File Size Column missing in vista or Windows 2008 server

Recently I noticed that in my Vista’s Windows Explorer there’s apparently no file size column anymore! I can remember seeing that after upgrading to Vista, so definitely not Vista issues.

So after a lot of Googling around, I’ve come to realize that the main culprit is Windows Search 4.0 for Windows Vista (KB940157), which comes with Automatic Updates.

The solution for this mess is to delete the following registry key:

HKLM \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \PropertySystem \PropertySchema \@CachedSchema

After that don’t forget to restart your PC. Then the file column will magically reappear. I’ve tested this solution on Windows 2008 Server as well.

Source : Microsoft Technet

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