How do I set up a standard list of "Sort By" attributes, then apply that to every 
single folder on the system, then DISABLE Vista from applying it's absolutely stupid 
"folder type template" ever again?

How do I kill "Group By" and "Stack By" (idiotic features, those) entirely?

Reason being, I don't want to have to right-click, select "sort by", select "more", 
and add/remove what types I want, for every single folder on the system. Is there 
a simple way to disable this whole mess?

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re: Disable Folder Type Templates, system-wide Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 2:50 am Posted by MartinM (7551 messages posted) I found the easisest way was to go to a 3rd party file manager - there are quite a few good ones out there, all with useful (as opposed to useless) features - take your pick. The biggest benefit I get from going down this route is going back to a two-pane display (remember Windows 3.1?), making the moving of files around (which I seem to do a lot) drastically easier. Basically, Vista was deciding far too much for me, and getting it consistently wrong . . . getting in the way instead of helping me do what I wanted. [Reply or follow-up to this message] Take a look at this . . . Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 2:58 am Posted by MartinM (7551 messages posted) http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-file-manager.htm [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 Vista Discussion Forum