Folder Options

[Guest zulu]

Control Panel > Folder Options > Restore Defaults

 

OK, fine...but what _are_ the defaults?

 

I am trying to chane all to *List* except for some, where I want *details*

for these (and their subfolders*

 

TIA

 

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[Guest Malke]

Re: Folder Options

 

zulu wrote:

> Control Panel > Folder Options > Restore Defaults

>

> OK, fine...but what _are_ the defaults?

>

> I am trying to chane all to *List* except for some, where I want *details*

> for these (and their subfolders*

 

I think the default is either Tiles or Icons. To set as List, open an

Explorer window such as My Computer, set things up the exact way you want

them (List, Status Bar, etc.) and then go to Folder Options and use the

"Apply to all windows" button.

 

This is a global setting and you can't globally set more than one view in XP

as you can in Vista.

 

Malke

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[Guest zulu]

Re: Folder Options

 

 

"Malke" <malke@invalid.invalid> wrote in message

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> zulu wrote:

>

>> Control Panel > Folder Options > Restore Defaults

>>

>> OK, fine...but what _are_ the defaults?

>>

>> I am trying to chane all to *List* except for some, where I want

>> *details*

>> for these (and their subfolders*

>

> I think the default is either Tiles or Icons. To set as List, open an

> Explorer window such as My Computer, set things up the exact way you want

> them (List, Status Bar, etc.) and then go to Folder Options and use the

> "Apply to all windows" button.

>

> This is a global setting and you can't globally set more than one view in

> XP

> as you can in Vista.

>

>

 

Thank you kindly :-)

That's one for my *Keep* folder!

 

Maybe it's time to move to Vista...

(Change of subject)

..hmmmmm...does Vista allowme to change that (awful) font used in Control

Panel > Folder Options and other similar windows? I _think_ it is ms sans

serif, but I am not sure.

This font is the bane of my life, as I find it VERY hard to read, even with

any level of magnification. ( I am very visually impaired BTW)

 

I have never found a way to change it in XP, and I would buy Vista today if

it allowed me to!

[Guest Malke]

Re: Folder Options

 

zulu wrote:

 

> (Change of subject)

> .hmmmmm...does Vista allowme to change that (awful) font used in Control

> Panel > Folder Options and other similar windows? I _think_ it is ms sans

> serif, but I am not sure.

> This font is the bane of my life, as I find it VERY hard to read, even

> with any level of magnification. ( I am very visually impaired BTW)

>

> I have never found a way to change it in XP, and I would buy Vista today

> if it allowed me to!

 

There are a number of ways to change the system font (Tahoma) in XP:

 

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=change+system+font+XP&btnG=Google+Search

 

Malke

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[Guest zulu]

Re: Folder Options

 

 

"Malke" <malke@invalid.invalid> wrote in message

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> zulu wrote:

>

>

>> (Change of subject)

>> .hmmmmm...does Vista allowme to change that (awful) font used in Control

>> Panel > Folder Options and other similar windows? I _think_ it is ms sans

>> serif, but I am not sure.

>> This font is the bane of my life, as I find it VERY hard to read, even

>> with any level of magnification. ( I am very visually impaired BTW)

>>

>> I have never found a way to change it in XP, and I would buy Vista today

>> if it allowed me to!

>

> There are a number of ways to change the system font (Tahoma) in XP:

>

> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=change+system+font+XP&btnG=Google+Search

>

 

_Very_ interesting....

TYVM

I will have a try over the weekend.

 

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