Vista's Windows Explorer

[Billy]

Hello everyone,

There is something that bugs me in Windows Explorer...
Is there anyway to fix this: When I open up my explorer it always shows;
Rating, Tags and Date Taken. It also doesn't keep my choice of file view. I
like to see my files/folders in Detail View. It decides to change it to
Folder view.
When I go to Folder and Search Options... Click the View tab... and then
click Apply to Folders, so that I have it set up the way I like it, the next
time I go into a Folder/Sub Folder it has changed back to Folder View!
Is there a way to remove the Rating. Tags and Date Taken?

Thanks guys!

Billy

 

[Keith Miller MVP]

Make sure that 'Remember each folder's view settings' is checked on the
'View' tab of the Folder Options dialog.

Right-click in a blank area of the folder & select 'Customize this folder'.
Set the template as 'All Items'.

'Apply to Folders' in Vista works on a per-template basis. Different
defaults can be saved for 'All Items', 'Documents', 'Pictures & Video', etc.
You need to be sure of what template the current folder is using before
using 'Apply to Folders'.

However, you seem to have an underlying problem with folders being
autosensed as Pictures. Do the folders in question contain image files?

The following is a setting you can add that will override autosense & set
folders as 'All Items'.

Copy the text between the lines below into notepad & save as a .reg file.
Watch out for line wrap -- [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\...\Shell] is all one line,
there is a space between 'Local' and 'Settings'.

--------------------------------------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local
Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\AllFolders\Shell]
"FolderType"="NotSpecified"

--------------------------------------------------

Merging the .reg file will set the 'All Items' template for any folders that
don't currently have a view saved with a different template. You can clear
all saved views by deleting the

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

key BEFORE merging the .reg file. If any folders open with a different
template after clearing the 'Bags' key & merging the .reg file, they most
likely have a template specified via their desktop.ini file.

 

[Guest]

Is there any way to make the autosense feature work? Suddenly Explorer
thinks every folder is a music folder, even when I try to revert to default
views. Do I really need to edit the registry and turn off the feature?

Make sure that 'Remember each folder's view settings' is checked on the
'View' tab of the Folder Options dialog.

Right-click in a blank area of the folder & select 'Customize this folder'.
Set the template as 'All Items'.

'Apply to Folders' in Vista works on a per-template basis. Different
defaults can be saved for 'All Items', 'Documents', 'Pictures & Video', etc.
You need to be sure of what template the current folder is using before
using 'Apply to Folders'.

However, you seem to have an underlying problem with folders being
autosensed as Pictures. Do the folders in question contain image files?

The following is a setting you can add that will override autosense & set
folders as 'All Items'.

Copy the text between the lines below into notepad & save as a .reg file.
Watch out for line wrap -- [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\...\Shell] is all one line,
there is a space between 'Local' and 'Settings'.

--------------------------------------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local
Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\AllFolders\Shell]
"FolderType"="NotSpecified"

--------------------------------------------------

Merging the .reg file will set the 'All Items' template for any folders that
don't currently have a view saved with a different template. You can clear
all saved views by deleting the

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

key BEFORE merging the .reg file. If any folders open with a different
template after clearing the 'Bags' key & merging the .reg file, they most
likely have a template specified via their desktop.ini file.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

Hello everyone,

There is something that bugs me in Windows Explorer...
Is there anyway to fix this: When I open up my explorer it always shows;
Rating, Tags and Date Taken. It also doesn't keep my choice of file view.
I like to see my files/folders in Detail View. It decides to change it to
Folder view.
When I go to Folder and Search Options... Click the View tab... and then
click Apply to Folders, so that I have it set up the way I like it, the
next time I go into a Folder/Sub Folder it has changed back to Folder
View!
Is there a way to remove the Rating. Tags and Date Taken?

Thanks guys!

Billy

 

[Keith Miller MVP]

Try getting rid of all your saved view info and see if that fixes things.
Proceed as follows:

1) Close all Explorer windows.

2) Run regedit.

3) Delete the following keys:

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

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

and, if it exists:

"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\Defaults"

and delete the VALUE named "Settings" found under:

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


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

Is there any way to make the autosense feature work? Suddenly Explorer
thinks every folder is a music folder, even when I try to revert to
default
views. Do I really need to edit the registry and turn off the feature?

Make sure that 'Remember each folder's view settings' is checked on the
'View' tab of the Folder Options dialog.

Right-click in a blank area of the folder & select 'Customize this
folder'.
Set the template as 'All Items'.

'Apply to Folders' in Vista works on a per-template basis. Different
defaults can be saved for 'All Items', 'Documents', 'Pictures & Video',
etc.
You need to be sure of what template the current folder is using before
using 'Apply to Folders'.

However, you seem to have an underlying problem with folders being
autosensed as Pictures. Do the folders in question contain image files?

The following is a setting you can add that will override autosense & set
folders as 'All Items'.

Copy the text between the lines below into notepad & save as a .reg file.
Watch out for line wrap -- [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\...\Shell] is all one line,
there is a space between 'Local' and 'Settings'.

--------------------------------------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local
Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\AllFolders\Shell]
"FolderType"="NotSpecified"

--------------------------------------------------

Merging the .reg file will set the 'All Items' template for any folders
that
don't currently have a view saved with a different template. You can
clear
all saved views by deleting the

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

key BEFORE merging the .reg file. If any folders open with a different
template after clearing the 'Bags' key & merging the .reg file, they most
likely have a template specified via their desktop.ini file.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

Hello everyone,

There is something that bugs me in Windows Explorer...
Is there anyway to fix this: When I open up my explorer it always
shows;
Rating, Tags and Date Taken. It also doesn't keep my choice of file
view.
I like to see my files/folders in Detail View. It decides to change it
to
Folder view.
When I go to Folder and Search Options... Click the View tab... and
then
click Apply to Folders, so that I have it set up the way I like it, the
next time I go into a Folder/Sub Folder it has changed back to Folder
View!
Is there a way to remove the Rating. Tags and Date Taken?

Thanks guys!

Billy