Vista - No Text in User Folder

I thought I had seen that a few days ago -- then couldn't find it for the
life of me!

Turns out, the folder template has to be set as 'Pictures and Video' for
that option to appear.


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Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

"Rock" <rock@nospam.net> wrote in message
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> "jm517" <jm517@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>
>> "Rock" wrote:
>>
>>> "jm517" <jm517@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:FECC5081-2C84-4F63-851B-0197D149DBFE@microsoft.com...
>>> > I'm not sure what has changed, but my user folder now does not display
>>> > text
>>> > next to the icons when I'm in one of the "icon" modes. You can see
>>> > here
>>> > what
>>> > I mean:
>>> >
>>> > http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/1...rissue1qj3.jpg
>>> >
>>> > I tried modifying the desktop.ini file, but there isn't one in the
>>> > folder.
>>> > I tried resetting all folder displays and it not fix the problem.
>>> > This
>>> > behavior only comes up when my user folder is opened using the special
>>> > link
>>> > either on the dektop or start menu. If I navigate there directly
>>> > (C:\Users\...) the folder works fine. Also if I open the folder in a
>>> > program’s File/Open window, the display works fine.
>>> >
>>> > This second picture shows that the text works when set to display
>>> > Tiles
>>> > (the
>>> > text also displays properly in Details view):
>>> > http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/9...rissue2sy5.jpg
>>> >
>>> > This is an odd bug and minor annoyance. Has anyone else seen this or
>>> > have
>>> > an idea as to how to repair this?
>>>
>>>
>>> Right click a blank area in that folder, View, Uncheck Hide file names.
>
>> I did manage to fix the problem somehow - I tried a number of things and
>> nothing worked until i closed the window and reopened it. I never saw
>> "Hide
>> file names" though..
>
>
> Glad you got it, but it's there.
> --
> Rock [MVP - User/Shell]

"Keith Miller MVP" <k.miller79@no.spam.verizon.net> wrote

>I thought I had seen that a few days ago -- then couldn't find it for the
>life of me!
>
> Turns out, the folder template has to be set as 'Pictures and Video' for
> that option to appear.

> "Rock" <rock@nospam.net> wrote

>> "jm517" <jm517@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>>
>>> "Rock" wrote:
>>>
>>>> "jm517" <jm517@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote

>>>> > I'm not sure what has changed, but my user folder now does not
>>>> > display
>>>> > text
>>>> > next to the icons when I'm in one of the "icon" modes. You can see
>>>> > here
>>>> > what
>>>> > I mean:
>>>> >
>>>> > http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/1...rissue1qj3.jpg
>>>> >
>>>> > I tried modifying the desktop.ini file, but there isn't one in the
>>>> > folder.
>>>> > I tried resetting all folder displays and it not fix the problem.
>>>> > This
>>>> > behavior only comes up when my user folder is opened using the
>>>> > special
>>>> > link
>>>> > either on the dektop or start menu. If I navigate there directly
>>>> > (C:\Users\...) the folder works fine. Also if I open the folder in a
>>>> > program’s File/Open window, the display works fine.
>>>> >
>>>> > This second picture shows that the text works when set to display
>>>> > Tiles
>>>> > (the
>>>> > text also displays properly in Details view):
>>>> > http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/9...rissue2sy5.jpg
>>>> >
>>>> > This is an odd bug and minor annoyance. Has anyone else seen this or
>>>> > have
>>>> > an idea as to how to repair this?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Right click a blank area in that folder, View, Uncheck Hide file names.
>>
>>> I did manage to fix the problem somehow - I tried a number of things
>>> and
>>> nothing worked until i closed the window and reopened it. I never saw
>>> "Hide
>>> file names" though..
>>
>>
>> Glad you got it, but it's there.

Ah, finally all the pieces of the puzzle.

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Rock [MVP - User/Shell]

"Rock" <rock@nospam.net> wrote in message
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> "Keith Miller MVP" <k.miller79@no.spam.verizon.net> wrote
>
>>I thought I had seen that a few days ago -- then couldn't find it for the
>>life of me!
>>
>> Turns out, the folder template has to be set as 'Pictures and Video' for
>> that option to appear.
>
> Ah, finally all the pieces of the puzzle.
>

We still have erratic behavior of the <Shift>+<Icon View> in non-Picture
folders that don't allow customization, i.e. the UserName folder :-)


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Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]