No Text in User Folder

[Guest]

I'm not sure what has changed, but my user folder now does not display text
next to the icons when I'm in one of the "icon" modes. You can see here what
I mean:

http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/1220/folderissue1qj3.jpg

I tried modifying the desktop.ini file, but there isn't one in the folder.
I tried resetting all folder displays and it not fix the problem. This
behavior only comes up when my user folder is opened using the special link
either on the dektop or start menu. If I navigate there directly
(C:\Users\...) the folder works fine. Also if I open the folder in a
program’s File/Open window, the display works fine.

This second picture shows that the text works when set to display Tiles (the
text also displays properly in Details view):
http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/9290/folderissue2sy5.jpg

This is an odd bug and minor annoyance. Has anyone else seen this or have
an idea as to how to repair this?

 

[Rock]

I'm not sure what has changed, but my user folder now does not display
text
next to the icons when I'm in one of the "icon" modes. You can see here
what
I mean:

http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/1220/folderissue1qj3.jpg

I tried modifying the desktop.ini file, but there isn't one in the folder.
I tried resetting all folder displays and it not fix the problem. This
behavior only comes up when my user folder is opened using the special
link
either on the dektop or start menu. If I navigate there directly
(C:\Users\...) the folder works fine. Also if I open the folder in a
program’s File/Open window, the display works fine.

This second picture shows that the text works when set to display Tiles
(the
text also displays properly in Details view):
http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/9290/folderissue2sy5.jpg

This is an odd bug and minor annoyance. Has anyone else seen this or have
an idea as to how to repair this?

Change to the list view, then hold down ctrl and click on one of the icon
views. It's a toggle.

 

[Rock]

I'm not sure what has changed, but my user folder now does not display
text
next to the icons when I'm in one of the "icon" modes. You can see here
what
I mean:

http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/1220/folderissue1qj3.jpg

I tried modifying the desktop.ini file, but there isn't one in the folder.
I tried resetting all folder displays and it not fix the problem. This
behavior only comes up when my user folder is opened using the special
link
either on the dektop or start menu. If I navigate there directly
(C:\Users\...) the folder works fine. Also if I open the folder in a
program’s File/Open window, the display works fine.

This second picture shows that the text works when set to display Tiles
(the
text also displays properly in Details view):
http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/9290/folderissue2sy5.jpg

This is an odd bug and minor annoyance. Has anyone else seen this or have
an idea as to how to repair this?

Hmm..now that I switched to no text display it won't switch back...lol.

 

[Keith Miller MVP]

I think it's the <Shift> key, but it's acting weird for me, too. I managed
to lose text on details view!!!

 

[Guest]

Now i've done it:
First it kinda trimed the labels, like the icon above it was overlayed about
half of the text...then i closed it and re-opened it and all 'icon' views
have no text. Details, list and tile view still labelled...keep you posted.
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I think it's the <Shift> key, but it's acting weird for me, too. I managed
to lose text on details view!!!

--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

Hmm..now that I switched to no text display it won't switch back...lol.

 

[Rock]

I think it's the <Shift> key, but it's acting weird for me, too. I managed
to lose text on details view!!!

--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

Hmm..now that I switched to no text display it won't switch back...lol.

It was shift in XP, but I was toggling with both of them and thought ctrl is
what changed it once, but not repeatable. I found the way..lol. Right
click a blank area of the windows and uncheck Hide text names

 

[Rock]

I think it's the <Shift> key, but it's acting weird for me, too. I managed
to lose text on details view!!!

--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

Hmm..now that I switched to no text display it won't switch back...lol.

Ack to0 fast on that last post, right click a blank area, View, uncheck Hide
file names.

 

[Rock]

I'm not sure what has changed, but my user folder now does not display
text
next to the icons when I'm in one of the "icon" modes. You can see here
what
I mean:

http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/1220/folderissue1qj3.jpg

I tried modifying the desktop.ini file, but there isn't one in the folder.
I tried resetting all folder displays and it not fix the problem. This
behavior only comes up when my user folder is opened using the special
link
either on the dektop or start menu. If I navigate there directly
(C:\Users\...) the folder works fine. Also if I open the folder in a
program’s File/Open window, the display works fine.

This second picture shows that the text works when set to display Tiles
(the
text also displays properly in Details view):
http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/9290/folderissue2sy5.jpg

This is an odd bug and minor annoyance. Has anyone else seen this or have
an idea as to how to repair this?

Right click a blank area in that folder, View, Uncheck Hide file names.

 

[Guest]

Right click a blank area in that folder, View, Uncheck Hide file names.

I did manage to fix the problem somehow - I tried a number of things and
nothing worked until i closed the window and reopened it. I never saw "Hide
file names" though..

 

[Rock]

I did manage to fix the problem somehow - I tried a number of things and
nothing worked until i closed the window and reopened it. I never saw
"Hide
file names" though..

Glad you got it, but it's there.

 

[Keith Miller MVP]

I thought I had seen that a few days ago -- then couldn't find it for the
life of me!

Turns out, the folder template has to be set as 'Pictures and Video' for
that option to appear.

 

[Rock]

I thought I had seen that a few days ago -- then couldn't find it for the
life of me!

Turns out, the folder template has to be set as 'Pictures and Video' for
that option to appear.

Ah, finally all the pieces of the puzzle.

 

[Keith Miller MVP]

Ah, finally all the pieces of the puzzle.

We still have erratic behavior of the <Shift>+<Icon View> in non-Picture
folders that don't allow customization, i.e. the UserName folder