list default - take two (first 2 suggestions don't work"

[Guest]

how do i make list the power up default for open windows instead of the icon
default?

the two answers i got were like:

Open an Explorer window such as My Computer. View>List (and set the rest
of the window the way you like). Then Folder Options>View and click the
button that says something like "Apply to all folders".

unfortunately, in windows xp pro, Folder Options > View >List has no "apply
to all folders options.

and when i DO select list instead of icons, the selection only applies to
that folder, not all folders on the computer. not even if i try this from
windows explorer at the top level. does anyone have any other ideas?

 

[Malke]

how do i make list the power up default for open windows instead of the icon
default?

the two answers i got were like:

Open an Explorer window such as My Computer. View>List (and set the rest
of the window the way you like). Then Folder Options>View and click the
button that says something like "Apply to all folders".

unfortunately, in windows xp pro, Folder Options > View >List has no "apply
to all folders options.

and when i DO select list instead of icons, the selection only applies to
that folder, not all folders on the computer. not even if i try this from
windows explorer at the top level. does anyone have any other ideas?

It didn't work because you did it incorrectly. There is no Folder
Options>View>List.

First set a window to look the way you want it. View>List, show the
toolbars you want, etc. Then from the same window (My Computer for ex.)
click on Tools>Folder Options>View tab. On this View tab is a button at
the top (I'm going from memory here) that says something like "Apply to
all folders". Click this and you'll get a little dialog box that says
basically "from now on, your choices will apply to all folders". You
click OK and then Apply/OK out.


Malke

 

[dobey]

how do i make list the power up default for open windows instead of the
icon
default?

the two answers i got were like:

Open an Explorer window such as My Computer. View>List (and set the rest
of the window the way you like). Then Folder Options>View and click the
button that says something like "Apply to all folders".

unfortunately, in windows xp pro, Folder Options > View >List has no
"apply
to all folders options.

and when i DO select list instead of icons, the selection only applies to
that folder, not all folders on the computer. not even if i try this from
windows explorer at the top level. does anyone have any other ideas?

Set up a folder with the view you want,

Go to Tools > Folder View > List > View, click "Apply to all folders"

You may want to check or uncheck "Remember each folders view settings", that
way if you want one or two folders to have a different view it will be
remembered.