I keep getting large icons?

I _NEVER_ want the large icons view - I want "details".

From time to time - difficult to pin down a common cause - I end up with
an icons view, especially if I've looked at one of the top-level
pseudofolders, such as "My Documents". Trouble is, if I drill down from
there to - well, for example, currently
D:\genealog.y\PETER\!pending\Gilliver - the view _remains_ on large
icons.

Any suggestions, other than live with it? I know about Make All Folders
Like This One, and so on - doesn't work (at least not for ever).
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

The hypothalamus is one of the most important parts of the brain, involved in
many kinds of motivation, among other functions. The hypothalamus controls the
"Four F's": fighting, fleeing, feeding, and mating. -Heard in a neuropsychology
classroom