Folder View Preferences

[Jimmy]

For some unknown reason (yeah, I know that's lame) folders
everywhere have reverted to icon view. I can try to force
a change using the Folder View Options, View, Apply to All
Folders... but it won't "stick". I've played with
checking and unchecking the "Remember folder settings" and
other things but nothing seems to correct the issue. Oh,
at the same time, folders that open (like Control Panel or
folders on the desktop) won't maintain the size/shape that
I have specified.

What's the fix? Thanks....

Jim

 

[Thorsten Matzner]

For some unknown reason (yeah, I know that's lame) folders
everywhere have reverted to icon view. I can try to force
a change using the Folder View Options, View, Apply to All
Folders... but it won't "stick". I've played with
checking and unchecking the "Remember folder settings" and
other things but nothing seems to correct the issue. Oh,
at the same time, folders that open (like Control Panel or
folders on the desktop) won't maintain the size/shape that
I have specified.

Delete the Registry keys
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags and
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU, both with
all the subentries, then create new keys "BagMRU" and "Bags" here. At
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam create a new
DWORD entry
BagMRU Size
and set this to
5000 (decimal)
Restart the computer. Re-apply the settings.

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----


Delete the Registry keys
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags and
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU, both with
all the subentries, then create new keys "BagMRU" and "Bags" here. At
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam create a new
DWORD entry
BagMRU Size
and set this to
5000 (decimal)
Restart the computer. Re-apply the settings.

Did that, and it didn't work. Should I have deleted the
BagMRU and Bags from the ShellNoRoam like I did from the
Shell key?

Jim

 

[Kelly]

Hi Jimmy,

Windows remembers 400 folder settings. When that number is reached some
settings aren't retained any longer. You can change this to 8000 by adding
this edit to the registry.

Run this edit, then reset your preferred folder options:

Increase Folder View Options Limit: (Line 2)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

To use the Regedit: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it
and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by
right clicking on the file and selecting Edit.

Windows Explorer/View/[Select Accordingly]. Then Tools/Folder
Options/View/Apply to All Folders.



Registry Edits, Tips and Tricks for XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

 

[Guest]

Still won't obey "Apply to All Folders", but at least it
does honor last setting, so I'm manually resetting each
and every folder.

I didn't think I had that many folders (that it would need
to be boosted to 8000). Maybe from ones that have been
made and deleted... do they count? Any way to clear that
all out and reset?

Jim

-----Original Message-----
Hi Jimmy,

Run this edit, then reset your preferred folder options:

Increase Folder View Options Limit: (Line 2)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
....
Windows Explorer/View/[Select Accordingly]. Then Tools/Folder
Options/View/Apply to All Folders.

news:[email protected]...

a change using the Folder View Options, View, Apply to All
Folders... but it won't "stick". I've played with
checking and unchecking the "Remember folder settings" and
other things but nothing seems to correct the issue. Oh,
at the same time, folders that open (like Control Panel or
folders on the desktop) won't maintain the size/shape that
I have specified.

What's the fix? Thanks....

Jim