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re: Why don't Desktop folders remember their 'View'?
Sunday, August 24, 2003 at 3:28 am
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Posted by Xp killer (1 messages posted)


I have also the same problem, and it work with win2k thus like you i think it's a bug but i don't find any patch or sp to solve this problem. I think we must be patient and wait! ;o)


On Sunday, December 29, 2002 at 6:38 pm, J Sandberg wrote:
>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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re: Why don't Desktop folders remember their 'View'? (J Sandberg: Sunday, December 29, 2002 at 6:38 pm)

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-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)
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