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Help! Folder View Settings Problem!
Got a new PC. Noticed it has service pack 3, which is new for me.
Whether that is the culprit in some way, I don't know! Anyway, I'm well used to changing folder view settings, applying to all folders, etc. It's always worked for me. However, this PC just won't save them beyond a few hours, occasionally a day (varies). I've been reading and reading on the web, and people mention a limit (400?) of views XP can remember, so that's another reason why I've never had this before (old PC didn't have may files and folders). Whatever..... I've spent a week trying to find a fix. Lots of people mention changing registry settings, re BagMru keys etc. I am comfortable with regedit, so have tried them, but it STILL comes back. I've tried all the suggestions in forums, from "Kelly's Corner" to you name it, but nothing fixes it permanently. Can anyone please suggest what I might try next? Thank you. Max. |
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Help! Folder View Settings Problem!
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Got a new PC. Noticed it has service pack 3, which is new for me. Whether that is the culprit in some way, I don't know! Anyway, I'm well used to changing folder view settings, applying to all folders, etc. It's always worked for me. However, this PC just won't save them beyond a few hours, occasionally a day (varies). I've been reading and reading on the web, and people mention a limit (400?) of views XP can remember, so that's another reason why I've never had this before (old PC didn't have may files and folders). Whatever..... I've spent a week trying to find a fix. Lots of people mention changing registry settings, re BagMru keys etc. I am comfortable with regedit, so have tried them, but it STILL comes back. I've tried all the suggestions in forums, from "Kelly's Corner" to you name it, but nothing fixes it permanently. Can anyone please suggest what I might try next? Thank you. Max. Back up your registry, then start regedit, expand and highlight the following keys look in the right window for "NoSaveSettings". If you find it, delete it or set it to zero. You may have to restart the computer for the change to take effect. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\policies\Explorer HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer Ben |
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Help! Folder View Settings Problem!
Thanks for all the suggestions folks, but enough was enough. I cannot
believe how much time I've wasted over this issue, which might seem trivial to some, but became increasingly annoying to me. So guess what I did? Wiped EVERYTHING off my PC, reinstalled XP with Service Pack 2 (only), and guess what? As right as rain? Which proves - as I suspected - that there is something in Windows Service Pack 3 which has messed up things in this area. The SP3 documentation doesn't suggest it was affected, but WRONG! I'm not going to get into a debate with Microsoft about this. If they want to come over to the UK and visit my machine, I will prove it to them! I'll even buy cakes for tea! I find it quite horrifying that I've tried over 70 registry fixes (going by what others have documented on the web), some of them by Microsoft employees(!), yet NONE of them fixed it. I'm left with the impression that they've made the registry so complex now that even THEY don't know all the ramifications of changes! I wonder if they realise what affects what! I know that's an alarming claim, but don't take my word for it. LOTS of people in Windows land can tell you they've had supposed "fixes" that do nothing! Over and out. Phew! |
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Help! Folder View Settings Problem!
madmax wrote:
Wiped EVERYTHING off my PC, reinstalled XP with Service Pack 2 (only), and guess what? As right as rain? Which proves - as I suspected - that there is something in Windows Service Pack 3 which has messed up things in this area. The SP3 documentation doesn't suggest it was affected, but WRONG! That does not prove the Service Pack 3 messed up something with your optical drive. You are comparing a fresh install of only Windows XP SP-2 against a polluted setup of Windows XP SP-3. Until you install SP-3, you won't know that it screws up your optical drive. Something you never mentioned is if ever you logoff after making changes so the pending changes get rolled into your permanent profile. I'm sure you have before seen the message on logoff or shutdown that says Windows is saving your profile. If you make changes but your computer crashes then changes to your profile do not get saved. Since the problem reappears after several hours or several days, I have to wonder just how your Windows sessions is getting exited. Make the change. Check the change got effected. Log off and back on. Then test if the change was sticky. I'm not going to get into a debate with Microsoft about this. The name of this newsgroup starts with microsoft. It is not owned by nor monitored by Microsoft. You aren't at Microsoft when you are here. You are in a peer community of other Microsoft Windows XP *USERS*. Also, Microsoft Valued Professionals (MVPs) are not Microsoft employees or representatives. Over and out. Phew! Which probably means you won't see this response because you won't bother to return here. So, in effect, you felt the need to vent here. Okie dokie then, bye bye. |
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