No longer retain last Windows Explorer setting upon restart

[Pete Raynolds]

Hi folks, this may be a really dumb question:

When Firing up my system, it used show Windows Explorer at
the file or folder that was selected when I last shut the
system down.

This is no longer the case - When starting up the computer
I now have to open Windows Explorer and click my way back
to where I was.

Is there some "setting" I can use to re-implement this
feature??

Thanks - Pete

[PCR]

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q130234
Save Settings On Exit Option Enabled by Default
...Quote.............
...snip...
Setting the NoSaveSettings field to 1 prevents your settings from being
saved. When you set this value, the following items are not saved when
you exit Windows:

Changed icon positions on the desktop.
Windows that are open when you exit.
The size and position of the taskbar.
...End quote.......

"START, Run, RegEdit", & navigate to...

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Exp
lorer

That is,
(a) Click plus signs, beginning at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER" & ending with
"Policies".
(b) Click "Explorer" in the left pane, & look in the right pane.
(c) R-Clk "NoSaveSettings", if there, in the R-pane, & select "Modify".
(d) Change it to zeroes: 00 00 00 00. (Use delete key.)
(e) Exit, & it may be necessary to reboot.

WARNING: Do not get carried away in the Registry. It is very important
to the proper functioning of Windows. Muss it badly, & you must boot to
DOS & "Scanreg /Restore". Then, choose the date of the last successful
boot from the five offered.

The rest of this is just informational...

.....Start of Other things that may be done there.......
Right-click the right pane and select New, Binary Value:

To remove Documents, name the binary value: NoRecentDocsMenu
To disable the Documents compilation process, name the binary value:
NoRecentDocsHistory
To remove Favorites, name the binary value: NoFavoritesMenu
To remove Find, name the binary value: NoFind
To remove Log Off, name the binary value: NoLogOff
To remove Run, name the binary value: NoRun
To disable Shut Down, name the binary value: NoClose
To disable Control Panel and Printer folders, name the binary value:
NoSetFolders
To disable Taskbar context menu, name the binary value:
NoTrayContextMenu
To prevent some few settings getting saved to the Registry, name it:
NoSaveSettings

Double-click the new entry, select modify,
and add this value: 01 00 00 00.
To reverse the action, change the value to: 00 00 00 00
......End of Other things that may be done there.......

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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR
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[PCR]

Here's another thing...

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Adv
anced
ShowAttribCol 0x00000001 (1) <<--DWORD. Value data: 1
ShowSuperHidden 0x00000001 (1) <<--DWORD: 1
PersistBrowsers 0x00000001 (1) <<--DWORD: 1

ShowAttribCol See Attributes listed in Explorer
ShowSuperHidden Well, I saw my first .htt after setting that.
PersistBrowsers An open folder will remain open after a reboot.

"ShowAttribCol" has no space in it's name, although it seems that way
with this font. (None of them do.) Type a "1" in "Value Data". It won't
look like a simple "1" in the right pane. If the column doesn't appear
immediately in Explorer, then re-boot.

Here it is for "PersistBrowsers"...

1. "START button, Run"; Type "RegEdit" & Enter.
2. Click the plus (+) signs in the left pane starting at
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER" & ending at "Explorer".
3. Finally, click the key "Advanced" in the left pane.
4. In the right pane, R-Clk an empty area; point to "new"; select
"Dword value"; type or paste "PersistBrowsers" & Enter.
5. R-Clk "PersistBrowsers"; select "Modify", enter "1" in Value Data, &
click OK.
6. Close RegEdit & reboot, if it doesn't already show in Explorer.

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR
pcr...@netzero.net
"Pete Raynolds" <anon...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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