Need 2 registry tweaks: windows explorer always dual pane AND windows explorer always detail view

[Eric]

I would much appreciate some assistance.

I need 2 registry tweaks that accomplish the following.

1) Windows Explorer should always launch in dual-pane mode, no matter
if it's triggered by selecting the Windows Explorer shortcut, or by
double-clicking on a drive and/or folder shortcut.

2) Windows Explorer should always be in detail view mode.

I know about getting things the way you want them and then doing the
TOOLS>FOLDER OPTIONS>VIEW>APPLY TO ALL FOLDERS thing, but this is a
company PC and they do a bunch of weird stuff and it simply doesn't
work, hence these need to be registry edits, not some other form of
tweak.

Thanks in advance, all assistance appreciated.

Eric

 

[George Valkov]

:
|I would much appreciate some assistance.
|
| I need 2 registry tweaks that accomplish the following.
|
| 1) Windows Explorer should always launch in dual-pane mode, no matter
| if it's triggered by selecting the Windows Explorer shortcut, or by
| double-clicking on a drive and/or folder shortcut.

Hey Eric, do you mean that you want the folders to run in one instance of
explorer.exe, while the desktop runs from another?

Folder Options --> View --> [x] Launch folder windows in a separate process


| 2) Windows Explorer should always be in detail view mode.
|
| I know about getting things the way you want them and then doing the
| TOOLS>FOLDER OPTIONS>VIEW>APPLY TO ALL FOLDERS thing, but this is a
| company PC and they do a bunch of weird stuff and it simply doesn't
| work, hence these need to be registry edits, not some other form of
| tweak.
|
| Thanks in advance, all assistance appreciated.
|
| Eric
|

 

[Eric]

Hi George,

No, I mean that whenever I use Windows Explorer, it's a dual-pane
interface (directories on the left, subdirectories and files on the
right) no matter how Windows Explorer is activated. Does that make
sense?

Thanks,
Eric

 

[TaurArian [MS-MVP]]

Some info here you might wish to read to see if anything is of use or helpful to start you
off

HOW TO: Customize the Windows Explorer Views in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307856

Explorer.exe Command-Line Options for Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=314853


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|I would much appreciate some assistance.
|
| I need 2 registry tweaks that accomplish the following.
|
| 1) Windows Explorer should always launch in dual-pane mode, no matter
| if it's triggered by selecting the Windows Explorer shortcut, or by
| double-clicking on a drive and/or folder shortcut.
|
| 2) Windows Explorer should always be in detail view mode.
|
| I know about getting things the way you want them and then doing the
| TOOLS>FOLDER OPTIONS>VIEW>APPLY TO ALL FOLDERS thing, but this is a
| company PC and they do a bunch of weird stuff and it simply doesn't
| work, hence these need to be registry edits, not some other form of
| tweak.
|
| Thanks in advance, all assistance appreciated.
|
| Eric
|

 

[George Valkov]

Hello Eric, do You mean the folder tree view?
Modify the shortcut in Start Menu, All Programs, Accessories - Windows
Explorer - properties. Try some of these:
explorer.exe /e
explorer.exe /e,
explorer.exe /e, c:\windows
explorer.exe /e, %homedrive%%homepath%\Desktop

Don't use the My Computer icon, instead copy that shortcut to a convenient
place and use it.


George Valkov

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:
| Hi George,
|
| No, I mean that whenever I use Windows Explorer, it's a dual-pane
| interface (directories on the left, subdirectories and files on the
| right) no matter how Windows Explorer is activated. Does that make
| sense?
|
| Thanks,
| Eric
|
| > "Eric" wrote:
| >
| > |I would much appreciate some assistance.
| > |
| > | I need 2 registry tweaks that accomplish the following.
| > |
| > | 1) Windows Explorer should always launch in dual-pane mode, no matter
| > | if it's triggered by selecting the Windows Explorer shortcut, or by
| > | double-clicking on a drive and/or folder shortcut.
| >
| > Hey Eric, do you mean that you want the folders to run in one instance
of
| > explorer.exe, while the desktop runs from another?
| >
| > Folder Options --> View --> [x] Launch folder windows in a separate
process
| >
| > | 2) Windows Explorer should always be in detail view mode.
| > |
| > | I know about getting things the way you want them and then doing the
| > | TOOLS>FOLDER OPTIONS>VIEW>APPLY TO ALL FOLDERS thing, but this is a
| > | company PC and they do a bunch of weird stuff and it simply doesn't
| > | work, hence these need to be registry edits, not some other form of
| > | tweak.
| > |
| > | Thanks in advance, all assistance appreciated.
| > |
| > | Eric
| > |
|
|

 

[iPC]

OPEN MY COMPUTER>VIEWS MENU>DETAILS

In same window, go to TOOLS MENU>FOLDER OPTIONS>FILE TYPES
TAB>FOLDER>ADVANCED>EXPLORE>SET DEFAULT>APPLY

In same window, go to VIEW TAB>APPLY TO ALL FOLDERS>OK