Right Click Folder Details Bar Columns Drop Down List Order "Bit Rate" is hidden

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JJ

When you have a Folder set to display in Details View, you pick and
choose which detail columns to display.

The drop down list has X number of entries and then the word MORE
which displays even more details / column choices to turn on or off.

"Bit Rate" has always been in the drop down list, and not hidden until
you click on MORE...

I installed something on my PC, I think it is something that can
reveal codecs in the details view, but anyway, "Bit Rate" (which is
something I want to see quite often) is now shoved down on the list so
you can see it to turn it on or off, until you click on MORE... to see
additional details.

When you click MORE... there are four text buttons
SHOW
HIDE
MOVE UP
MOVE DOWN

and a text box

Width of Selected Column

One would think the MOVE UP, MOVE DOWN option allows you to adjust the
order of the drop down list, and it appears to do so, but as soon as I
exit by mousing on OK, this does not occur and "Bit Rate" is still
below the threshold i.e. it is hidden till you mouse on MORE....

Maybe all the MOVE UP, MOVE DOWN buttons do is MOVE SIDEWAYS, i.e.
affect the horizontal order of the columns displayed IF THEY ARE
CHECKED, and maybe the Width of selected column affects how many
pixels wide the column is if it is dispalyed.

HOW CAN I MOVE "Bit Rate" into the top of the available choices and
move some other detail like Muxer, Codecs or whatever down into the
MORE... list?
John "J.J." Jackson
 
To change the details displayed, on the View menu, click Choose Details. In
the Choose Details dialog box, click to select or clear the items you want
to view.

To change the order of the columns, in the Choose Details dialog box, click
Move Up or Move Down.

You can also left click and drag columns to any order you want.

You can also right click the column header and select and unselect Details.

You can also right click the column header, scroll down and select More...

You can also...

Click and Drag a header divider to change the width of a column.

Double click the header divider to open a column to the width needed to view
the longest entry. You have to drag it back to get it to be narrow again.

Ctrl + + (Hold the Ctrl key down and press the plus key on the numeric
keypad), this will adjust the all the column widths to the longest entry.
You have to drag them back to get them narrow again.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
 
Thanks for responding, but this is all stuff I know (most of it).
Sorry but none of your suggestions address my question.

I can turn on display bit rate no problem. Thing is it is not in the
top list, the initial list of choices you see when you right click on
the column header.

It USED TO BE and it is on my other system. I think I installed
something, perhaps that can reveals additional file details, e.g.
muxer and/or codecs and maybe that pushed Bit Rate down on the list,
i.e. off the intial list, so you can not even get to it, without
mousing on MORE at the bottom of the drop down list of items to
display.

I just trieds something which was to right click on the folder /
customize / use this folder type as a template / specified music and
apply template to subfolders.

This did not cause Bit Rate to appear in the initial drop down list
when you right click on the column header. Right clicking is the
method I use most often.

The Menu Bar / View / Choose File Details seems to skip the
intermediate list and takes you to the full list of details that are
available.

Wesley Vogel said:
To change the details displayed, on the View menu, click Choose Details. In
the Choose Details dialog box, click to select or clear the items you want
to view.

To change the order of the columns, in the Choose Details dialog box, click
Move Up or Move Down.

You can also left click and drag columns to any order you want.

You can also right click the column header and select and unselect Details.

You can also right click the column header, scroll down and select More...

You can also...

Click and Drag a header divider to change the width of a column.

Double click the header divider to open a column to the width needed to view
the longest entry. You have to drag it back to get it to be narrow again.

Ctrl + + (Hold the Ctrl key down and press the plus key on the numeric
keypad), this will adjust the all the column widths to the longest entry.
You have to drag them back to get them narrow again.
Click to expand...

John "J.J." Jackson
 
Wesley Vogel said:
So, WTF was your question? You snipped it.
Click to expand...
Here is my original question again. Note I can turn BitRate on and
off, it is just that on ONE of my two systems that field/column is no
longer in the initial top drop down list when you right click on the
column header bar.

When you have a Folder set to display in Details View, you pick and
choose which detail columns to display.

The drop down list has X number of entries and then the word MORE
which displays even more details / column choices to turn on or off.

"Bit Rate" has always been in the drop down list, and not hidden until
you click on MORE...

I installed something on my PC, I think it is something that can
reveal codecs in the details view, but anyway, "Bit Rate" (which is
something I want to see quite often) is now shoved down on the list so
you can see it to turn it on or off, until you click on MORE... to see
additional details.

When you click MORE... there are four text buttons
SHOW
HIDE
MOVE UP
MOVE DOWN

and a text box

Width of Selected Column

One would think the MOVE UP, MOVE DOWN option allows you to adjust the
order of the drop down list, and it appears to do so, but as soon as I
exit by mousing on OK, this does not occur and "Bit Rate" is still
below the threshold i.e. it is hidden till you mouse on MORE....

Maybe all the MOVE UP, MOVE DOWN buttons do is MOVE SIDEWAYS, i.e.
affect the horizontal order of the columns displayed IF THEY ARE
CHECKED, and maybe the Width of selected column affects how many
pixels wide the column is if it is dispalyed.

HOW CAN I MOVE "Bit Rate" into the top of the available choices and
move some other detail like Muxer, Codecs or whatever down into the
MORE... list?
John "J.J." Jackson
John "J.J." Jackson
 
Whatever you installed must have screwed this up.

The SHOW and HIDE buttons do the same thing as clicking to add a checkmark
or remove a checkmark from a detail in the Choose Details dialog. You can
also get this by clicking View on the Menu Bar and then clicking Choose
Details. MORE from the drop down list also opens the Choose Details dialog.

Width of Selected Column is the size of the column in pixels. This can be
changed by typing the number of pixels in the box or...

1. Click and Drag a header divider to change the width of a column.

2. Double click the header divider to open a column to the width needed to
view the longest entry. You have to drag it back to get it to be narrow
again.

3. Ctrl + + (Hold the Ctrl key down and press the plus key on the numeric
keypad), this will adjust the all the column widths to the longest entry.
You have to drag them back to get them narrow again.

The Move UP and Move Down buttons move the selected item up or down in the
Choose Details dialog. What they really do is move the column headers Left
or Right when you have Details View selected in any folder. You can do the
same thing by left clicking and dragging the column headers in a folder to
change the order. The Move UP and Move Down buttons do not do anything with
the drop down list.

Look at Available Column Settings here.
How to Change Column Settings in Windows Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310297

Do you see what order they are in? That is the order that you should have.
Notice how Bit Rate is way down between Duration and Protected.

SWAG: This looks to be a combination of these keys and something else that I
am not aware of...

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*
Value Name: InfoTip
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: prop:Type;DocAuthor;DocTitle;DocSubject;DocComments;Write;Size

Value Name: QuickTip
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: prop:Type;Size

Value Name: TileInfo
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: prop:Type;Size

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\audio
Value Name: Details
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: prop:Name;Size;Type;Artist;Album;Year;Track;Duration

Value Name: InfoTip
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: prop:Artist;Album;Year;Track;Duration;Type;Bitrate;Size

Value Name: TileInfo
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: prop:Artist;Album;Duration

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image
Value Name: Details
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: prop:Name;Type;Dimensions;Size;Write

Value Name: InfoTip
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: prop:Dimensions;WhenTaken;DocTitle;DocComments;
CameraModel;Type;Size

Value Name: TileInfo
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: prop:Dimensions;Type;Size

The Available Column Settings are: Owner, Name, Size, Type, Date Modified,
Status, Attributes, Author, Title, Subject, Category, Pages, Comments,
Copyright, Date Created, Date Accessed,Attributes, Artist, Album Title,
Year, Track Number, Genre, Duration, Bit Rate, Protected, Camera Model, Date
Picture Taken, Dimensions, Company, Description, File Version, Product Name
and Product Version.
From...
How to Change Column Settings in Windows Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310297

Open your registry and compare the values in
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*
and
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\audio
and
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image
with what I showed above.

Post back if they are different.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
 
I think his problem might be here, Wes:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ColumnHandlers
 
Hi Keith,

Nothing much in that key, but if it's messed up, there you are. Or I
suppose if an application has added something there you aren't.

Mine.

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ColumnHandlers]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ColumnHandlers\
{0D2E74C4-3C34-11d2-A27E-00C04FC30871}]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ColumnHandlers\
{24F14F01-7B1C-11d1-838f-0000F80461CF}]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ColumnHandlers\
{24F14F02-7B1C-11d1-838f-0000F80461CF}]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ColumnHandlers\
{66742402-F9B9-11D1-A202-0000F81FEDEE}]
@=""

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\
shellex\ColumnHandlers is the same as HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.

Searching my registry for these CLSIDs
{0D2E74C4-3C34-11d2-A27E-00C04FC30871}
{24F14F01-7B1C-11d1-838f-0000F80461CF}
{24F14F02-7B1C-11d1-838f-0000F80461CF}
offered no clues except SHELL32.DLL.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
Keith Miller MVP said:
I think his problem might be here, Wes:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ColumnHandlers


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]


Wesley Vogel said:
Whatever you installed must have screwed this up.

The SHOW and HIDE buttons do the same thing as clicking to add a
checkmark or remove a checkmark from a detail in the Choose Details
dialog. You can also get this by clicking View on the Menu Bar and then
clicking Choose Details. MORE from the drop down list also opens the
Choose Details dialog.

Width of Selected Column is the size of the column in pixels. This can
be changed by typing the number of pixels in the box or...

1. Click and Drag a header divider to change the width of a column.

2. Double click the header divider to open a column to the width needed
to view the longest entry. You have to drag it back to get it to be
narrow again.

3. Ctrl + + (Hold the Ctrl key down and press the plus key on the numeric
keypad), this will adjust the all the column widths to the longest entry.
You have to drag them back to get them narrow again.

The Move UP and Move Down buttons move the selected item up or down in
the Choose Details dialog. What they really do is move the column
headers Left or Right when you have Details View selected in any folder.
You can do the same thing by left clicking and dragging the column
headers in a folder to change the order. The Move UP and Move Down
buttons do not do anything with the drop down list.

Look at Available Column Settings here.
How to Change Column Settings in Windows Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310297

Do you see what order they are in? That is the order that you should
have. Notice how Bit Rate is way down between Duration and Protected.

SWAG: This looks to be a combination of these keys and something else
that I am not aware of...

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*
Value Name: InfoTip
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data:
prop:Type;DocAuthor;DocTitle;DocSubject;DocComments;Write;Size

Value Name: QuickTip
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: prop:Type;Size

Value Name: TileInfo
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: prop:Type;Size

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\audio
Value Name: Details
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: prop:Name;Size;Type;Artist;Album;Year;Track;Duration

Value Name: InfoTip
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: prop:Artist;Album;Year;Track;Duration;Type;Bitrate;Size

Value Name: TileInfo
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: prop:Artist;Album;Duration

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image
Value Name: Details
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: prop:Name;Type;Dimensions;Size;Write

Value Name: InfoTip
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: prop:Dimensions;WhenTaken;DocTitle;DocComments;
CameraModel;Type;Size

Value Name: TileInfo
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: prop:Dimensions;Type;Size

The Available Column Settings are: Owner, Name, Size, Type, Date
Modified, Status, Attributes, Author, Title, Subject, Category, Pages,
Comments, Copyright, Date Created, Date Accessed,Attributes, Artist,
Album Title, Year, Track Number, Genre, Duration, Bit Rate, Protected,
Camera Model, Date Picture Taken, Dimensions, Company, Description, File
Version, Product Name and Product Version.
From...
How to Change Column Settings in Windows Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310297

Open your registry and compare the values in
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*
and
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\audio
and
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image
with what I showed above.

Post back if they are different.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Well, if you back up the key & then delete it, your choices for columns in a details view are
reduced to:

Name,Size,Type,Date Modified,Attributes,Date Created,Status

Adding the CLSIDs back one at a time restores various choices (you don't need to logoff/logon after
each change, just close & reopen an explorer window)

But there doesn't seem to be any way to control the order of the column choices -- it looks like
it's based on an alpha-sort of the CLSIDs.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]


Wesley Vogel said:
Hi Keith,

Nothing much in that key, but if it's messed up, there you are. Or I
suppose if an application has added something there you aren't.

Mine.

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ColumnHandlers]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ColumnHandlers\
{0D2E74C4-3C34-11d2-A27E-00C04FC30871}]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ColumnHandlers\
{24F14F01-7B1C-11d1-838f-0000F80461CF}]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ColumnHandlers\
{24F14F02-7B1C-11d1-838f-0000F80461CF}]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ColumnHandlers\
{66742402-F9B9-11D1-A202-0000F81FEDEE}]
@=""

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\
shellex\ColumnHandlers is the same as HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.

Searching my registry for these CLSIDs
{0D2E74C4-3C34-11d2-A27E-00C04FC30871}
{24F14F01-7B1C-11d1-838f-0000F80461CF}
{24F14F02-7B1C-11d1-838f-0000F80461CF}
offered no clues except SHELL32.DLL.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
Keith Miller MVP said:
I think his problem might be here, Wes:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ColumnHandlers


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]


Wesley Vogel said:
Whatever you installed must have screwed this up.

The SHOW and HIDE buttons do the same thing as clicking to add a
checkmark or remove a checkmark from a detail in the Choose Details
dialog. You can also get this by clicking View on the Menu Bar and then
clicking Choose Details. MORE from the drop down list also opens the
Choose Details dialog.

Width of Selected Column is the size of the column in pixels. This can
be changed by typing the number of pixels in the box or...

1. Click and Drag a header divider to change the width of a column.

2. Double click the header divider to open a column to the width needed
to view the longest entry. You have to drag it back to get it to be
narrow again.

3. Ctrl + + (Hold the Ctrl key down and press the plus key on the numeric
keypad), this will adjust the all the column widths to the longest entry.
You have to drag them back to get them narrow again.

The Move UP and Move Down buttons move the selected item up or down in
the Choose Details dialog. What they really do is move the column
headers Left or Right when you have Details View selected in any folder.
You can do the same thing by left clicking and dragging the column
headers in a folder to change the order. The Move UP and Move Down
buttons do not do anything with the drop down list.

Look at Available Column Settings here.
How to Change Column Settings in Windows Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310297

Do you see what order they are in? That is the order that you should
have. Notice how Bit Rate is way down between Duration and Protected.

SWAG: This looks to be a combination of these keys and something else
that I am not aware of...

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*
Value Name: InfoTip
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data:
prop:Type;DocAuthor;DocTitle;DocSubject;DocComments;Write;Size

Value Name: QuickTip
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: prop:Type;Size

Value Name: TileInfo
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: prop:Type;Size

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\audio
Value Name: Details
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: prop:Name;Size;Type;Artist;Album;Year;Track;Duration

Value Name: InfoTip
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: prop:Artist;Album;Year;Track;Duration;Type;Bitrate;Size

Value Name: TileInfo
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: prop:Artist;Album;Duration

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image
Value Name: Details
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: prop:Name;Type;Dimensions;Size;Write

Value Name: InfoTip
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: prop:Dimensions;WhenTaken;DocTitle;DocComments;
CameraModel;Type;Size

Value Name: TileInfo
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: prop:Dimensions;Type;Size

The Available Column Settings are: Owner, Name, Size, Type, Date
Modified, Status, Attributes, Author, Title, Subject, Category, Pages,
Comments, Copyright, Date Created, Date Accessed,Attributes, Artist,
Album Title, Year, Track Number, Genre, Duration, Bit Rate, Protected,
Camera Model, Date Picture Taken, Dimensions, Company, Description, File
Version, Product Name and Product Version.
From...
How to Change Column Settings in Windows Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310297

Open your registry and compare the values in
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*
and
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\audio
and
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image
with what I showed above.

Post back if they are different.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In JJ <jjyg[DELETE_THIS]@adelphia.net> hunted and pecked:

So, WTF was your question? You snipped it.

Here is my original question again. Note I can turn BitRate on and
off, it is just that on ONE of my two systems that field/column is no
longer in the initial top drop down list when you right click on the
column header bar.

When you have a Folder set to display in Details View, you pick and
choose which detail columns to display.

The drop down list has X number of entries and then the word MORE
which displays even more details / column choices to turn on or off.

"Bit Rate" has always been in the drop down list, and not hidden until
you click on MORE...

I installed something on my PC, I think it is something that can
reveal codecs in the details view, but anyway, "Bit Rate" (which is
something I want to see quite often) is now shoved down on the list so
you can see it to turn it on or off, until you click on MORE... to see
additional details.

When you click MORE... there are four text buttons
SHOW
HIDE
MOVE UP
MOVE DOWN

and a text box

Width of Selected Column

One would think the MOVE UP, MOVE DOWN option allows you to adjust the
order of the drop down list, and it appears to do so, but as soon as I
exit by mousing on OK, this does not occur and "Bit Rate" is still
below the threshold i.e. it is hidden till you mouse on MORE....

Maybe all the MOVE UP, MOVE DOWN buttons do is MOVE SIDEWAYS, i.e.
affect the horizontal order of the columns displayed IF THEY ARE
CHECKED, and maybe the Width of selected column affects how many
pixels wide the column is if it is dispalyed.

HOW CAN I MOVE "Bit Rate" into the top of the available choices and
move some other detail like Muxer, Codecs or whatever down into the
MORE... list?
John "J.J." Jackson
John "J.J." Jackson
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Hi Keith,
Well, if you back up the key & then delete it, your choices for columns
in a details view are reduced to:

Name,Size,Type,Date Modified,Attributes,Date Created,Status
Click to expand...

That sure fixes the BitRate problem. LOL I don't need to do that, it looks
like you already have and I'll take your word for it.
But there doesn't seem to be any way to control the order of the column
choices -- it looks like it's based on an alpha-sort of the CLSIDs.
Click to expand...

Unless, maybe, some 3rd party software adds some item(s) and messes up the
order.

Thank you for the info, Keith. Hey, I actually got the e before the i that
time.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
Keith Miller MVP said:
Well, if you back up the key & then delete it, your choices for columns
in a details view are reduced to:

Name,Size,Type,Date Modified,Attributes,Date Created,Status

Adding the CLSIDs back one at a time restores various choices (you don't
need to logoff/logon after each change, just close & reopen an explorer
window)

But there doesn't seem to be any way to control the order of the column
choices -- it looks like it's based on an alpha-sort of the CLSIDs.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]


Wesley Vogel said:
Hi Keith,

Nothing much in that key, but if it's messed up, there you are. Or I
suppose if an application has added something there you aren't.

Mine.

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ColumnHandlers]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ColumnHandlers\
{0D2E74C4-3C34-11d2-A27E-00C04FC30871}]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ColumnHandlers\
{24F14F01-7B1C-11d1-838f-0000F80461CF}]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ColumnHandlers\
{24F14F02-7B1C-11d1-838f-0000F80461CF}]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ColumnHandlers\
{66742402-F9B9-11D1-A202-0000F81FEDEE}]
@=""

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\
shellex\ColumnHandlers is the same as HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.

Searching my registry for these CLSIDs
{0D2E74C4-3C34-11d2-A27E-00C04FC30871}
{24F14F01-7B1C-11d1-838f-0000F80461CF}
{24F14F02-7B1C-11d1-838f-0000F80461CF}
offered no clues except SHELL32.DLL.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
Keith Miller MVP said:
I think his problem might be here, Wes:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ColumnHandlers


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]


Whatever you installed must have screwed this up.

The SHOW and HIDE buttons do the same thing as clicking to add a
checkmark or remove a checkmark from a detail in the Choose Details
dialog. You can also get this by clicking View on the Menu Bar and
then clicking Choose Details. MORE from the drop down list also opens
the Choose Details dialog.

Width of Selected Column is the size of the column in pixels. This can
be changed by typing the number of pixels in the box or...

1. Click and Drag a header divider to change the width of a column.

2. Double click the header divider to open a column to the width needed
to view the longest entry. You have to drag it back to get it to be
narrow again.

3. Ctrl + + (Hold the Ctrl key down and press the plus key on the
numeric keypad), this will adjust the all the column widths to the
longest entry. You have to drag them back to get them narrow again.

The Move UP and Move Down buttons move the selected item up or down in
the Choose Details dialog. What they really do is move the column
headers Left or Right when you have Details View selected in any
folder. You can do the same thing by left clicking and dragging the
column headers in a folder to change the order. The Move UP and Move
Down buttons do not do anything with the drop down list.

Look at Available Column Settings here.
How to Change Column Settings in Windows Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310297

Do you see what order they are in? That is the order that you should
have. Notice how Bit Rate is way down between Duration and Protected.

SWAG: This looks to be a combination of these keys and something else
that I am not aware of...

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*
Value Name: InfoTip
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data:
prop:Type;DocAuthor;DocTitle;DocSubject;DocComments;Write;Size

Value Name: QuickTip
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: prop:Type;Size

Value Name: TileInfo
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: prop:Type;Size

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\audio
Value Name: Details
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: prop:Name;Size;Type;Artist;Album;Year;Track;Duration

Value Name: InfoTip
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: prop:Artist;Album;Year;Track;Duration;Type;Bitrate;Size

Value Name: TileInfo
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: prop:Artist;Album;Duration

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image
Value Name: Details
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: prop:Name;Type;Dimensions;Size;Write

Value Name: InfoTip
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: prop:Dimensions;WhenTaken;DocTitle;DocComments;
CameraModel;Type;Size

Value Name: TileInfo
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: prop:Dimensions;Type;Size

The Available Column Settings are: Owner, Name, Size, Type, Date
Modified, Status, Attributes, Author, Title, Subject, Category, Pages,
Comments, Copyright, Date Created, Date Accessed,Attributes, Artist,
Album Title, Year, Track Number, Genre, Duration, Bit Rate, Protected,
Camera Model, Date Picture Taken, Dimensions, Company, Description,
File Version, Product Name and Product Version.
From...
How to Change Column Settings in Windows Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310297

Open your registry and compare the values in
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*
and
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\audio
and
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image
with what I showed above.

Post back if they are different.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In JJ <jjyg[DELETE_THIS]@adelphia.net> hunted and pecked:

So, WTF was your question? You snipped it.

Here is my original question again. Note I can turn BitRate on and
off, it is just that on ONE of my two systems that field/column is no
longer in the initial top drop down list when you right click on the
column header bar.

When you have a Folder set to display in Details View, you pick and
choose which detail columns to display.

The drop down list has X number of entries and then the word MORE
which displays even more details / column choices to turn on or off.

"Bit Rate" has always been in the drop down list, and not hidden until
you click on MORE...

I installed something on my PC, I think it is something that can
reveal codecs in the details view, but anyway, "Bit Rate" (which is
something I want to see quite often) is now shoved down on the list so
you can see it to turn it on or off, until you click on MORE... to see
additional details.

When you click MORE... there are four text buttons
SHOW
HIDE
MOVE UP
MOVE DOWN

and a text box

Width of Selected Column

One would think the MOVE UP, MOVE DOWN option allows you to adjust the
order of the drop down list, and it appears to do so, but as soon as I
exit by mousing on OK, this does not occur and "Bit Rate" is still
below the threshold i.e. it is hidden till you mouse on MORE....

Maybe all the MOVE UP, MOVE DOWN buttons do is MOVE SIDEWAYS, i.e.
affect the horizontal order of the columns displayed IF THEY ARE
CHECKED, and maybe the Width of selected column affects how many
pixels wide the column is if it is dispalyed.

HOW CAN I MOVE "Bit Rate" into the top of the available choices and
move some other detail like Muxer, Codecs or whatever down into the
MORE... list?
John "J.J." Jackson
John "J.J." Jackson
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Wesley Vogel said:
Hi Keith, ....

Unless, maybe, some 3rd party software adds some item(s) and messes up the
order.
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Well the OP said:
I installed something on my PC, I think it is something that can
reveal codecs in the details view, but anyway, "Bit Rate" (which is
something I want to see quite often) is now shoved down on the list so
you can see it to turn it on or off, until you click on MORE... to see
additional details.
Click to expand...

So I'm guessing his program added a column handler. Since addition/deletion of these values takes
effect without logging off/on, a script could be written to toggle the handler in & out of
existence.
 
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