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You open Windows Explorer in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008. However, when you use the List format to view the contents of a folder, the following issues may occur.

Scenario 1

In Windows Explorer, you create a file that has such a long name that the name cannot be fully displayed in the active window. In this scenario, the file that has the long name moves out of the visible region when you perform one of the following actions:

• You try to rename the file that has the long name, or you rename any other file that is in the active window.
• You create a new file in the active window.

If you press F5 to update Windows Explorer, the file is visible again.

Scenario 2

The scroll box moves alternately to the right side and to the left side when you perform the following actions:

• You create many files that do not fit in a single Windows Explorer view.
• You select a file in any column other than the last column.
• You use the arrow keys to move between files.

Consider the following scenario:

• You are running a Windows Vista-based computer that has the Lzhfldr.dll file installed.
• In Windows Explorer, you double-click an .lzh file to open the associated compressed file.
• You drag the compressed file into a folder in the Folders pane of the same Windows Explorer window.

In this scenario, Windows Explorer exits unexpectedly. After you restart Windows Explorer, you notice that there is a new file in the destination folder. However, the file has a size of zero bytes.

Note: This issue does not occur if you drag the compressed file into another Windows Explorer window or onto the desktop.

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Consider the following scenario. You are running a Windows Vista-based computer. On this computer, you use Windows Explorer to rename a folder on a network share or in a redirected folder. In this scenario, the renamed folder disappears in Windows Explorer.

Additionally, the renamed folder reappears after you perform one of the following operations:

• You press F5 to update Windows Explorer.
• You close Windows Explorer, and then you reopen it.

Consider the following scenario:

• You connect more than one monitor on a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer.
• On a secondary monitor, you put a Windows Explorer window into full-screen mode by pressing the F11 key.

In this scenario, when you move the pointer to the top of the screen, the Windows Explorer navigation bar does not appear.

Notes:

• The navigation bar appears if the Windows Explorer window is maximized instead of in full-screen mode.
• The navigation bar appears if you switch out of full-screen mode by pressing the F11 key.

When you minimize Microsoft Windows Media Player to the Windows taskbar in Windows Vista, the player causes Windows Explorer to crash.

Consider the following scenario:

• You are running a Windows Vista-based computer.
• In Windows Explorer, you try to copy a file that contains extended attributes from an NTFS volume to a FAT volume.

In this scenario, you receive the following error message:

Copy File
Invalid MS-DOS function.
File Name
Type: File Type
Size: File Size
Data modified: Data
Try Again|Cancel

When you click Try Again, you receive the following error message:

Copy File
An unexpected error is preventing the operation. Make a note of this error code, which might be useful if you get additional help to resolve this problem:
Error 0×80004001: Not implemented
File Name
Type: File Type
Size: File Size
Data modified: Data
Try Again|Cancel