Flycaster wrote:

I need to have JUST My Pictures folder and all its sub folders open as
thumbnails, and all other folders to open in Detail. I have tried all
various combinations within the ToolBar, but the bottom line is that XP
only allows me to open in either Thumbnail or Detail. Here's what I have
done:

You can only have one setting (Details probably) as default; you then
have to set the view needed specifically for *every* folder that you
need different, individually. There is no provision for setting My Pics
and all its sub-folders. Also check that in Tools - Folder Options -
View you have 'Remember each folders view settings' checked. Prior to
SP2 the number of folder settings it could remember was too limited:
Kelly has a fix at
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 2 , left, 'Increase Folder View. . . .'

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Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)