I'm sure this is a simple request.
Whenever I open Windows Explorer to a folder I haven't defined, I'd
like it to open in Detail mode, not Tiles.
Where do I set that?
Mich
That will change all of the folders that I have defined to open in
filmstrip view or something else. I just want to change the default
for folders that I haven't defined which way I want to see them. So
instead of Tiles by default, I want Detail mode.
I'm sure this is a simple request.
Whenever I open Windows Explorer to a folder I haven't defined, I'd like it
to open in Detail mode, not Tiles.
Where do I set that?
Mich
I'm sure this is a simple request.
Whenever I open Windows Explorer to a folder I haven't defined, I'd like
it
to open in Detail mode, not Tiles.
Where do I set that?
Mich
But all of the answers so far pretty much say "I don't know how to do
that, or know if there is a way."
Maybe Windows 7 will give me the option...!
<SIGH!>
BillW50 said:In M Skabialka typed on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:44:46 -0500:
It works for me with hundreds of Windows systems I tried. It is one of the
first things I change on a new install, change the default from tile to
details and it stays forever. So I do know how to do that and I do know of
a way. And I really don't like the default as tile view. Luckily I only
have to put up with it just briefly during a fresh install. <grin>
I think WXP has no mechanism to remember whether a folder's view has
been changed; it only knows what the view is or should be now.
I did find one free, somewhat automated way for you to get things set
up the way you want, but you will have to test it out yourself.
Go to http://home.mchsi.com/~k.miller79/ and download
FolderViewMasterIII. Extract its contents to a folder of your choice.
When you run the script, you will see a number of cautionary and
information screens.
As an example of why it is not easy to do what you want to do, one of
the cautionary screens includes the following text:
"Also, different views are saved for 'My Documents' and its
subfolders, depending on how they are accessed:
'Desktop\My Documents'
'My Computer\My Documents'
'C:\Docs and Settings\<username>\My Documents'
are seperate and unique as far as views are concerned. You may want
to take a minute to verify which way you normally access these
folders by opening one and viewing the folder pane to determine the
path."
I have not used this script, so use it with caution.
-Paul Randall
Paul said:Hi, Bill
Because of the various ways that WXP decides what 'view' to use for any
particular folder it would be nice to have an automated way to set up
the views of various lists of folder paths in various ways.
For example, immediately after restoring to out of the box condition, I
would like folder My Pictures and its subfolders to have film strip
view, and all other folders to have details view. Do you know of a
VBScripting way to set the default view to details and then set the view
for a list of folders to some other view? I think something like that
would fit the OP's needs. Perhaps the script could be set up to work
for the logged on user or all users.
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