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re: Why don't Desktop folders remember their 'View'?
Wednesday, January 7, 2004 at 8:17 pm
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Posted by Traveler (6 messages posted)

I'm not sure if you found a solution but I was just reading something and i think I could solve your problem I know it was long ago but......Open Windows Explorer>Tools>Folder Options>View TAB>scroll down to the bottom of the list>6th from bottom is "Remember each folder's view settings" check that box then>"Apply to All Folders" if you figured it out already great if not the pleasure is all mine lol ;)

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'? (Carl Garthwaite: Wednesday, February 4, 2004 at 12:19 pm)

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)

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