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re: Why don't Desktop folders remember their 'View'?
Sunday, June 5, 2005 at 5:21 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Tovid
(1 messages posted)
OK, I had the same annoyance but found a solution, hopefully it works for all of
you too. I made a shortcut on the desktop and pointed it to /windows/explorer.exe.
After its created, right click choose properties and fill in the following:
Target: C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe /e,c:\
Start in: <--make this line blank
Not sure if adding the /e,c:\ is really necessary but try it. Then click ok to finish
and double click to open. Now setup the way u want your view to look and click Tools,
Folder Options, View and uncheck the box "remember each folders view settings" followed
by Apply to All Folders button, and click ok. That should do it.. if still getting
problems then, after unchecking remember view settings click ok so explorer erases
any previous things and setup your view the way u want, click apply to all folders
and thats should do it (hopefully) otherwise play around with it.. good luck!
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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