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Old 04-16-2008   #4 (permalink)
Brink


Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64
 
 

Re: Program Files folder switched to Pictures Folder type...

Quote  Quote: Originally Posted by ontherebound View Post
"Brink" wrote:
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> This tutorial will show you how to change the folder template back to
> "All Items" again.
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> Windows Explorer - Folder Type Templates
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> To stop Vista from changing the folder templates on you automatically,
> you can do the "Disable Automatic Folder Type Discovery for Templates"
> section in Method Two of this tutorial.
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> Windows Explorer Folder View settings
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> Hope this helps you,
> Shawn
Shawn,

First, the website you are referring me to is great. I'll use it in the
future. I ended up here because I'm of a technical level that when something
doesn't work right, the MS Knowledgebase is usually the home of the answer.
So, this was the quickest source of outside, non-charge info. So, thanks!

Anyways, in the root directory of my C: drive, which is my only partition
that I use, other than a D: recovery tools partition put in place by Dell, it
will let me select the Program Files directory, go to the properties page,
but there is NO customize folder tab (like everywhere else). Also, in the
root of the C: partition, if I go to the View menu, there is no Customize
This Folder option. If I select another directory in the root of the C:
drive, the Customize tab appears under folders. So, what has me stumped is
why this one folder does not have the normal tools for rectifying this
situation.

I hope this further clarifies my problem and I look forward to hearing from
you, or anyone, with help! Thanks again!

--
Jim, B.S., CompTIA A+
Jim,

Vista does this to protect the root directory. There is no way to get the "Customize" tab to appear for these folders that I know of. Using the workaround in the NOTE under step 1 in this tutorial is the only way that I know of to change these folder templates.

Windows Explorer - Folder Type Templates


You can also further change the columns and sorting order for these folders using the methods in this tutorial.

Column - Customize

Hope this helps,
Shawn
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