In message , Tim Meddick
writes:
(So glad you read on....)

I experience the same thing - I worked out that sometimes, on certain
folders only, the "Open / Save As..." dialogue boxes take their
instruction on how to display files, in that folder, from the way that
folder was last viewed in Windows Explorer.

That is; if you last chose to view "C:\My Folder" in "thumbnails view"
then that is how it will be displayed in the "Open / Save As..."
dialogue box!

Again, this is only for some folders, and only (I believe) if the
setting "Remember each folder's view setting" is checkmarked in the
"Folder Options" control panel.

To re-set all folders so that they will appear in the "Detailed" view
all the time in both Windows Explorer and the "Open / Save As..."
dialogue box - first clear the setting I just described. Open a [any]
folder and choose "Detailed" view. Then press the "Reset All Folders"
button in the "Folder Options" control panel....
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Hooray - that worked, at last! I've never touched the "Reset All
Folders" button before; I always assumed it would reset all to some
Microsoft-set default.
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J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

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