When you use Windows Explorer to view an HD DVD on a Windows Vista-based computer, the icon for the file is displayed correctly. However, you cannot complete the following operations successfully for files that are located on the HD DVD:

• You cannot view the properties of a file.
• You cannot copy a file to another location.
• You cannot delete a file.
• You cannot move a file to another location.

There are many ways to copy and move files from one location to another. I tend to first open two windows, one being the source, the other the destination, and then drag the file from one to the other. Cut/Copy and Paste is another common means of getting your files were you want them to go. Another option is available in Vista, as I found at the Error Forum, but it doesn’t show up by default. Here’s how you can add Copy to Folder… and Move to Folder… options to your right-click menu. Keep reading →

When you try to move a folder in Windows Vista to a mount point folder that is located on the same disk, you receive the following error message:

Destination Folder Access Denied – You need permissions to perform this action

This problem does not occur when you move the folder to a mount point on a different disk. Additionally, this problem does not occur when you copy the folder to the mount point folder instead of moving the folder.

This problem occurs regardless of the User Account Control (UAC) settings or the user account permissions that are configured in Windows Vista.

When you try to move a public folder in Windows Vista, the Move button may be missing from the Location tab of the folder properties.

When you try to use the move command to move a file to or from a folder in a Microsoft Windows Imaging Format (WIM) image file, you may receive the following error message:

The request is not supported