Folder View problem

[Ben Hardy]

I would like to have Win XP Home remember my Folder settings but it
plain refuses to do so.
I have scoured the web and found many mentions of the fact that normally
it will only remember 400 settings and after that starts deleting them.
I have also attempted the Registry fix regarding the 'BagMRU Size'
changes and have implemented them.
It still doesn't work!
All I want to do is have the entire contents of the 'My Pictures' folder
(and sub-folders)to view in Thumbnails, the Control Panel to view in
Icons and all other folders to view in Details.
Is this possible?

 

[Keith Miller MVP]

I've written a script that will apply all the view customizations you can set to all of a folder's
subfolders. Right-click the link below & save to your computer. The zip file contains a readme
file & the script itself.

http://mysite.verizon.net/res18hr7/FVM3.zip

You can select a folder & configure its view settings, then those are set to be inherited by all
subfolders (you have the option of saving or wiping out current saved views) . You can set a
default for My Pics, another for My Music, and then a more generic default for My Computer. The
inheritance settings are separate from the folder view itself -- for example, you can set a
non-grouped view to be the default inheritance for My Computer, then return My Computer to its
standard 'group by type' layout after running the script without affecting the default view you have
set.

 

[Ben Hardy]

That is excellent, thank you so much.
It's small, it's simple to use and above all it works a treat.
Much appreciated.
Ben

 

[Keith Miller MVP]

You're welcome. Thanks for the feedback.