Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers
December 5th 03, 01:53 AM
Hi Anthony,
WindowsXP will remember the settings of up to 400 folders, after that it
starts forgetting some. See this from MVP Kelly for a way to increase this
number:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 2, increase the folder view size limit to 8000
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
"Anthony" > wrote in message
...
> Trying my luck here...
>
> I have the setting in Folder Options | View | Files and Folders |
"Remember
> Each Folder's View Settings" checked (on). I take it this means it will
> keep the default view settings. My favorite view is "Detail", but I like
to
> have a few folders with "Icon" view. When I change those folders view to
> Icon view, go to another directory and come back to the one I just
changed,
> it is back to detail view.
>
> How does one get certain views on certain folders and keep it???
>
> Please don't tell me to uncheck the above setting (have it off), because
> that just makes all folders have the Icon view. I then either have to set
> the view back to details or exit WinExplorer Open it again then the
"Detail"
> view is back.
>
> Anthony
>
>
WindowsXP will remember the settings of up to 400 folders, after that it
starts forgetting some. See this from MVP Kelly for a way to increase this
number:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 2, increase the folder view size limit to 8000
--
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
"Anthony" > wrote in message
...
> Trying my luck here...
>
> I have the setting in Folder Options | View | Files and Folders |
"Remember
> Each Folder's View Settings" checked (on). I take it this means it will
> keep the default view settings. My favorite view is "Detail", but I like
to
> have a few folders with "Icon" view. When I change those folders view to
> Icon view, go to another directory and come back to the one I just
changed,
> it is back to detail view.
>
> How does one get certain views on certain folders and keep it???
>
> Please don't tell me to uncheck the above setting (have it off), because
> that just makes all folders have the Icon view. I then either have to set
> the view back to details or exit WinExplorer Open it again then the
"Detail"
> view is back.
>
> Anthony
>
>