setting folder view properties recursively? (details/thumbnails?)

[idiotprogrammer]

Hi, there,

XP Home/nonadmin account.

I have an annoyance. I have certain default folder views I want for
certain kinds of files.

For example, I want my mp3 files to contain duration, bit rate, date
modified, etc.

I can set these things by directory. But that is tedious.

For example, my default on mp3 directories is thumbnail (I don't know;
I never assigned that). Perhaps I was on XP Pro (I'm on Home edition
now).

I can change it to View Details, but must I do it for every single
directory. isn't there a way I can set this default for several
directories at a time?

Previously, XP would figure out it's a multimedia directory and change
properties accordingly. However, I can't figure out how to bring back
this behavior. Also, can I apply custom folder view properties to more
than one directories?

Robert Nagle
Houston, Texas
http://www.imaginaryplanet.net/weblogs/idiotprogrammer/

 

[Keith Miller MVP]

I've written a script that will apply ALL the view customizations you can set to all of a folder's
subfolders. Right-click the link below & save to your computer. The zip file contains a readme
file & the script itself.

http://mysite.verizon.net/res18hr7/FVM3.zip

 

[idiotprogrammer]

Thanks. I haven't had a chance to look at it because I fried my
motherboard.

But once I get up and going, I'll definitely check it out.