How do I remove folder template from a volume root?

[Roger Ashford]

Let me explain...I have 3 volumes on two drives: with 2 of them, when I open
the volume (by doucle-clicking the relevant drive icon in "My Computer", the
explorer window displays as if the a folder template has been selected (on
one volume the "Video Tasks" options appear in the Explorer bar, in the
other the "Music Tasks" options appear).

Now I know how to remove this feature from sub-folders within the volume
(from the folder options dialog, select the "Customize" tab and select
"Documents..." in the "Use this folder as a template:" combo), but the
"Customize" tab does not appear in the options dialog for the volume itself,
so how do I get rid of the customization?

This isn't just an appearance thing - because Windows thinks I'm storing
video or music files in the volumes, everything comes to a halt for minutes
at a time when I open them, presumably while Windows searches for
non-existent music tracks and video clips.

 

[Anando [MS-MVP]]

Hi Roger,
Your best bet would be to reset the folder views through tools>folder
options>view tab and click on "reset all folders".

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Anando
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
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[Roger Ashford]

Great - that worked

Hi Roger,
Your best bet would be to reset the folder views through tools>folder
options>view tab and click on "reset all folders".

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Anando
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
www.microsoft.com/mvp
www.mvps.org
www.dts-l.org