Adam Albright

On Sun, 15 Apr 2007 11:09:24 +0100, Mark Bourne
<Mark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>bp wrote:
>>
>> "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?!
>>
>They above is about how each *individual* folder's view is remembered,
>not about setting all folders to the current view. As I understand it,
>when you set all folders OF THE SAME TYPE to the current view, it should
>clear any settings remembered per-folder.

It boils down to Microsoft again showing it's arrogance and imposing
what it thinks is right, overriding what the user actually wants. This
is exhibited by some offering a Registry hack to prevent Vista from
doing what it wants to do by default. This is an ABSURD "solution" to
suggest you must fiddle with some Registry hack just to get Windows to
do what you want it to do in the way of presenting folder views.

Microsoft still hasn't learned a simple and important lesson. It is MY
computer, and I GET TO SET IT UP the way I want it to work, not how
Microsoft thinks it should behave. We see the biggest example of
Microsoft arrogance in their useless UAC implementation foced upon us.

What always infurates users of Windows is the mindless maze of
"controls" which often act other than expected or act differently
depending on how they're accessed which again makes little sense.

How Explorer displays folder contents is a good example of how
Microsoft dropped the ball and instead of offering s simple, clean
interface where you can easily set folders to show how YOU WANT THEM
TO SHOW globally, it uses a maze of templates which may or may not
undo what you want. The laughbable part is to do it this way no doubt
adds hundreds if not thousands of lies of code that further adds to
Windows' bloat which is often the underlying problem for all the dumb
things Windows does and how long it takes to do them.

What's sure to anger the fan boys club is a famous quote from Bill
Gates himself: "If you can't make it good, at least make it look
good.”

That is the singular guiding principle behind Windows and the fan boys
know it, which is why they quickly get pissed off when anybody points
out flaws in Windows which are everywhere, hiding under the "pretty"
Vista face. Eveybody knows Windows is broken, has been from the start,
the fan boys say so what, live with it or use something else. I expect
more. I'm simply saying Microsoft should be held accountable.