Failing to save settings

[Guest victoriaaa]

I am using Windows XP Home Edition. Recently, I do not seem to be able to

save my settings anymore. I have noticed that in several areas:

 

- Folder view settings: I can't apply permanent view settings to folders

anymore, the view changes back to the (wrong) default for whatever it had

been before. I can't specifiy the folder type anymore

(music/pictures/documents...) and can't choose a picture to display on the

thumbnail version either.

 

- Favourites: In my favourites menu, I can't sort the favourite by names

anymore, parts of them get collapsed, and if I drag and drop a folder to

another location, this step has been reverted when I check back.

 

- Desktop icons: I can't rearrange my desktop icons anymore, it always goes

back to the previous view as well.

 

- Internet security settings: If I select "permanently allow pop-ups from

this site", it will prompt me again the next time I try to open a pop-up (it

took me a while to get this question window to open).

 

I have noticed an error message, something like: "Failing to store in

registry", which came up a few times when I was downloading and saving

documents or pictures to my hard drive or external hard drive.

 

Somehow none of my settings are stored. How can I fix this?

 

Help is much appreciated.

[Guest ju.c]

Re: Failing to save settings

 

Hello,

 

Here are some thing to do...

 

 

Folder Views:

~~~~~~~~

"Folder View Master" by MVP Keith Miller. (no homepage)

http://mysite.verizon.net/res18hr7/FVM3.zip or

http://members.home.nl/alsdewiedeweerga/Scripts/FVM3/FVM3.rar

 

Just follow its directions.

 

 

Favorites, Desktop Icons, Internet Explorer:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

 

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder]

 

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]

"NoSaveSettings"=dword:00000000

-------------------------------------------

 

1. Copy between the lines.

2. Paste into notepad. Bottom two lines, no word-wrap.

3. Save-as ResetMenuOrder.reg (or any name + .reg)

4. Double-click or right-click and merge into the Registry.

5. Restart and see if anything is better now.

 

 

ju.c

 

 

"victoriaaa" <victoriaaa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:96D14823-D83D-4299-B85C-16D819CEDF29@microsoft.com...

> I am using Windows XP Home Edition. Recently, I do not seem to be able to

> save my settings anymore. I have noticed that in several areas:

>

> - Folder view settings: I can't apply permanent view settings to folders

> anymore, the view changes back to the (wrong) default for whatever it had

> been before. I can't specifiy the folder type anymore

> (music/pictures/documents...) and can't choose a picture to display on the

> thumbnail version either.

>

> - Favourites: In my favourites menu, I can't sort the favourite by names

> anymore, parts of them get collapsed, and if I drag and drop a folder to

> another location, this step has been reverted when I check back.

>

> - Desktop icons: I can't rearrange my desktop icons anymore, it always goes

> back to the previous view as well.

>

> - Internet security settings: If I select "permanently allow pop-ups from

> this site", it will prompt me again the next time I try to open a pop-up (it

> took me a while to get this question window to open).

>

> I have noticed an error message, something like: "Failing to store in

> registry", which came up a few times when I was downloading and saving

> documents or pictures to my hard drive or external hard drive.

>

> Somehow none of my settings are stored. How can I fix this?

>

> Help is much appreciated.