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03-03-2007

"Rich Bell" <rg_bell@nvbell.net> wrote in message
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> "GTS" <x@y.net> wrote in message
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>> FWIW I've been analyzing this problem - i.e. the fact that Vista ignores
>> the Open Each folder in its own window setting. I find this a major
>> usability aggravation. In case anyone is interested, when changing this
>> option it toggles the 5th byte in the Settings key below between 0a for
>> open in same window and 2a for open in own window. I tried some
>> experimentation with the values (looking at what XP uses) with no
>> success. If nothing else, this indicates that the problem is not in
>> Folder Options failing to save a setting, but in Vista failing to use it.
>>
>> [HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-922192377-234827669-2519656814-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState]
>> "Settings"=hex:0c,00,02,00,2a,01,00,00,60,00,00,00
>>
>> If anyone has any other info about this or any work around, please let us
>> know.
>>
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> If you right click on the folder and select "Open" it will open in a new
> windows. If you select "Explore" it will open in the same window. Explore
> is the default action. If you can change that it should fix it.

Thanks. That's a good point and a lead to some further research.
So far there doesn't seem to be any way to change that default action. (I'm
still researching that.) It's interesting that if you do right click to
Open, the folder always opens in it's own Window, regardless of the "Open
Each folder in its own window" setting. An option to Explore in own window
by double clicking would be acceptable, but doesn't exist either. (right
clicking and selecting Open folder location is the manual equivalent.) The
upshot seems to be that there's just no way to open or explore a folder by
double clicking it rather than having to right click and select menu
options.
I guess a lot of people wouldn't care, but I find it a major annoyance
inconvenience when I want open a number of folders to work with or organize
files.

03-03-2007	#3 (permalink)
GTS n/a posts	Re: Open Each folder in its own window Bug "Rich Bell" <rg_bell@nvbell.net> wrote in message news:enKA20dXHHA.4612@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > > "GTS" <x@y.net> wrote in message > news:uQdSZwEXHHA.4384@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> FWIW I've been analyzing this problem - i.e. the fact that Vista ignores >> the Open Each folder in its own window setting. I find this a major >> usability aggravation. In case anyone is interested, when changing this >> option it toggles the 5th byte in the Settings key below between 0a for >> open in same window and 2a for open in own window. I tried some >> experimentation with the values (looking at what XP uses) with no >> success. If nothing else, this indicates that the problem is not in >> Folder Options failing to save a setting, but in Vista failing to use it. >> >> [HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-922192377-234827669-2519656814-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState] >> "Settings"=hex:0c,00,02,00,2a,01,00,00,60,00,00,00 >> >> If anyone has any other info about this or any work around, please let us >> know. >> > > If you right click on the folder and select "Open" it will open in a new > windows. If you select "Explore" it will open in the same window. Explore > is the default action. If you can change that it should fix it. Thanks. That's a good point and a lead to some further research. So far there doesn't seem to be any way to change that default action. (I'm still researching that.) It's interesting that if you do right click to Open, the folder always opens in it's own Window, regardless of the "Open Each folder in its own window" setting. An option to Explore in own window by double clicking would be acceptable, but doesn't exist either. (right clicking and selecting Open folder location is the manual equivalent.) The upshot seems to be that there's just no way to open or explore a folder by double clicking it rather than having to right click and select menu options. I guess a lot of people wouldn't care, but I find it a major annoyance inconvenience when I want open a number of folders to work with or organize files.
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