Control panel wont display icons anymore, just displays list.

[Kevin J. Nielsen]

Every time I use my control panel it displays a list of the items instead of
icons. I always change it back to icons but it keep reverting back to list.

I have checked the "remember each folders view settings" . I have held down
the ctrl key as I close control panel in every way: using <file> <close>,
using the "x" and using the little icon in the upper left corner.


Please help, does anyone know of a way to make it stay the way I put it?

Thank You

Kevin Nielsen

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Kevin,

WindowsXP will remember the settings of up to 400 folders, after that it
starts forgetting some. See this from MVP Kelly for a way to increase this
number:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Line 2, increase the folder view size limit to 8000

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[Kevin J. Nielsen]

I know it is supposed to remember, but it wont remember the view settings on
this folder or any other. At one time, I had the "remember each folders
view settings" box unchecked so I could get all folders to detail in windows
explorer. Now everything is detail and I cant get it to go back to
remembering each folders view settings.

I have checked the "remember each folders view settings" box again and
I have changed the view settings for this folder and others. Everything
still keeps going back to detail.

Thanks for trying.

Kevin

 

[David Candy]

Kelly's file also deletes the data store. So it will start remembering afresh.

 

[Kevin J. Nielsen]

I know it is supposed to remember, but it wont remember the view settings on
this folder or any other. At one time, I had the "remember each folders
view settings" box unchecked so I could get all folders to detail in windows
explorer. Now everything is detail and I cant get it to go back to
remembering each folders view settings.

I have checked the "remember each folders view settings" box again and
I have changed the view settings for this folder and others. Everything
still keeps going back to detail.

Thanks for trying.

Kevin

 

[Kelly]

Kevin,

First off, which other folders, system folders, perhaps? Either way, start
with checking your Control Panel choices: Right click the Start
button/Properties/Customize/Advanced/Control Panel: Display as....

Also, which view are using via the Control Panel? Classic or Category?

 

[Kevin J. Nielsen]

I have made a shortcut to the control panel so I just double click the icon
and it comes up. Sometimes its icons and sometimes its detail. I am trying
to get it to stay icons, the same with many other folders I have.

I have everything set to classic view

Your fix is different, I have never tried it. Hope it works.

Thank You.

Kevin

 

[Swifty]

If it is any consolation, I'm in exactly the same situation. I have
"remember folder settings" and "Classic view" in effect.

My hypothesis is that the Control panel is not a real folder, so it is not
allowed to remember your "icon" settings, even if other folders do.

A bypass, albeit amazingly tedious, is to set your default the way you want
the control panel to behave, then set *everything* else to the way you want
them (details, in my case).

I tried this, but gave up after three months.