Why cant i use details view as default?!?

[Just FYI]

When you open the folder click Views and choose Details. Leave it that way
when you close the folder. It'll remember that view next time you open it.

 

[Just FYI]

Oh, I guess there is no way to do that. But there's no rule that says you
have to sit there and set the view for every single folder in one sitting.
Just wait until you actually open the folder for a real reason and set the
view then. It's just a mouse click or two. You don't care what the view is
in folders you never open.

 

[Per]

I have tried selecting details view and selecting "use on all folder.." (or
whatever it's called. I use Danish Vista). But it still gives me different
views depending on what is in a folder. This is extremely annoying. Is there
something I can do?

 

[Per]

When you open the folder click Views and choose Details. Leave it that way
when you close the folder. It'll remember that view next time you open it.

Yes, but the point was I want to make it default without having to select it
for every single folder.

 

[Dennis_N]

I have tried selecting details view and selecting "use on all folder.." (or
whatever it's called. I use Danish Vista). But it still gives me different
views depending on what is in a folder. This is extremely annoying. Is there
something I can do?

Right click on your Harddrive in explorer select properties.
Select the pane called something like costumize,
(Danish: Tilpas)

Choose the view you want and tick on the use on subfolders checkbox
bellow the scrolllist.

Regards

 

[Per]

Choose the view you want and tick on the use on subfolders checkbox

bellow the scrolllist.

Regards

Yes, that was excactly the kind of thing I was looking for!... except
explorer crashed when selected "apply" :/

Seems Vista is far from stable, I get crashes frequently.

 

[Dennis_N]

Yes, that was excactly the kind of thing I was looking for!... except
explorer crashed when selected "apply" :/

Seems Vista is far from stable, I get crashes frequently.

Hej Per...


Hmm. i have not yet had a crash... actually wonders about how that
blue screen looks like

Vista is rock stable on my system. And i run on 'old' hardware.
(2yrs.) !

Anyway, i use the above mentioned method, works fine.
BTW: you have to do it separately for each HDD.

Regards

 

[Leo]

Vista is stable on my machine. Perhaps it is something that your hardware
or drivers are causing.

--
Leo

For every difficult and complicated question there is an answer
that is simple, easily understood, and wrong.
H.L. Mencken

 

[just bob]

Right click on your Harddrive in explorer select properties.
Select the pane called something like costumize,
(Danish: Tilpas)

Choose the view you want and tick on the use on subfolders checkbox
bellow the scrolllist.

If it works for you they must have removed this for the USA release of
Vista(?) I right-click on C Properties, and there is no "Customize" tab.

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

C: is the root of the drive, you will njot see a Customize tab there. You
need to select an actual folder.

 

[Dennis_N]

If it works for you they must have removed this for the USA release of
Vista(?) I right-click on C Properties, and there is no "Customize" tab.

Ohh, yeah. Forgot to mention:

That tab is not pressent at the root of the system drive(partition),
or on the system folders Windows and Programms in the system root.

Probaly something to do with protection af system. (?).

Regards

 

[Keith Miller MVP]

In Vista, 'Apply to Folders' now works on a per-template basis: All Items,
Documents, Pictures, Music Icons, Music Details & Videos can each have
different default settings. So you'll need to use 'Apply to Folders' once
for each folder type.

 

[Keith Miller MVP]

This setting is under the 'View' tab in the Folder Options dialog -- not the 'Customize' tab of the
folder's Properties dialog.

--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

In Vista, 'Apply to Folders' now works on a per-template basis: All Items, Documents, Pictures,
Music Icons, Music Details & Videos can each have different default settings. So you'll need to
use 'Apply to Folders' once for each folder type.

--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

I have tried selecting details view and selecting "use on all folder.." (or whatever it's called.
I use Danish Vista). But it still gives me different views depending on what is in a folder. This
is extremely annoying. Is there something I can do?