Keith Miller MVP

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.

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

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

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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.


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Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

"Tom" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:%23EjwIJWbHHA.3616@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> I'm not asking for much. I just want ALL folders to file size and dates.
>
> Frequently, the Windows Explorer decides (for unknown reasons) that a
> folder contains Pictures and in the View, "Customize this folder" window,
> sets it to "Pictures and Videos" rather than "All Items"
>
> There IS a "Apply this template to all sub-folders," this option is not
> available on C:\, even when logged in as administrator.
>
> It's tough (and I'm failing) not to get angry with Microsoft. Their
> intentions were no doubt good (e.g. "Let's make folder browsing less
> intimidating for the average user -- we'll just hide the details of a
> folder if we think they aren't neceesary.") However, in implementation,
> they've penalized technical users like me who live in the Windows
> Explorer.
>
> Tom