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Question about 'Why don't folders remember their position, sort order, or icon size?'
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Question about 'Why don't folders remember their position, sort order, or icon size?'
Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at 9:45 pm
Posted by Modern Executive
(3 messages posted)
I have a question about Why
don't folders remember their position, sort order, or icon size?:
I use the browse feature a lot. Whenever I enter my browse feature, the window always
sorts in order of largest file. This is not particularly useful when I'm searching
for something by name. I have not been able to find any way to change the default
sort behavior of the browse window. The "Apply to all folders" feature discussed
on annoyances.org does not fix this problem. Ideas? Is there a registry key I need
to change?
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re: Question about 'Why don't folders remember their position, sort order, or icon size?'
Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at 10:39 pm
Posted by Modern Executive
(3 messages posted)
this goes for open and save windows. it is driving me nuts.
On Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at 9:45 pm, Michael Esser wrote:
>I have a question about Why
>don't folders remember their position, sort order, or icon size?:
>
>I use the browse feature a lot. Whenever I enter my browse feature, the window
always
>sorts in order of largest file. This is not particularly useful when I'm searching
>for something by name. I have not been able to find any way to change the default
>sort behavior of the browse window. The "Apply to all folders" feature discussed
>on annoyances.org does not fix this problem. Ideas? Is there a registry key I
need
>to change?
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Problem Solution
Monday, April 25, 2005 at 8:38 pm
Posted by Modern Executive
(3 messages posted)
Disclaimer: the solution is a fix through RegEdit. Messing with your registry can
lead to massive system problems. Please use this solution only if you know what
you're doing. By reading this post, you agree not to hold me responsbile for any
loss or damage to your computer or data.
I didn't have any luck here at annoyances.org, but if anyone finds this thread in
a google search, I thought I'd share the solution, which I finally found in the annals
of the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=233526&sd=RMVP
(pops)
In XP, it will reset things like the start menu and maybe some of your desktop icons
(i.e. my computer, my network places, etc.) but if you changed those things in the
first place, you probably will know how to change them back.
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