Default folder view

[Rich]

With Vista it seems that every time I change a folder to details view, the
columns are setup for Pictures and Videos i.e. "Date taken", "Tags",
"Rating" etc...

How can I change it so that whenever I select details view for a folder it
displays standard columns for documents?

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Rich

View, Choose Details?


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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[Keith Miller MVP]

Right-click in a blank area of the folder window, choose 'Customize this
Folder...', in the template selection drop-list, choose 'All Items'.

 

[Rich]

My problem is that when I do that the resulting view has columns for "Photos
and Videos", I want the default detail view to be "Documents" or "All
items".

 

[Rich]

Any way to choose "All Items" as the default for *all* folders?

Right-click in a blank area of the folder window, choose 'Customize this
Folder...', in the template selection drop-list, choose 'All Items'.


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Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

With Vista it seems that every time I change a folder to details view,
the columns are setup for Pictures and Videos i.e. "Date taken", "Tags",
"Rating" etc...

How can I change it so that whenever I select details view for a folder
it displays standard columns for documents?

 

[Keith Miller MVP]

Copy the text between the lines below into notepad & save as a .reg file.
Watch out for line wrap -- [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\...\Shell] is all one line,
there is a space between 'Local' and 'Settings'.

--------------------------------------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local
Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\AllFolders\Shell]
"FolderType"="NotSpecified"

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Merging the .reg file will set the 'All Items' template for any folders that
don't currently have a view saved with a different template. You can clear
all saved views by deleting the

"HKCU\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags"

key BEFORE merging the .reg file. If any folders open with a different
template after clearing the 'Bags' key & merging the .reg file, they most
likely have a template specified via their desktop.ini file.


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Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

Any way to choose "All Items" as the default for *all* folders?

Right-click in a blank area of the folder window, choose 'Customize this
Folder...', in the template selection drop-list, choose 'All Items'.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

With Vista it seems that every time I change a folder to details view,
the columns are setup for Pictures and Videos i.e. "Date taken", "Tags",
"Rating" etc...

How can I change it so that whenever I select details view for a folder
it displays standard columns for documents?

 

[Rich]

Thanks Keith - I owe you one.

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Rich

Copy the text between the lines below into notepad & save as a .reg file.
Watch out for line wrap -- [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\...\Shell] is all one line,
there is a space between 'Local' and 'Settings'.

--------------------------------------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local
Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\AllFolders\Shell]
"FolderType"="NotSpecified"

--------------------------------------------------

Merging the .reg file will set the 'All Items' template for any folders
that
don't currently have a view saved with a different template. You can
clear
all saved views by deleting the

"HKCU\Software\Classes\Local
Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags"

key BEFORE merging the .reg file. If any folders open with a different
template after clearing the 'Bags' key & merging the .reg file, they most
likely have a template specified via their desktop.ini file.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

Any way to choose "All Items" as the default for *all* folders?

Right-click in a blank area of the folder window, choose 'Customize this
Folder...', in the template selection drop-list, choose 'All Items'.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

With Vista it seems that every time I change a folder to details view,
the columns are setup for Pictures and Videos i.e. "Date taken",
"Tags", "Rating" etc...

How can I change it so that whenever I select details view for a folder
it displays standard columns for documents?