Windows Vista Compatibility files

[PuzzledAboutCompatibilityFiles]

There is a command button on the toolbar of the Documents folder that says
"Compatibility Files". Does anyone know what are they and why nothing is
mentioned about them in the Vista documentation? (at least not when searching
on "Compatibilty Files").

I ask because a program I was running created a folder and some files that I
wasn't able to see in the Documents folder (or from a command prompt) until I
clicked the Compatibilty Files button (by accident, really). The program was
a 32-bit Java program, and there were no compatibility issues I was aware of.
My file options were set to see hidden and system files, so I couldn't
understand why the files weren't appearing. Clicking on this button showed
the folders and files the Java program created, and a few other files I was
able to view before (however they showed different modification dates). I
wasn't able to see most of the other files and folders in the directory in
this Compatibility Files "view," however. What happened?

 

[controlu]

RE: Compatibility files

Me too. I get e-mailed pictures, they go into a folder and "poof", they're
gone until I click on that compatibility files thing. Can't copy them
anywhere either.
Please - need an answer.

"PuzzledAboutCompatibilityFiles" wrote:

> There is a command button on the toolbar of the Documents folder that says
> "Compatibility Files". Does anyone know what are they and why nothing is
> mentioned about them in the Vista documentation? (at least not when searching
> on "Compatibilty Files").
>
> I ask because a program I was running created a folder and some files that I
> wasn't able to see in the Documents folder (or from a command prompt) until I
> clicked the Compatibilty Files button (by accident, really). The program was
> a 32-bit Java program, and there were no compatibility issues I was aware of.
> My file options were set to see hidden and system files, so I couldn't
> understand why the files weren't appearing. Clicking on this button showed
> the folders and files the Java program created, and a few other files I was
> able to view before (however they showed different modification dates). I
> wasn't able to see most of the other files and folders in the directory in
> this Compatibility Files "view," however. What happened?
>

 

[Dave]

Re: Compatibility files

It seems you are trying to store them in a location Vista doesn't like.
http://www.hanselman.com/blog/Vista...crumptiousWonderThatIsFileVirtualization.aspx

Try saving them in C:\Users\youraccount\Pictures



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"controlu" <controlu@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5701830A-DAD6-40C6-AAB0-E66D1C849BDE@microsoft.com...
> Me too. I get e-mailed pictures, they go into a folder and "poof", they're
> gone until I click on that compatibility files thing. Can't copy them
> anywhere either.
> Please - need an answer.
>
> "PuzzledAboutCompatibilityFiles" wrote:
>
>> There is a command button on the toolbar of the Documents folder that
>> says
>> "Compatibility Files". Does anyone know what are they and why nothing is
>> mentioned about them in the Vista documentation? (at least not when
>> searching
>> on "Compatibilty Files").
>>
>> I ask because a program I was running created a folder and some files
>> that I
>> wasn't able to see in the Documents folder (or from a command prompt)
>> until I
>> clicked the Compatibilty Files button (by accident, really). The program
>> was
>> a 32-bit Java program, and there were no compatibility issues I was aware
>> of.
>> My file options were set to see hidden and system files, so I couldn't
>> understand why the files weren't appearing. Clicking on this button
>> showed
>> the folders and files the Java program created, and a few other files I
>> was
>> able to view before (however they showed different modification dates).
>> I
>> wasn't able to see most of the other files and folders in the directory
>> in
>> this Compatibility Files "view," however. What happened?
>>