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. ____________ 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. Written in response to: Why don't Desktop folders remember their 'View'? (Chris Upton: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 at 4:02 am) Responses to this message: re: Why don't Desktop folders remember their 'View'? (Xp killer: Sunday, August 24, 2003 at 3:28 am) All messages in this thread [show all] Why don't Desktop folders remember their 'View'? (Chris Upton: Tue, Oct 15, 2002, 4:02 am) re: Why don't Desktop folders remember their 'View'? (bluebeard: Tue, Oct 15, 2002, 8:00 am) re: Why don't Desktop folders remember their 'View'? (Richard Ociepka: Tue, Oct 22, 2002, 4:22 am) re: Why don't Desktop folders remember their 'View'? (J Sandberg: Sun, Dec 29, 2002, 6:38 pm) re: Why don't Desktop folders remember their 'View'? (Xp killer: Sun, Aug 24, 2003, 3:28 am) re: Why don't Desktop folders remember their 'View'? (Traveler: Wed, Jan 7, 2004, 8:17 pm) re: Why don't Desktop folders remember their 'View'? (Carl Garthwaite: Wed, Feb 4, 2004, 12:19 pm) Making folders Remember their 'View' (Jean: Mon, Mar 1, 2004, 10:03 am) re: Making folders Remember their 'View' (LeBaroness: Sat, Sep 18, 2004, 3:01 pm) re: Making folders Remember their 'View' (p645n: Sat, Oct 8, 2005, 9:01 pm) re: Why don't Desktop folders remember their 'View'? (Tovid: Sun, Jun 5, 2005, 5:21 am) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum