Change view default for windows explorer

[Allen]

Hi everyone,

How do I permanently change the view in Explorer to show
file details. I can go to the pull-down menu to change
the view for a single folder and only temporarily. How
do I set the default so that the detail view is always
used?

Thanks!

[David Candy]

Tools - Folder Options - View - Apply To All Fol;ders.
"Allen" > wrote in message =
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> Hi everyone,
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> How do I permanently change the view in Explorer to show=20
> file details. I can go to the pull-down menu to change=20
> the view for a single folder and only temporarily. How=20
> do I set the default so that the detail view is always=20
> used?
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> Thanks!

[scott]

But what if you don't want other folders changed to that
setting. I also have the problem of View settings not
being maintained. I don't want every folder using the same
view.

>-----Original Message-----
>Tools - Folder Options - View - Apply To All Fol;ders.
>"Allen" > wrote in message
...
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> How do I permanently change the view in Explorer to
show
>> file details. I can go to the pull-down menu to change
>> the view for a single folder and only temporarily. How
>> do I set the default so that the detail view is always
>> used?
>>
>> Thanks!
>
>.
>

[David Candy]

Well the question wasn't "what if you don't?" but How To.

The last 400 are maintained. Perhaps you don''t want explorer to =
remember you settings.

The save as box reads the system wide state. The system wide state does =
not specify icon style. So it cannot be changed.

Most people have problems with folders because they don't understand how =
it works. Why it works the way it does is beyond me.

With XP (and all previous versions with minor differences eg 95 stored =
29 folders) the last 400 folders are remembered.

Clicking Apply to All folders set the defaults here
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Stre=
ams
settings=3D
and
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Stre=
ams\Defaults
With the numbers being the default for each type of folder. A file =
folder is
{F3364BA0-65B9-11CE-A9BA-00AA004AE837}

Then it deletes all saved settings for individual folders here
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell NoRoam\Bags

So clicking Apply to all folders in My Comp does the settings=3D and the =
num for My Comp (not file folder).

Reset all folders just deletes all saved folder settings.=20

The streams key is where a folder's settings is stored pre XP but only =
removable drives and defaults are stored here in XP.

In another change (I think introduced with 2000) explorer view lost it's =
seperate settings and now shares with folder view. If you both explore =
and open folders this can lead to confusion. The initial window size =
comes from the saved settings - the window will be the same size if =
exploring or opening.

There are two further settings that determine how explorer works.
I'll let the Win2000 resource kit explain it.

Understanding Saved Views and Browsing Folders
In Windows 2000 Professional, the view you use is not always permanently =
saved in Windows Explorer. You can control whether the views you use are =
saved permanently or temporarily by using the Remember each folder's =
view settings check box on the View tab of the Folder Options dialog box =
(see figure 9.3).=20

By default the Remember each folder's view settings option is enabled. =
When you choose to leave this setting enabled, the following happens:=20

a.. The changes you make to a folder's view is automatically saved =
when you close the folder.=20
b.. The view you use to view one folder is not applied to other =
folders.=20
c.. When you open a folder, it opens in the view you used when you =
last viewed it.=20
When you clear the check box for Remember each folder's view settings, =
the following happens:=20

a.. When you start Windows Explorer, the first folder you view =
displays in the folder's saved view. Windows Explorer holds that view in =
temporary memory and applies it to all the folders that you visit while =
Windows Explorer remains open unless you manually alter the view.=20
b.. As you browse to other folders (after the initial folder is =
opened), the saved view for each folder is ignored, and when you quit =
Windows Explorer, the folder view that you have been using to view =
multiple folders is deleted from temporary memory.=20
c.. The next time you open Windows Explorer, once again, it is the =
saved view of the first folder you open that determines how you view =
multiple folders.=20
Setting All Folders to the Same View
Some users want to have all their Windows Explorer folders set to the =
same view. In Windows 2000 Professional, the default setting is that any =
change made to a folder's view is automatically saved when you close the =
folder and is not applied to other folders. However, you can set all =
folders to the same view by using the Folder Options command as =
described in the following procedure.=20

To set all folders to the same view=20
1.. In My Computer or Windows Explorer, set the view to your =
preference.=20
2.. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options.=20
3.. In the Folder Options dialog box, click the View tab.=20
4.. Under Folder Views, click Like Current Folder.=20
Important The Remember each folder's view settings check box on the View =
tab of the Folder Options dialog box (see Figure 9.3) affects how the =
view settings of individual folders are applied and saved. For more =
information about the impact of clearing this check box, see =
"Understanding Saved Views and Browsing Folders" earlier in this =
chapter.=20

It's me again not MS

Sometimes windows gets confused and doesn't save settings.

If no settings whatsoever are saved delete (note a reset of settings =
only clears one of these keys - one assumes corruption is more likely to =
be in the other key)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell NoRoam\Bags and
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell NoRoam\BagMRU

If a few settings are saved then delete this key (this is also the sort =
for File Open but file open doesn't change it only reads it)


"scott" > wrote in message =
...
> But what if you don't want other folders changed to that=20
> setting. I also have the problem of View settings not=20
> being maintained. I don't want every folder using the same=20
> view.
>=20
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Tools - Folder Options - View - Apply To All Fol;ders.
> >"Allen" > wrote in message=20
> ...
> >> Hi everyone,
> >>=20
> >> How do I permanently change the view in Explorer to=20
> show=20
> >> file details. I can go to the pull-down menu to change=20
> >> the view for a single folder and only temporarily. How=20
> >> do I set the default so that the detail view is always=20
> >> used?
> >>=20
> >> Thanks!
> >
> >.
> >