Mark Bourne

Keith Miller MVP wrote:
> First & foremost:
>
> 'Organize' -> 'Folder & Search Options' -> 'View' tab (or Alt+T ->
> 'Folder Options')
>
> Make sure that 'Remember each folder's view settings is checked'
>
Yes - that 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.
>
I don't think that's the cause, but will look out for it from now on. I
do sometimes navigate from shortcuts to "Computer", "C:\",
"C:\Users\Mark\Documents", or "Desktop\Mark", so it could depend on
which route I take.

> 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'.
>
I have already done that, and it does fix changed views but not changed
types. The problem is not always that the view is changing, but
sometimes even the folder type/template changes.

> 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'.
>
Thanks - I'll try that. Although some folders I have previously viewed
and seen with the "All Items" template (I haven't set this template -
it's just detected as that), and later come back to and found they have
a different template (usually "Music Details" if it has changed). Is the
automatic decision cached? Or is it only manually set templates which
are saved, in which case maybe it is reasonable that it could make a
different decision another time?

> 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.
>

Thanks,
Mark.