re: Question about 'Set Defaults in Explorer'
Saturday, February 21, 2004 at 10:20 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Bill Kreamer
(3 messages posted)
I would add the last “set default“ action (in parentheses):
To get things to come up the way you want them, do the following: (1) Set Explore
as the default command (not OPEN) for the "folder" type (hit the “set default“ button
to save the choice).
On Monday, August 26, 2002 at 8:48 am, Bill Malthouse wrote:
>Setting all folders to look like the "current" folder (as described in the tip)
works
>fine,
>UNLESS you also have a check mark in the box below the "like the current folder
"
>button
>which says "remember each folder's view settings". If that box is checked
>and you ever change the display view of a folder, the change "sticks" for that
>folder, until the next time you ripple "all like the current folder" through the
>system. To get things to come up the way you want them, do the following:
>
>(1) Set Explore as the default command (not OPEN) for the "folder" type.
>(2) Make sure that "hidden" files are shown, not hidden
>(3) Make sure extensions (.exe etc) are shown, not hidden.
>(4) Set the current explaorer window to show you "details" or whatever you
> really want to see (including widths of name fields, size fields etc.)
>(5) Make sure "Remember Each Folder's View Settings" is NOT checked.
>(6) Ripple using the "Like Current Folder" button.
>
>By the way, certain "special" folders, like "Control Panel" will not
>be corretly set up this way (vs field width etc.) open them, set them the
>way you want them, then ripple via "like current folder" ... it won't clobber
>you default setup for everything else!
>
>
>
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