDisk/pendmoves.mspx

58sniper, by "system recovery copies," do you mean System Restore points (Windows XP)? Please do post whatever you learn from your conversation with your "forensics guy". Thank you.

Dm4ever, thank you for your helpful post. The reason for wanting to overwrite the registry value before deleting it is to help ensure that original contents of the value cannot be recovered.

The registry key HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs contains each URL typed by the user into the Internet Explorer address bar. My objective is to overwrite ("erase") the contents of all values in that registry key before deleting them, for increased security. The script below...

Consider the situation of a VBScript (Windows XP) that is scheduled to run at logoff and at startup. How can you programmatically determine within a VBScript that the PC is in the process of (A) a logoff/shutdown or (B) a startup operation? In other words, how can a script identify the...