Vista - Windows Explorer Folder View settings

Thank you Rangeboy. It uses the same settings I have here, just not as detailed.

Shawn

Phenomenal tip. I have found this feature of Vista to be maddeningly frustrating. Now I wont have to see a readme.txt file with a "rating" star.

Great tutorial!

Thanks!

Your welcome Batavian, and welcome to Vista Forums.

LOL, it does make the txt file look more important with the stars though.

Shawn

Thank you so much for the tutorial!!! I was loosing my mind trying to change Program Files and Windows-folder templates from Pictures and Videos back to Details

Your welcome Finski, and welcome to Vista Forums.

Shawn

I used this link, <http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/70819-windows-explorer-folder-view-settings.html>, to hopefully fix my problem, but it did not. I downloaded the registry fix, Merged it, and restarted my computer. But then when I open an Explorer window, navigate to a directory tree of interest, size the window to my taste, select Folder Options... from the Tools menu, ensure that 'Remember each folder's view settings' under the View tab is checked, and click on the 'Apply to Folders' button, I find that the system does NOT remember anything. Whenever I reopen an Explorer window, Vista continues to create it in a smaller, default size and puts it anywhere on the screen that it darned well pleases. It's enough to make you scream.

I have Vista Home Premium 32-bit on a new Toshiba laptop I just bought on July 20th, 2008. (I'm trying to get used to learning the new Vista "language" since my "native language" is XP.)

What am I doing wrong?

Frustrated and nostalgic for good old XP,
Diogenes

Hi Diogenes, and welcome to Vista Forums.

Make sure that you close the window after you have it set the way you liked to have Vista remember it for the next time it is opened. Afterwards, you should be able to use the "Apply to Folders" button.

Shawn

Never mind. After about 15 minutes (and reopening regedit to ensure the keys, values, and data were correctly set), Explorer windows started accepting the size I last closed them with. Thanks anyway.

Diogenes

Oops. I didn't see your reply. (I hadn't refreshed by browser.) So thank you for the response and the suggestion.

Diogenes

LOL, your welcome Diogenes. I'm happy to hear that it is working for you now.

Shawn