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Old 03-27-2008   #1 (permalink)
Steve C


 
 

Win Explorer in Vista - How to set (detail) display info 4 all fol

In Win XP I could set the DETAIL display columns and have is apply as the
default for all folders. This saves me setting tha same info over and ovar
again.

(1) Can Ido the same in Vista - Windows Explorer?
(2) Where do I need to go to invoke a system wide default for all folders? I
have attempted to do this in Win Explorer / "File-Folder Content Header by
right clicking then selecting More... then checking & arranging the Headers I
wish to see. But this only works for only the one folder highlighted. I
WOULD LIKE TO SEE NAME / SIZE / MODIFY DATE / CRESTE DATE & TYPE FOR ALL
FOLDERS DISPLAYED IN THE DETAIL VIEW. Trying to figure how to do this?

ON the way to finding this location I searched the postings with the search
phrase

"WINDOWS EXPLORER FILE CONTENT DISPLAY SETTINGS"
"WINDOWS EXPLORER DISPLAY SETTINGS"
"WINDOWS EXPLORER"

Over 90% of the offerings were about Internet Explorer issues. I am trying
to use Microsofts "key words" but the search engines do not seem to
understand. I used the same 3 search arguments in VISTA Windows Help and
Support. Any thoughts on whhat terms to use?

Thanks
--
Steve Chobot

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 03-27-2008   #2 (permalink)
Ken Triebold


 
 

Re: Win Explorer in Vista - How to set (detail) display info 4 all fol

1. Open Windows Explorer and then open a folder that displays everything in
"Detail" like you want all the other folders to be.
2. Click on the Organize menu.
3. Click on Folder and Search options.
4. Click on the View tab.
5. Under Folder Views, click on Apply to Folders.


"Steve C" <Steve@xxxxxx-sjc.com> wrote in message
news:466A1BBC-1303-47F4-8BA5-8F85B7AAEB03@xxxxxx
Quote:

> In Win XP I could set the DETAIL display columns and have is apply as the
> default for all folders. This saves me setting tha same info over and
> ovar
> again.
>
> (1) Can Ido the same in Vista - Windows Explorer?
> (2) Where do I need to go to invoke a system wide default for all folders?
> I
> have attempted to do this in Win Explorer / "File-Folder Content Header by
> right clicking then selecting More... then checking & arranging the
> Headers I
> wish to see. But this only works for only the one folder highlighted. I
> WOULD LIKE TO SEE NAME / SIZE / MODIFY DATE / CRESTE DATE & TYPE FOR ALL
> FOLDERS DISPLAYED IN THE DETAIL VIEW. Trying to figure how to do this?
>
> ON the way to finding this location I searched the postings with the
> search
> phrase
>
> "WINDOWS EXPLORER FILE CONTENT DISPLAY SETTINGS"
> "WINDOWS EXPLORER DISPLAY SETTINGS"
> "WINDOWS EXPLORER"
>
> Over 90% of the offerings were about Internet Explorer issues. I am
> trying
> to use Microsofts "key words" but the search engines do not seem to
> understand. I used the same 3 search arguments in VISTA Windows Help and
> Support. Any thoughts on whhat terms to use?
>
> Thanks
> --
> Steve Chobot
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 03-27-2008   #3 (permalink)
Keith Miller \(MVP\)


 
 

Re: Win Explorer in Vista - How to set (detail) display info 4 all fol

Right-click in the folder background, select 'Customize' and make sure you
are using the 'All Items' template. Set the columns the way you want. Then
click:

'Organize' -> 'Folder & Search Options' -> 'View' tab -> 'Apply to Folders'

This will set your preferred view mode for folders that use the 'All Items'
template. The same can be done with the other templates (Documents,
Pictures & Video, etc).

If you open a folder and it's displaying icons & the column headers are
photo related, right-click in the folder background, select 'Customize' and
select the 'All Items' template.

To override content-sniffing, where Windows 'guesses' the folder content &
applies a template, add the following to your registry:


Key Name: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local
Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\AllFolders

Key Name: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local
Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\AllFolders\Shell
Value 0
Name: FolderType
Type: REG_SZ
Data: NotSpecified

Here's a link to a .reg file you can merge if you prefer that to manually
editing the registry.

http://home.mchsi.com/~k.miller79/Re...tSpecified.reg


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]



"Steve C" <Steve@xxxxxx-sjc.com> wrote in message
news:466A1BBC-1303-47F4-8BA5-8F85B7AAEB03@xxxxxx
Quote:

> In Win XP I could set the DETAIL display columns and have is apply as the
> default for all folders. This saves me setting tha same info over and
> ovar
> again.
>
> (1) Can Ido the same in Vista - Windows Explorer?
> (2) Where do I need to go to invoke a system wide default for all folders?
> I
> have attempted to do this in Win Explorer / "File-Folder Content Header by
> right clicking then selecting More... then checking & arranging the
> Headers I
> wish to see. But this only works for only the one folder highlighted. I
> WOULD LIKE TO SEE NAME / SIZE / MODIFY DATE / CRESTE DATE & TYPE FOR ALL
> FOLDERS DISPLAYED IN THE DETAIL VIEW. Trying to figure how to do this?
>
> ON the way to finding this location I searched the postings with the
> search
> phrase
>
> "WINDOWS EXPLORER FILE CONTENT DISPLAY SETTINGS"
> "WINDOWS EXPLORER DISPLAY SETTINGS"
> "WINDOWS EXPLORER"
>
> Over 90% of the offerings were about Internet Explorer issues. I am
> trying
> to use Microsofts "key words" but the search engines do not seem to
> understand. I used the same 3 search arguments in VISTA Windows Help and
> Support. Any thoughts on whhat terms to use?
>
> Thanks
> --
> Steve Chobot
My System SpecsSystem Spec
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