Folder customizing--they keep changing themselves

[rugrat0ne]

I've got windows xp, and I've been trying to customize
the folders in my "My Pictures" folder, but everytime I
put an image up on one folder, I find it mysteriously
appearing on other folders in totally unrelated areas
like a Chili Peppers pic on a family photo album or
something. Especially annoying is when I customize a
picture folder, then go to "My Music" to find all or some
of my music folders suddenly turned into photo albums
with images on the front. I change them back, go back
to "My Pictures" and guess what? They're all music
folders now. What the heck is wrong?

rugrat0ne

 

[rugrat0ne]

thanks for your input, but i'm still a bit confused.
What's a regedit, and what exactly am I trying to do? (I
learn faster if I know the why as well as the what, and I
don't speak computer really well yet )

Thanks
rugrat

 

[David Candy]

Read this from the bottom up, not top down.
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/r1027162603

 

[rugrat0ne]

No, I understood about getting the tweak off the website,
I'd been browsing it earlier. I just want to know what it
does, exactly.

rugs

 

[rugrat0ne]

Oh, nevermind, now i understand your post. But I don't
understand a word of the post you sent me to. Can I
assume that somebody up at MS didn't plan on us having
tons and tons of folders, basically?

rugs

 

[David Candy]

Which one?

1. Increasing the bag size won't help your situation.

2. Deleting the BagMRU and Bags key does a similar but better job of Resetting the folder views.

3. However your problem is sniffing. It thinks it's a picture folder or disk. A folder/disk is sniffed when opened if there are no saved settings. Then the results of the sniff are saved and taken from settings (under Bags) subsequent times a folder is opened.

 

[David Candy]

Sorry I'm actually answering a very similar named thread. Ignore all my input here.

 

[Kelly]

Hi,

A regedit makes changes to your system registry. This edit is safe and will
cause no harm.

If you are wanting to learn how to use the registry:

HOW TO: Back Up, Edit, and Restore the Registry in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;322756

Windows Registry Tutorial
http://www.winguides.com/article.php?id=1&guide=registry

/xp_tweaks.htm

Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm