Search problems

[Mike Hagerty]

Greetings, My search function has started acting strange, From the
start/search, c drive, search all files and folders. when I enter the
search string "*.jpg" it forces the result window into thumbnail view.
It never did this in the past. I have set "View" to "details" many
times and it always displays thumbnail view when I enter the above
search string. How do you set the search window to accept my settings
for VIEW?
Thanks in advance for you time and consideration.
Mike H.

 

[Kelly]

Hi Mike,

That is default for XP within .jpg extensions. Same goes for the My
Pictures Folder and using Save As....

For all other folder view issues:

Windows remembers 400 folder settings. When that number is reached some
settings aren't retained any longer. You can change this to 8000 by adding
this edit to the registry.

Run this edit, then reset your preferred folder options:

Increase Folder View Options Limit: (Line 2)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

To use the Regedit: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it
and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by
right clicking on the file and selecting Edit.

Windows Explorer/View/[Select Accordingly]. Then Tools/Folder
Options/View/Apply to All Folders.