folder view

[panda]

Hi

is there anyway of selecting how you want to view all your folders? for
example i want to view all folders as detail.

[Patti MacLeod]

Hi panda,

Open any folder and change it to the view that you prefer (eg., Details),
then go to Tools>Folder Options>View tab and in the "Folder views" section,
click on the "Like Current Folder" button, then click on Yes in the
confirmation dialogue box, then click on OK.



Regards,

--
Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User


"panda" wrote:

> Hi
>
> is there anyway of selecting how you want to view all your folders? for
> example i want to view all folders as detail.
>
>

[tedoniman]

Hello, Panda.

Just passing thru and noted your problem might be similar to one I've had
for years. I hope the solution from Patti has worked for you; but sooner or
later you are going to overrun the folder/file limit for your selected
default view in the Registry and nothing you do will give you back your
prefered view - except, possibly, the following.

I might add, DON'T EVEN ATTEMPT to try this unless you either have an IT man
or
Bill Gates sitting next to you. You could mess up the registry and your
system for good - unless you either or both first back up the Registry and
also create a System
Restore point before proceeding. And DON'T try to restore your Registry or
System,
later, unless, again, you either have an IT man or Bill Gates next to you.

The following is a limited extract from a post by Keith Miller, MSMVP (whom
I'm on the way to thank right now, wherever he might be located here) to a
user with a
similar problem as ours (though mine is solved now, it appears, after
following the below advice):

---------------------------------------------

"Keith Miller MVP" wrote:

> Hmm...That looks right (details view, status bar off). Not sure why it's not

working as it should.
> Your other folders are closed when you're applying this, right?
>
> You could try David Candy's method to clear explorer's mind:
>
>
>
> If that doesn't do it, as a workaround, another method to enforce a default

view would be to create
> an 'AllFolders' key in the registry, you can do this per-user or per-machine.
>
> The following would give you details view with status bar off for the current

user:
>
> ------------------------------
> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>
>

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell NoRoam\Bags\AllFolders\Shell]
> "WFlags"=dword:00000000
> "Status"=dword:00000000
> "Vid"="{137E7700-3573-11CF-AE69-08002B2E1262}"
> "Mode"=dword:00000004
>
> ------------------------------
>
> The following would set details as machine default:
>
> ------------------------------
> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Shel l\Bags\AllFolders\Shell]
> "WFlags"=dword:00000000
> "Status"=dword:00000000
> "Vid"="{137E7700-3573-11CF-AE69-08002B2E1262}"
> "Mode"=dword:00000004
>
> ---------------------------
>
> Note that the under HKCU, the 'AllFolders' entry will be deleted if 'Apply to

> all folders' or 'Reset all folders' is used.
>
>
> --
> Good Luck,
>
> Keith
> Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

==============================

OK, Panda, the above is not quite as straightforward as it might appear.
You need
to know a bit about editing the Registry and so on. Notice that the
instructions
state "to *CREATE* an 'AllFolders' key in the registry". Under that you'll
have to create a "Shell" key.

Got to rush off. Something just came up. If you need any detailed help with
this, try and find 'Keith Miller' here or send me a reply.

--
Ted...


"panda" wrote:

> Hi
>
> is there anyway of selecting how you want to view all your folders? for
> example i want to view all folders as detail.
>
>