Windows Explorer Folder View settings

**Brink** · 06-15-2007

How to Reset Windows Explorer Folder View Settings to Make Vista Remember

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**Brink** · 07-12-2008

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

Shawn

Batavian · 07-20-2008

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!

**Brink** · 07-20-2008

Your welcome Batavian, and welcome to Vista Forums.

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

Shawn

finski · 07-26-2008

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

**Brink** · 07-26-2008

Your welcome Finski, and welcome to Vista Forums.

Shawn

Diogenes · 07-26-2008

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

**Brink** · 07-26-2008

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

Diogenes · 07-26-2008

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

Diogenes · 07-26-2008

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

Diogenes

**Brink** · 07-26-2008

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

Shawn

06-15-2007
Brink Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Vista x64 Ultimate SP1 16,573 posts Texas, USA Rep Power: 150	Windows Explorer Folder View settings How to Reset Windows Explorer Folder View Settings to Make Vista Remember ... Click here to read the entire tutorial
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07-12-2008
Brink Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Vista x64 Ultimate SP1 16,573 posts Texas, USA Rep Power: 150	Re: Windows Explorer Folder View settings Thank you Rangeboy. It uses the same settings I have here, just not as detailed. Shawn
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07-20-2008
Batavian Newbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Vista Business 32bit 3 posts Rep Power: 2	Re: Windows Explorer Folder View settings 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!
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07-20-2008
Brink Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Vista x64 Ultimate SP1 16,573 posts Texas, USA Rep Power: 150	Re: Windows Explorer Folder View settings Your welcome Batavian, and welcome to Vista Forums. LOL, it does make the txt file look more important with the stars though. Shawn
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07-26-2008
finski Newbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Vista Ultimate 32bit SP1 1 posts Turku, Finland Rep Power: 2	Re: Windows Explorer Folder View settings 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
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07-26-2008
Diogenes Newbie Join Date: Jul 2008 vista home premium 32bit 3 posts Rep Power: 2	Re: Windows Explorer Folder View settings 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 Last edited by Diogenes; 07-26-2008 at 04:33 PM.
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