I do not see how this could be a security issue. If so let me know but I am
making a global change here.
Try this and see if you like this better:
As an admin account browse to the top of the drive (C
'Organize' -> 'Folder & Search Options' -> 'View' tab
UNCHECK 'Remember each folder's view settings'
Set to details
apply/save
'Organize' -> 'Folder & Search Options' -> 'View' tab -> Apply to all
folders
Now almost everything in c: should show as details.
I think if you want to you can set the remember setting back and they will
stay details except where you change them to something else.
"bp" <bp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> "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'
>>
>> 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.
>
> THEN WHAT GOOD IS THE OPTION TO SET ALL FOLDER TO CURRENT VIEW IF IT ISN"T
> GOING TO LISTEN?!
>
> Stupid VISTA
>>
>> 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 just want a stinking DETAIL view for EVERYTHING how is that done?
>
>
>> 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.
>>
>>