Missing Compatibility Tab

I've noticed that on my copy of Windows Vista I am missing my
Compatibility Tab in my Properties window. It shows as follows:

General Shortcut Security Details Previous Versions

Searching Google has proved mostly useless, though I did find a forum
post on another Windows website but no solution was determined there.
At least I know that I may not be the only one to have had this problem.

I did find the page on using application shortcuts by creating new
strings in regedit instead of an actual tab. I think that should work
just as well, though I'd like to know if there is a known solution or
patch for this problem.

Any thoughts?


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ThePickler

So your properties window doesn't look like this?

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locoeng

Vista Ultimate 32/64 bit dual boot
Gigabyte EP35 DS3R
XFX GeForce 8600GT
Corsair 520HX
G.Skill DDR II 800 X2 gigs
Seagate 120GB (IDE) X2
WD 750 (SATA)
Samsung SH203B SBO3 patched codeking
Pioneer 215L patched MCSE
NEC/Optiarc 7200S 1.06bt Liggy&Dee
Lite-On 20A1L BL06 -FB FBL EOS EOHT 6-

I have read the solution, but it makes little sense to me.

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*RE: Missing: Compatibility
Tab in Properties*
I finally fixed mine. My Vista was an upgrade from
XP, and for whatever
reason SYSTEMROOT and WINDIR in the registry were set to normal
strings,
instead of expandable ones. Thus, windows would literally call
%windir% and
rundll32 would crash as a result. Changing to expandable strings
remedies
Rundll AND re-enabled my compatibility tab.

Could you please help clarify this for me?

When I run a search for SYSTEMROOT and WINDIR I do get value data on
each of them but the changing to exapandable strings still makes no
sense.


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ThePickler