Changing "File View" Defaults in Windows 2000

Guv Bob

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May 15, 2014, 12:53:44 PM5/15/14

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I need Windows Explorer to show details. When I turn off the PC, next time I turn it on, it is automatically reset to showing icons. Anyone know a way to change the default view so that I can avoid these resetting steps each time?

Right now, I'm doing it manually like this....Open Windows Explorer. Click on VIEW > DETAILS. Then click on TOOLS > FOLDER OPTIONS > VIEW (tab) > LIKE CURRENT FOLDER > YES > OK.

Thanks.

Bob

PS - Yes, I know AHR is not a computer group, but you guys know every stinking thing under the sun! More or less... LOL!!!

Oren

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May 15, 2014, 12:21:55 PM5/15/14

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_How to modify your folder view settings or to customize a folder_

URL:

<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/812003>

Java Jive

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May 15, 2014, 12:31:53 PM5/15/14

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On Thu, 15 May 2014 08:53:44 -0800, "Guv Bob"
<guvbo...@yahooooooooooooooo.com> wrote:

> I need Windows Explorer to show details. When I turn off the PC, next time I turn it on, it is automatically reset to showing icons. Anyone know a way to change the default view so that I can avoid these resetting steps each time?
>
> Right now, I'm doing it manually like this....Open Windows Explorer. Click on VIEW > DETAILS. Then click on TOOLS > FOLDER OPTIONS > VIEW (tab) > LIKE CURRENT FOLDER > YES > OK.

ALSO Choose Remember each folder's view settings
THEN Close Explorer to memorise the settings.
THEN Relaunch it to check the results. You may find the window
dimensions have changed, and if required you can now drag them
again to what they should be and exit again. This time both
the column layour and the window dimensions should be remembered.

Optionally, you can then unselect Remember each folder's view
settings, so that in future it will always come up as first
remembered.

ISTR, there is also a relevant Group Policy Setting, but can't seem to
find it ATM.

> PS - Yes, I know AHR is not a computer group, but you guys know every stinking thing under the sun! More or less... LOL!!!

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Mayayana

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May 15, 2014, 1:54:02 PM5/15/14

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If you don't get it, see here:

http://www.jsware.net/jsware/xpfix.php5#folfix

I'm not sure about 2000, but I'm guessing it's the
same as XP. XP never worked right in the first place.
There's a full explanation at the link. It's a utility for
repairing XP folder settings so that Explorer will obey
your choice and show not only the view but also the
folder window size that you prefer.

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Stormin Mormon

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May 15, 2014, 2:18:08 PM5/15/14

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With win explorer open, change to details, like you like.

Up top: click file, and then folder options.
Click the view tab. In the upper left, click
"apply to all folders".

See if that helps.

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Java Jive

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May 15, 2014, 2:28:08 PM5/15/14

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Try reading the OP properly, and see if that helps ...

On Thu, 15 May 2014 14:18:08 -0400, Stormin Mormon
<cayo...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> With win explorer open, change to details, like you like.
>
> Up top: click file, and then folder options.
> Click the view tab. In the upper left, click
> "apply to all folders".
>
> See if that helps.
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Guv Bob

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May 16, 2014, 10:57:47 AM5/16/14

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"Stormin Mormon" <cayo...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:qx7dv.407518$l83....@fx28.iad...

That's what I'm doing now. Windows stay as set until I turn the power off and on again and it reverts to the icons.