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  1. #1


    grahamham Guest

    Folder views

    Folder views dont stick and keep changing random types of view, anyone else
    experiencing this or know how tae fix. Its a bit like the good old days of
    XP.
    Reset Views in Folder Options works, but only for a short time




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    grahamham Guest

    Re: Folder views

    Just the 2 of us that have this problem then.

    I tried deleting 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local
    Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags' but again that only works
    for a short while.

    "grahamham" <notlimaharg@liamg.moc> wrote in message
    news:C3EB2B36-7E84-4DEE-9D6E-59A5EDF22C49@microsoft.com...
    > Folder views dont stick and keep changing random types of view, anyone
    > else experiencing this or know how tae fix. Its a bit like the good old
    > days of XP.
    > Reset Views in Folder Options works, but only for a short time



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    RayG Guest

    Re: Folder views

    grahamham wrote:
    > Folder views dont stick and keep changing random types of view,
    > anyone else experiencing this or know how tae fix. Its a bit like the
    > good old days of XP.
    > Reset Views in Folder Options works, but only for a short time


    No the 3 of us - its a PITA Iagree.

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    Regards

    Ray

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    RayG Guest

    Re: Folder views

    RayG wrote:
    > grahamham wrote:
    >> Folder views dont stick and keep changing random types of view,
    >> anyone else experiencing this or know how tae fix. Its a bit like the
    >> good old days of XP.
    >> Reset Views in Folder Options works, but only for a short time

    >
    > No the 3 of us - its a PITA Iagree.


    Just seen other post - worth trying this...

    Open explorer, hit the ALT key a low and behold we have the old menu -
    tools/folder options etc. etc. I have reset mine and will see how we go from
    here.

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    Ray


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    Ray Guest

    RE: Folder views

    I get it too.

    Its a real pain having 2TB stored and rarely having folders display the way
    one wants or has last (often repeatedly) set them to.

    If an OS cannot at least manage files and folders right it is a pretty sorry
    OS.

    "grahamham" wrote:

    > Folder views dont stick and keep changing random types of view, anyone else
    > experiencing this or know how tae fix. Its a bit like the good old days of
    > XP.
    > Reset Views in Folder Options works, but only for a short time
    >


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    Mark Bourne Guest

    Re: Folder views

    grahamham wrote:
    > Folder views dont stick and keep changing random types of view, anyone
    > else experiencing this or know how tae fix. Its a bit like the good old
    > days of XP.
    > Reset Views in Folder Options works, but only for a short time


    Loads of people are experiencing the same thing (including me). It seems
    it's a bug in Explorer, which will hopefully be fixed some time.
    Apparently it's carried over from XP's Explorer, but I never used XP
    much so wouldn't know of problems there.

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    kimberwhitehead Guest

    RE: Folder views

    hi

    thank goodness i am not the only one, thought i was going mad?!

    I added a photo foler in users and set them as photo/video type.. and made
    all the photo's extra large..

    next thing I know I came out and it has done that to the entire C drive....
    and all the folder in C: Programs are all saying they are picture/video
    folders... and when I opened them up everything inside was in extra large view

    If I change them back, then my photo's go back too..... then I changed the
    way my docs sat in my docs folder to be grouped my type and they keep
    changing back to being viewed my name...

    this is EXTREMELLY annoying.... is there anything that can be done so that
    one you set what type of folder you have and how you want to use it, it stays
    that way and not change everything else with it??

    Also at present all the folers in my c drive thinks they are picture/video
    folders and obvs I am unable to change any one them back, Programs, Users,
    Windows...



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    Re: Folder views

    Hi Everyone,

    Here's a link that will show you how to reset the view settings in Vista and increase the cache size so Vista will start remembering your Folder View settings again. You will most likely need to do the second method.

    http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/70819-windows-explorer-folder-view-settings.html?ltr=W

    Hope this helps you all,
    Shawn

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  9. #9


    Adam Albright Guest

    Re: Folder views

    On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:18:10 -0500, brink
    <brink.2ssek1@no-mx.forums.net> wrote:

    >
    >Hi Everyone,
    >
    >Here's a link that will show you how to reset the view settings in
    >Vista and increase the cache size so Vista will start remembering your
    >Folder View settings again. You will most likely need to do the second
    >method.
    >
    >'_http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/70819-windows-explorer-folder-view-settings.html?ltr=W_'
    >(http://tinyurl.com/yuod5y)
    >
    >Hope this helps you all,
    >Shawn



    Grim testimony to how truly screwed up Vista and it's bloated Registry
    really is that you have to dick around like this to change things.
    Shame on Microsoft for dumping such a bloated pig on a unsuspecting
    public. Just another sign of how poorly written Vista really is.


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