Registry hack to create "details" default folder view Windows 2000 & XP

[John Guderian]

I am trying to identify the appropriate registry keys to force the default
folder view of all windows 2000 & xp boxes to the "details" view. Does
anyone know how this could be done?

Please do not reference the "Tools -> Folder Options -> View -> "Apply to
all folders option after selecting a view.

I need this to be done through a logon script, or other auotmated method.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[Jerold Schulman]

I am trying to identify the appropriate registry keys to force the default
folder view of all windows 2000 & xp boxes to the "details" view. Does
anyone know how this could be done?

Please do not reference the "Tools -> Folder Options -> View -> "Apply to
all folders option after selecting a view.

I need this to be done through a logon script, or other auotmated method.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

See tip 764 in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsiinc.com

Jerold Schulman
Windows Server MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com

 

[John Guderian]

Thanks for the suggestion, however Im having difficulty finding the
difference with this method, and simply selecting "details" from the view
menu, and then having that view applied to all folders.

Since I still have to click "details" from the view menu with this method
its actually increaing the number of steps.

Im looking for a solution to apply this view to 65 computers with zero user
interaction. I just find it hard to believe there is no way to do this.

Thanks again.

 

[Jerold Schulman]

Do tip 764 on one computer.
Export HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Folder using
regedit /a DV.reg "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Folder"

Apply the DV.reg file to another computer and restart it.
If it sets detail view, you can use a startup script to set it to all the clients.

Thanks for the suggestion, however Im having difficulty finding the
difference with this method, and simply selecting "details" from the view
menu, and then having that view applied to all folders.

Since I still have to click "details" from the view menu with this method
its actually increaing the number of steps.

Im looking for a solution to apply this view to 65 computers with zero user
interaction. I just find it hard to believe there is no way to do this.

Thanks again.

Jerold Schulman
Windows Server MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com

 

[Matthias Tacke]

Do tip 764 on one computer.
Export HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Folder using
regedit /a DV.reg "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Folder"

Apply the DV.reg file to another computer and restart it.
If it sets detail view, you can use a startup script to set it to all the clients.

Hi Jerold,
good tip. But there may be specific programs installed on the template
computer. I compared a w2k with a xp pc and found several unique entries
which can't be duplicated without the programs being installed on the
dest pc.
Winmerge is quite handy to do such comparisons.
http://winmerge.sourceforge.net/

 

[John Guderian]

I tried this procedure exactly as instructed on tip 764, however it did not
work. In fact, these instructions had no effect on the folder views within
the template computer.

Has this procedure been tested?

If there are any other suggestions, please post them. This sounds like a
petty settings, but I have many people bugging me to get this working.

Thanks!

 

[Jerold Schulman]

After you set the registry, users will have to select detail view. Once they do, it sticks.

I tried this procedure exactly as instructed on tip 764, however it did not
work. In fact, these instructions had no effect on the folder views within
the template computer.

Has this procedure been tested?

If there are any other suggestions, please post them. This sounds like a
petty settings, but I have many people bugging me to get this working.

Thanks!

Jerold Schulman
Windows Server MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com

 

[Mark V]

I am trying to identify the appropriate registry keys to force
the default folder view of all windows 2000 & xp boxes to the
"details" view. Does anyone know how this could be done?

Please do not reference the "Tools -> Folder Options -> View ->
"Apply to all folders option after selecting a view.

I need this to be done through a logon script, or other
auotmated method.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

If what you want to accomplish can be done via the GUI and needs to
be done on many systems, and can't be set in the default profile, or
cannot be completed via conventional scripting, then why not just use
a compiled AutoIt (3) script to perform the GUI steps required? I've
never yet done such a task using AutoIt, but believe it would be
possible.