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Now that is useful! I hadn't realized that each folder TYPE had different
default views and apparently (or because of that)different setting for
"Remember. each folder's view settings'.

"Keith Miller MVP" <k.miller79@no.spam.verizon.net> wrote in message
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> First & foremost:
>
> 'Organize' -> 'Folder & Search Options' -> 'View' tab (or Alt+T -> 'Folder
> Options')
>
> Make sure that 'Remember each folder's view settings is checked'
>
> As for a specific folder forgetting it's view, folder views are unique
> based
> on the namespace path to the folder -- the saved view for
> 'Desktop\UserName\Pictures' has no bearing on the view of
> 'Desktop\Computer\c:\Users\UserName\Pictures', it can remember different
> view settings -- even use a different template. So make sure that's not
> the
> cause of the discrepancy that you are seeing.
>
> To obtain some consistency, you might want to consider using 'Apply to
> Folders'. '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'.
>
> This also means that the default will only be applied to folders of that
> type.
>
> As for over-zealous content-sniffing (forcing the Pictures template on a
> folder), you can kill that with the following regedit. It will override
> autosense & set the template for any folder without a saved view 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]
>
> "Mark Bourne" <Mark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:uaN973nfHHA.1216@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Using Explorer on Windows Vista Business, I've noticed that the folder
>> view settings keep randomly changing.
>>
>> For example, one folder yesterday was set to "Details" view. Today, I
>> opened the folder and it is in "Tiles" view. The main "Computer" view
>> yesterday was "Tiles", grouped by drive type, today it is in "List view
>> and not grouped. I have also had some folders even randomly changing type
>> ("All Items", "Pictures and Videos", "Music Icons" etc.) This was
>> particularly annoying when it decided that the root of the C: drive was a
>> music folder, as there is no option to "Customise" this folder and put it
>> back to "All Items"!
>>
>> I don't do anything to change the view of these folders, nor anything
>> which would affect the view of all folders (ie. clicking "Apply to
>> Folders" in the folder options).
>>
>> Does anyone know why this happens, and what I can do to stop it
>> happening? I understand there are some registry keys which control this,
>> but I don't see why they would keep randomly changing like this.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mark.
>