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re: Why don't Desktop folders remember their 'View'?
Sunday, December 29, 2002 at 6:38 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by J Sandberg
(1 messages posted)
For this same problem, I tried:
- Deleting the two BAG registry key(s)
- Adding MRUSize registry key(s)
- Various sequences of settings & reboots
- Updating to SP1
none of which worked.
What finally worked was starting Explorer with ~any command-line options besides
"/e". For example,
EXPLORER /e,c:\ starts Explorer with the usual "/e" view, but now the folder settings
stick.
Who knows why. Info on folder settings is at http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307856
but no explanation on why any of them should make a difference on folder settings.
I think it's just a bug in XP.
Hope this helps.
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On Tuesday, October 15, 2002 at 4:02 am, Chris Upton wrote:
>My annoyance appears to be related; spacing and location of Desktop items is remembered,
>but the contents of all my Desktop folders are often being changed from 'Icon' view
>to 'List' view. It appears to happen at random, some nights never but others a number
>of times.
>I installed XP lean and mean. I use the 'Classic' look desktop, all programmes are
>accessed from the Desktop via a Shortcut or folder. I have nothing in 'Start', 'Programs',
>etc. I'll arrange programmes etc within each Desktop folder to be in 'Icon' view,
>and without telling XP otherwise (wittingly) the next time I might open any desktop
>folder they are all displayed in 'List' view.
>I feel it might be 'Explorer' related as I access it via a Desktop Shortcut and
my
>view within Explorer is 'List'.
>I cannot find any preference setting within XP where I can tell it that I want a
>'List' view within Explorer but an 'Icon' view for my Desktop folders. I am aware
>I am able to apply either to everything.
>Apologies if I have missed something simple, I did not encounter this one with '98'
>and a couple of nights at MS's site shed no light ... and I'm starting to get really
>pissed off having to rearrange the furniture most times I fire up this box.
>Regards,
>Chris Upton.
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