I have a question about Set 
Defaults in Explorer:


  In Explorer I viewed a folder with details, rather than Large Icons - ever since 
then the default seems to be Details, rather than Lage Icons.  (Any new folder that 
I open comes up in Details view, and folders that I have switched to Large Icons 
occasionally revert to Details.)  This is very annoying, I would like to get it back 
to showing me most things in Large Icons.  Any idea how?

  I am using Windows 95, OSR 2.5, with Internet Explorer 4 SP2  This happened in 
one copy of Win95, but hasn't happened to me in others.  
There must be some setting someplace that controls the default, since it clearly 
changed in that version.

  Thank you,
  Michael

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re: How restore default view in Explorer? Wednesday, October 24, 2001 at 6:04 pm Posted by ontguy (4 messages posted) I got the answer. Open an explorer window. Tools. Folder Options. View. Click on Like Current Folder. That should do it. On Wednesday, August 15, 2001 at 1:26 pm, Michael wrote: >I have a question about Set >Defaults in Explorer: > > In Explorer I viewed a folder with details, rather than Large Icons - ever since >then the default seems to be Details, rather than Lage Icons. (Any new folder that >I open comes up in Details view, and folders that I have switched to Large Icons >occasionally revert to Details.) This is very annoying, I would like to get it back >to showing me most things in Large Icons. Any idea how? > > I am using Windows 95, OSR 2.5, with Internet Explorer 4 SP2 This happened in >one copy of Win95, but hasn't happened to me in others. >There must be some setting someplace that controls the default, since it clearly >changed in that version. > > Thank you, > Michael > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How restore default view in Explorer? Tuesday, November 13, 2001 at 6:06 pm Posted by Boom (1 messages posted) He said Windows 95. "Like Current Folder" wasn't an option until Windows 98. On Wednesday, October 24, 2001 at 6:04 pm, ontguy wrote: >I got the answer. >Open an explorer window. >Tools. Folder Options. >View. Click on Like Current Folder. >That should do it. > > >On Wednesday, August 15, 2001 at 1:26 pm, Michael wrote: > >I have a question about Set >Defaults in Explorer: > > In Explorer I viewed a folder with details, rather than Large Icons - ever since >then the default seems to be Details, rather than Lage Icons. (Any new folder that >I open comes up in Details view, and folders that I have switched to Large Icons >occasionally revert to Details.) This is very annoying, I would like to get it >back >to showing me most things in Large Icons. Any idea how? > > I am using Windows 95, OSR 2.5, with Internet Explorer 4 SP2 This happened in >one copy of Win95, but hasn't happened to me in others. >There must be some setting someplace that controls the default, since it clearly >changed in that version. > > Thank you, > Michael > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How restore default view in Explorer? Sunday, December 9, 2001 at 3:52 pm Posted by Brad (2 messages posted) Hello, Did you ever find out how to solve this problem? I have the same difficulty with basicaly the same setup and it's annoying as heck. Your help is apprecaited. Brad On Wednesday, October 24, 2001 at 6:04 pm, ontguy wrote: >I got the answer. >Open an explorer window. >Tools. Folder Options. >View. Click on Like Current Folder. >That should do it. > > >On Wednesday, August 15, 2001 at 1:26 pm, Michael wrote: > >I have a question about Set >Defaults in Explorer: > > In Explorer I viewed a folder with details, rather than Large Icons - ever since >then the default seems to be Details, rather than Lage Icons. (Any new folder that >I open comes up in Details view, and folders that I have switched to Large Icons >occasionally revert to Details.) This is very annoying, I would like to get it >back >to showing me most things in Large Icons. Any idea how? > > I am using Windows 95, OSR 2.5, with Internet Explorer 4 SP2 This happened in >one copy of Win95, but hasn't happened to me in others. >There must be some setting someplace that controls the default, since it clearly >changed in that version. > > Thank you, > Michael > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How restore default view in Explorer? Monday, December 10, 2001 at 4:15 pm Posted by Rick (1 messages posted) I tried the "Like Current Folder" option, but I still get sorting by MODIFIED instead of NAME. Does anyone know how to solve this problem. I am running Windows 98 2nd ed. On Wednesday, October 24, 2001 at 6:04 pm, ontguy wrote: >I got the answer. >Open an explorer window. >Tools. Folder Options. >View. Click on Like Current Folder. >That should do it. > > >On Wednesday, August 15, 2001 at 1:26 pm, Michael wrote: > >I have a question about Set >Defaults in Explorer: > > In Explorer I viewed a folder with details, rather than Large Icons - ever since >then the default seems to be Details, rather than Lage Icons. (Any new folder that >I open comes up in Details view, and folders that I have switched to Large Icons >occasionally revert to Details.) This is very annoying, I would like to get it >back >to showing me most things in Large Icons. Any idea how? > > I am using Windows 95, OSR 2.5, with Internet Explorer 4 SP2 This happened in >one copy of Win95, but hasn't happened to me in others. >There must be some setting someplace that controls the default, since it clearly >changed in that version. > > Thank you, > Michael > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How restore default view in Explorer? Wednesday, December 12, 2001 at 8:31 am Posted by ontguy (4 messages posted) I post the solution in the solution. Open an explorer window. >Go to Tools in the menu. Folder Options. >View. Click on Like Current Folder. >That should do it. On Sunday, December 9, 2001 at 3:52 pm, Brad wrote: >Hello, >Did you ever find out how to solve this problem? >I have the same difficulty with basicaly the same setup and it's annoying as heck. >Your help is apprecaited. >Brad > > >On Wednesday, October 24, 2001 at 6:04 pm, ontguy wrote: > >I got the answer. >Open an explorer window. >Tools. Folder Options. >View. Click on Like Current Folder. >That should do it. > > >On Wednesday, August 15, 2001 at 1:26 pm, Michael wrote: > >I have a question about Set >Defaults in Explorer: > > In Explorer I viewed a folder with details, rather than Large Icons - ever since >then the default seems to be Details, rather than Lage Icons. (Any new folder that >I open comes up in Details view, and folders that I have switched to Large Icons >occasionally revert to Details.) This is very annoying, I would like to get it >back >to showing me most things in Large Icons. Any idea how? > > I am using Windows 95, OSR 2.5, with Internet Explorer 4 SP2 This happened in >one copy of Win95, but hasn't happened to me in others. >There must be some setting someplace that controls the default, since it clearly >changed in that version. > > Thank you, > Michael > > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How restore default view in Explorer? Wednesday, December 12, 2001 at 11:49 am Posted by Brad (2 messages posted) There is no "folder options" under the "tools" pull down menu in Explorer of win 95 ver B Any other solutions? On Wednesday, December 12, 2001 at 8:31 am, Richard wrote: >I post the solution in the solution. >Open an explorer window. >Go to Tools in the menu. Folder Options. >View. Click on Like Current Folder. >That should do it. > > > >On Sunday, December 9, 2001 at 3:52 pm, Brad wrote: >Hello, >Did you ever find out how to solve this problem? >I have the same difficulty with basicaly the same setup and it's annoying as heck. >Your help is apprecaited. >Brad > > >On Wednesday, October 24, 2001 at 6:04 pm, ontguy wrote: > >I got the answer. >Open an explorer window. >Tools. Folder Options. >View. Click on Like Current Folder. >That should do it. > > >On Wednesday, August 15, 2001 at 1:26 pm, Michael wrote: > >I have a question about Set >Defaults in Explorer: > > In Explorer I viewed a folder with details, rather than Large Icons - ever since >then the default seems to be Details, rather than Lage Icons. (Any new folder that >I open comes up in Details view, and folders that I have switched to Large Icons >occasionally revert to Details.) This is very annoying, I would like to get it >back >to showing me most things in Large Icons. Any idea how? > > I am using Windows 95, OSR 2.5, with Internet Explorer 4 SP2 This happened in >one copy of Win95, but hasn't happened to me in others. >There must be some setting someplace that controls the default, since it clearly >changed in that version. > > Thank you, > Michael > > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How restore default view in Explorer? Thursday, March 14, 2002 at 4:53 am Posted by Dan Hartman (1 messages posted) I found the answer. Open Windows Explorer and sort the veiw by name or whatever you want to be default for your open or save as dialogs to be. Then, while holding ctrl, hit the X to close Explorer. It saves the setting. A complete write up is provided here. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How restore default view in Explorer? Monday, July 1, 2002 at 6:08 pm Posted by Craig Baker (3 messages posted) Good One! I once paid Microsft $35 to get this answer, and couldn't remember the keyboard command when it happened again 5 years later. This solution should be more prominently posted. On Thursday, March 14, 2002 at 4:53 am, Dan Hartman wrote: >I found the answer. Open Windows Explorer and sort the veiw by name or whatever >you want to be default for your open or save as dialogs to be. Then, while holding >ctrl, hit the X to close Explorer. It saves the setting. > >A complete write up is provided here. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How restore default view in Explorer? Sunday, January 5, 2003 at 12:48 am Posted by Mike Reynolds (1 messages posted) Try setting the view as you want it and hold down Ctrl when closing window On Monday, December 10, 2001 at 4:15 pm, Rick wrote: >I tried the "Like Current Folder" option, but I still get sorting by MODIFIED instead >of NAME. Does anyone know how to solve this problem. I am running Windows 98 2nd >ed. > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How restore default view in Explorer? Saturday, February 21, 2004 at 9:25 am Posted by Bill Kreamer (3 messages posted) I have a related problem. My explorer window (for instance "Exploring C:\") is split into two panes, with the left one being a folder view. I cant shake this; I want to see only the right hand pane. After closing the left pane (clicking the x) I go to view, folder options, view, like current folder, then check "Remember each folder's view settings," then close with "OK." No dice. The change doesn't stick. Holding ctrl key while closing the explorer window is also not a fix. On Sunday, January 5, 2003 at 12:48 am, Mike Reynolds wrote: >Try setting the view as you want it and hold down Ctrl when closing window > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How restore default view in Explorer? Friday, April 16, 2004 at 2:28 pm Posted by Eris (14 messages posted) Thank you for this!!! It's been driving me nuts for awhile now, and I just could not figure out how to fix it. (What a *stupid* design!) On Thursday, March 14, 2002 at 4:53 am, Dan Hartman wrote: >I found the answer. Open Windows Explorer and sort the veiw by name or whatever >you want to be default for your open or save as dialogs to be. Then, while holding >ctrl, hit the X to close Explorer. It saves the setting. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How restore default view in Explorer? Friday, July 30, 2004 at 6:02 pm Posted by Lenny (1 messages posted) Holding down the control key while closing a folder or an application with the view set the way I want it doesn't work for me, either (windows xp). Did you or anyone find an answer? -Lenny On Saturday, February 21, 2004 at 9:25 am, Bill Kreamer wrote: >I have a related problem. My explorer window (for instance "Exploring C:\") is split >into two panes, with the left one being a folder view. I cant shake this; I want >to see only the right hand pane. After closing the left pane (clicking the x) I go >to view, folder options, view, like current folder, then check "Remember each folder's >view settings," then close with "OK." No dice. The change doesn't stick. Holding >ctrl key while closing the explorer window is also not a fix. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How to restore/establish default view in Explorer? Friday, July 30, 2004 at 9:53 pm Posted by Bill Kreamer (3 messages posted) No fix found yet. Hmmm. Tried, when viewing the Explorer window for C:\, un-checking the View-Explorer Bar-Folders choice, then holding down Ctrl key while closing the window. No dice. On Friday, July 30, 2004 at 6:02 pm, Lenny wrote: >Holding down the control key while closing a folder or an application with the view >set the way I want it doesn't work for me, either (windows xp). Did you or anyone >find an answer? > >-Lenny > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How restore default view in Explorer? Friday, June 17, 2005 at 8:12 pm Posted by TimBo (1 messages posted) Don't know if you ever solved this, but my workaround for this type of thing is to create a shortcut for explorer.exe with a target line such as this: TARGET: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n, E:\My Documents\Network Docs & Files This will open an explorer window showing the Network Docs & Files folder in single-pane view. Using "/n" after the explorer in the target line will open explorer in a 'My Computer style' single-pane window, using "/e" will open it in the double-pane "folder view". By changing the path you can open virtually any location as a starting point. You can also specify the minimized, maximized, or normal window views in the shortcut mode line. You can also drag these shortcuts to your 'Links' bar and have a whole set of your most commonly used targets... Then change the icons... Collect 'em, Trade 'em... Happy Clicking... On Saturday, February 21, 2004 at 9:25 am, Bill Kreamer wrote: >I have a related problem. My explorer window (for instance "Exploring C:\") is split >into two panes, with the left one being a folder view. I cant shake this; I want >to see only the right hand pane. After closing the left pane (clicking the x) I go >to view, folder options, view, like current folder, then check "Remember each folder's >view settings," then close with "OK." No dice. The change doesn't stick. Holding >ctrl key while closing the explorer window is also not a fix. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 95 Discussion Forum