XP Pro persists...

Discussion in 'Software' started by bigbazza, Jun 3, 2005.

  1. bigbazza

    bigbazza R.I.P. 14/12/2011 - Good Onya Geek

    in opening up my Folders in Icon view. I really hate that. I much prefer details view. Is there any way to set a default view for all Folders, or better still, be able to set various folders to open up with different defaults. Haven't come across the answer in Help . Bazza
     
  2. softcell72

    softcell72 Specialist

    you can set it so that once you have a folder set up the way you want them to open you can click on folder options, in the view tab and apply settings to all folders.
     
  3. bigbazza

    bigbazza R.I.P. 14/12/2011 - Good Onya Geek

    Thanks, softcell72. Now I have it applied to all Folders. All Folders is the gotcha, unfortunately. Some I'd like to use another view but I assume I am stuck with the compromise. Anyone know of any way to set up a particular folder with an alternate view in XP Pro? Can you edit the Registry to achieve this? Bazza

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  4. kadavill

    kadavill MajorGeek

    Dont know if this is what you want,

    control panel>folder option(inside appearence and theme for non-classical view)>view>remember each folder view settings-check this item.
     
  5. bigbazza

    bigbazza R.I.P. 14/12/2011 - Good Onya Geek

    Thanks kadavill. I will give this a try when I next use XP. Bazza

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  6. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    always thought you could just change each folders view setting to what you want ( so long as the option Kadavill posted it ticked ) and the OS would remember that view/custom setting ( always worked for me )... however XP will only remember so many and as you are creating new folders all the time it will discard the setting of the last used folder to default view, unless you change the number that the OS will remember and this is where TweakUI comes in handy, it has the option to change the number of remembered folders under Explorer > Customizations
     
  7. bigbazza

    bigbazza R.I.P. 14/12/2011 - Good Onya Geek

    Thanks kadavill and Halo for further suggestions. I did something wrong using kadavill's answer so must try again. There are not too many Folders that I want different from my new default view, so will experiment using both your suggestions. Thanks again guys. Bazza

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