unwanted columns in windows explorer that i can't make go away

[Guest]

I recently noticed that all folders in my computer (running XP SP2) display
the artist, album title, year, etc. columns that one would expect to see when
the folder contains music. Going into view>properties>customise and chosing
"Documents" or "Video" doesn't help - those columns are still there.
How do I remove them globally, without having to go into every folder and
change them manually?

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

I recently noticed that all folders in my computer (running XP SP2)
display the artist, album title, year, etc. columns that one would
expect to see when the folder contains music.

Explorer > View > Choose Details > untick the items above > OK > Tools >
Folder Options > View > Apply to all folders > OK.

 

[Guest]

perfect. thanks!

Explorer > View > Choose Details > untick the items above > OK > Tools >
Folder Options > View > Apply to all folders > OK.

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

perfect. thanks!

You're welcome!

 

[Rob Kraft]

Do you know if there is a way to do this on Vista; and make it stick? I have
done it at least 10 times to my documents folder but within a few weeks it
begins showing artist, genre, etc. again. This is some sort of Vista bug.
Maybe it occurs when Vista updates are applied.