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Fri, 30 May 2008 18:03:00 GMTWhen you change the view of a folder from the standard Icon view to the List or
Details view, is there any way of getting Windows to automatically change the
view of all the sub-folders under that folder as well? (not ALL folders, just
the sub-folders of that folder).
Chris.
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- Fri, 30 May 2008 18:04:00 GMT(1)
- On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 18:41:25 +0000 (UTC), chrisk682@windows-xp.itags.org.hotmail.com
(Chris) wrote:
>When you change the view of a folder from the standard Icon view to the List or
>Details view, is there any way of getting Windows to automatically change the
>view of all the sub-folders under that folder as well? (not ALL folders, just
>the sub-folders of that folder).
>Chris.
I don't think it can be done automatically.
However, if you select "remember each folders view settings"
in folder options/view
you can visit those child folders and then you'll have to individually
set them. Windows *should* then remember those settings.
Dave
- Fri, 30 May 2008 18:05:00 GMT(2)
- Hi Chris,
No, you will have to do that individually.
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
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Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
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"Chris" <chrisk682@windows-xp.itags.org.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> When you change the view of a folder from the standard Icon view to the
> List or
> Details view, is there any way of getting Windows to automatically change
> the
> view of all the sub-folders under that folder as well? (not ALL folders,
> just
> the sub-folders of that folder).
> Chris.
>
- Fri, 30 May 2008 18:06:00 GMT(3)
- On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 19:27:04 GMT davexnet02 <davexnetzerotwo@windows-xp.itags.org.hooya!.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 18:41:25 +0000 (UTC), chrisk682@windows-xp.itags.org.hotmail.com
> (Chris) wrote:
> or >Details view, is there any way of getting Windows to automatically change
> the >view of all the sub-folders under that folder as well? (not ALL
> folders, just >the sub-folders of that folder).
> I don't think it can be done automatically.
> However, if you select "remember each folders view settings"
> in folder options/view
> you can visit those child folders and then you'll have to individually
> set them. Windows *should* then remember those settings.
> Dave
Unfortunately there are about 300 sub-folders involved so setting them all
manually is a bit of a pain, although that is what I did before.
Windows does remember the settings... until something happens that re-sets them
all back to the default icon view (in this case it was moving the whole lot to
another logical drive).
Chris.
- Fri, 30 May 2008 18:07:00 GMT(4)
- Settings are stored by the path used to access. So even setting a folder =
one way it won't show the same settings if accessed another way.
EG
My Comp\C:\Docs & Settings\My Documents\a folder
has different settings to
My Documents\a folder
even though you end up in the same folder.
Perhaps you should work in a different way. If you don't remember folder =
settings then all folders take their settings from the first folder =
opened.
So if you set My Comp to Icon and My Docs to Details - viewing a folder =
by starting a window at My Comp you'll see everything in Icon Style and =
if you start a window at My Docs everything is Detail view.
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> On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 19:27:04 GMT davexnet02 =
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> Unfortunately there are about 300 sub-folders involved so setting them =
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> manually is a bit of a pain, although that is what I did before.
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> Chris.
>
- Fri, 30 May 2008 18:08:00 GMT(5)
- Chris wrote:
>When you change the view of a folder from the standard Icon view to the List or
>Details view, is there any way of getting Windows to automatically change the
>view of all the sub-folders under that folder as well? (not ALL folders, just
>the sub-folders of that folder).
no - sorry . You can set a global default, or a single folder at a
time, but not a folder tree
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. Alexn@windows-xp.itags.org.mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)
- Fri, 30 May 2008 18:09:00 GMT(6)
- On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 19:12:12 +1000 David Candy <david@windows-xp.itags.org.mvps.org> wrote:
> Settings are stored by the path used to access. So even setting a folder one
> way it won't show the same settings if accessed another way.
> EG
> My Comp\C:\Docs & Settings\My Documents\a folder
> has different settings to
> My Documents\a folder
> even though you end up in the same folder.
> Perhaps you should work in a different way. If you don't remember folder
> settings then all folders take their settings from the first folder opened.
> So if you set My Comp to Icon and My Docs to Details - viewing a folder by
> starting a window at My Comp you'll see everything in Icon Style and if you
> start a window at My Docs everything is Detail view.
Interesting idea, but it does not seem to work!
Under "Folder options" I unchecked the "Remember folder view settings" box, and
also clicked on "Restore defaults" to get everything back to a known state (i.e.
all folders in Icon view). However, if I now change the view for a "root" folder
to Details view the sub-folders do not follow the change. Also, if I change the
view or display size of a sub-folder then Windows still remembers it!
Chris.
- Fri, 30 May 2008 18:10:00 GMT(7)
- Am reading in the middle of this....that said, some info. Use as needed:
By default, Windows is designed to remember 400 different folder settings
(200 local folders and 200 network folders, for a total of 400 folders).
Windows will start to re-use these stored settings on a 'Most Recently Used'
basis, once the folder limit has been exceeded. You can change this to 8000
by adding this edit to the registry.
Run this edit, then reset your preferred folder options:
Increase Folder View Options Limit: (Line 2)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
To use the Regedit: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it
and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by
right clicking on the file and selecting Edit.
Windows Explorer/View/[Select Accordingly]. Then Tools/Folder
Options/View/Apply to All Folders.
If this is not what you are looking for: Go to Windows
Explorer/Tools/Folder Options. From there you can change the settings as to
whether or not a separate window is displayed for each folder and then if
separate windows are used individual view settings should be remembered.
The View Setting of the Current Selected Folder Is Not Applied to Another
Open Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;307116
All the Best,
Kelly
Microsoft-MVP Windows XP-Shell/User
2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award
Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
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"Chris" <chrisk682@windows-xp.itags.org.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 19:12:12 +1000 David Candy <david@windows-xp.itags.org.mvps.org> wrote:
>
> Interesting idea, but it does not seem to work!
> Under "Folder options" I unchecked the "Remember folder view settings"
> box, and
> also clicked on "Restore defaults" to get everything back to a known state
> (i.e.
> all folders in Icon view). However, if I now change the view for a "root"
> folder
> to Details view the sub-folders do not follow the change. Also, if I
> change the
> view or display size of a sub-folder then Windows still remembers it!
> Chris.
>
- Fri, 30 May 2008 18:11:00 GMT(8)
- Hi Kelly,
When do you go to sleep? for me its 5:03 pm 18 Oct, for you it has to be
4:03 am.
Jeff
"Kelly" <kelly@windows-xp.itags.org.mvps.org> wrote in message
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> Am reading in the middle of this....that said, some info. Use as needed:
> By default, Windows is designed to remember 400 different folder settings
> (200 local folders and 200 network folders, for a total of 400 folders).
> Windows will start to re-use these stored settings on a 'Most Recently
Used'
> basis, once the folder limit has been exceeded. You can change this to
8000
> by adding this edit to the registry.
> Run this edit, then reset your preferred folder options:
> Increase Folder View Options Limit: (Line 2)
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
> To use the Regedit: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it
> and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by
> right clicking on the file and selecting Edit.
> Windows Explorer/View/[Select Accordingly]. Then Tools/Folder
> Options/View/Apply to All Folders.
> If this is not what you are looking for: Go to Windows
> Explorer/Tools/Folder Options. From there you can change the settings as
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> whether or not a separate window is displayed for each folder and then if
> separate windows are used individual view settings should be remembered.
> The View Setting of the Current Selected Folder Is Not Applied to Another
> Open Folder
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;307116
>
> --
> All the Best,
> Kelly
> Microsoft-MVP Windows$B%g(B XP-Shell/User
> 2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award
> Troubleshooting Windows XP
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
> Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm
>
> "Chris" <chrisk682@windows-xp.itags.org.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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- Fri, 30 May 2008 18:12:00 GMT(9)
- Hi Kelly,
I have been reading your reply to this thread and I have exactly the same
problem with keeping the settings for Details View in all folders. I've
posted several times trying to get an answer to the problem that actually
worked for more than one Windows session. I applied the registry fix
mentioned on your website when I had XP SP1, and this worked for a while.
After upgrading to SP2 I thought that it might have been fixed and yes, the
registry setting has been increased to 8000 from 400 by the upgrade, but the
problem persists. I have even increased the 8000 to 4 or 5 times that
amount, but the Details View only remains during the current session and on
either a re-start or a boot from being switched off, Explorer is back in
Tiles View in all folders. I have done everything that has been recommended
by various people including MVPs, including the deletion of the relevant
entries in the registry and allowing Windows to re-make them.
I am wondering if it's just my machine, but by the number of people writing
in with similar problems I think not.
David
"Kelly" wrote:
> Am reading in the middle of this....that said, some info. Use as needed:
> By default, Windows is designed to remember 400 different folder settings
> (200 local folders and 200 network folders, for a total of 400 folders).
> Windows will start to re-use these stored settings on a 'Most Recently Used'
> basis, once the folder limit has been exceeded. You can change this to 8000
> by adding this edit to the registry.
> Run this edit, then reset your preferred folder options:
> Increase Folder View Options Limit: (Line 2)
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
> To use the Regedit: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it
> and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by
> right clicking on the file and selecting Edit.
> Windows Explorer/View/[Select Accordingly]. Then Tools/Folder
> Options/View/Apply to All Folders.
> If this is not what you are looking for: Go to Windows
> Explorer/Tools/Folder Options. From there you can change the settings as to
> whether or not a separate window is displayed for each folder and then if
> separate windows are used individual view settings should be remembered.
> The View Setting of the Current Selected Folder Is Not Applied to Another
> Open Folder
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;307116
>
> --
> All the Best,
> Kelly
> Microsoft-MVP Windows? XP-Shell/User
> 2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award
> Troubleshooting Windows XP
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
> Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm
>
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