Vista not remembering window dimensions

[qu0ll]

I use Vista Ultimate x64 and it's very annoying that it doesn't seem to
remember the dimensions of any windows I open, especially Windows Explorer.
If I resized Explorer under XP and closed and reopened it, it would remember
the dimensions I had chosen but with Vista these are lost. Is this normal
and/or is there any way to get Vista to remember such dimensions and
settings?

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/qu0ll/ said:

I use Vista Ultimate x64 and it's very annoying that it doesn't seem to
remember the dimensions of any windows I open, especially Windows Explorer.
If I resized Explorer under XP and closed and reopened it, it would remember
the dimensions I had chosen but with Vista these are lost. Is this normal
and/or is there any way to get Vista to remember such dimensions and
settings?

If not tried already...

Drag the normal window border to the size desired, then hold down
<shift> while closing the window with the X. Also try holding down <ctrl>.

 

[qu0ll]

/qu0ll/ said:


If not tried already...

Drag the normal window border to the size desired, then hold down
<shift> while closing the window with the X. Also try holding down
<ctrl>.

Hmm, that doesn't seem to make any difference. Are you saying that Vista
SHOULD be remembering these window dimensions? I believe it should be so
there must be something wrong with my setup.

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[Adam Albright]

Hmm, that doesn't seem to make any difference. Are you saying that Vista
SHOULD be remembering these window dimensions? I believe it should be so
there must be something wrong with my setup.

Just one of many "features" In Windows that remains broke like your
desktop having its icons reshuffled if your change resolutions that
never seems to get fixed. It is suppose to work. Sometimes it does,
other times not.

 

[qu0ll]

Just one of many "features" In Windows that remains broke like your
desktop having its icons reshuffled if your change resolutions that
never seems to get fixed. It is suppose to work. Sometimes it does,
other times not.

Curiously, IE window dimension settings are retained. It's just Windows
Explorer that's broken. Surely there MUST be a way to get it to work?

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/Adam Albright/ said:

Just one of many "features" In Windows that remains broke like your
desktop having its icons reshuffled if you change resolutions; that
never seems to get fixed. It is supposed to work. Sometimes it does,
other times not.

Though intended for XP, the "increase folders" registry addition here
may be of help...
Even if it does not fix the problem, it will do no harm.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Open item 2. COPY|PASTE the contents to Notepad, then save as
"folder.reg" (no quotes).

Double-click on the saved file and answer YES to the merge question.

 

[atodzia]

Thanks. that worked for me when opening Windows Explorer with the
keyboard shortcut.

 

[dn]

Hmm, that doesn't seem to make any difference. Are you saying that Vista
SHOULD be remembering these window dimensions? I believe it should be so
there must be something wrong with my setup.

<CTRL>+ 'close' works just fine for me.


Regards

 

[Keith Miller MVP]

I honestly don't know if there are any quirks of X64 that would make the
following irrelevant, but it applies to 32 bit versions of Vista.

First check that in Control Panel -> Folder Options -> 'View' tab, the
setting labeled:
'Remember each folder's view settings'

is checked.

Start Search -> regedit<enter>

In the Registry Editor, under the key:

"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer"

look for a value named: "NoSaveSettings", if it exists, delete it.

Next check under:

"HKCU\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags"

you should see a a vast number of subkeys, each named with a decimal digit.
Expand a few of these subkeys. Here's an edited version of what you should
see under most keys:

[HKCU\...\Bags\102\Shell\{7D49D726-3C21-4F05-99AA-FDC2C9474656}]
"MinPos1024x768(1).x"=dword:ffffffff
"MinPos1024x768(1).y"=dword:ffffffff
"MaxPos1024x768(1).x"=dword:ffffffff
"MaxPos1024x768(1).y"=dword:ffffffff
"WinPos1024x768(1).left"=dword:00000000
"WinPos1024x768(1).top"=dword:00000000
"WinPos1024x768(1).right"=dword:00000320
"WinPos1024x768(1).bottom"=dword:00000258

That's how Explorer saves window positions. If you don't mind losing what
saved folder views you have, you could try deleting these two keys:

"HKCU\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags"
"HKCU\Software\Classes\Local
Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU"

Log off & back on to clear Explorer's head, then try opening & closing a few
folders & see if their size & position is be saved. Check the registry to
see if 'Bags' & 'BagMRU' have been recreated ( they should be).

Please post back with results.

 

[Qu0ll]

Thank you Keith for your detailed reply. Comments inline.

I honestly don't know if there are any quirks of X64 that would make the
following irrelevant, but it applies to 32 bit versions of Vista.

First check that in Control Panel -> Folder Options -> 'View' tab, the
setting labeled:
'Remember each folder's view settings'
is checked.

This was already checked.

Start Search -> regedit<enter>

In the Registry Editor, under the key:

"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer"

look for a value named: "NoSaveSettings", if it exists, delete it.

For some reason there is nothing at all under Policies so I can't delete
anything.

Next check under:

"HKCU\Software\Classes\Local
Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags"

Log off & back on to clear Explorer's head, then try opening & closing a
few folders & see if their size & position is be saved. Check the
registry to see if 'Bags' & 'BagMRU' have been recreated ( they should
be).

Please post back with results.

I deleted the Bags and BagsMRU and logged off and on again with the same
results. However, I have discovered that it depends on how I start
Explorer. If I start it the way I always used to start it namely
Right-Click on Start->Explore then it won't remember the settings. However,
if I create a shortcut and run that then it WILL remember them. So I guess
that is the answer for me: run it from the shortcut.

Thanks again.

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[Scott]

/Adam Albright/ said:

Though intended for XP, the "increase folders" registry addition here
may be of help...
Even if it does not fix the problem, it will do no harm.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

That reminds me. I wish Kelly would get to working on a similar page
for Vista. That XP one rocked. I've been there many times over the
past few years.

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