How to make Explorer show files in Details view

[Guest Ray K]

After I set one directory to the Details view, I go to Tools/Folder

Options/View and click on the Like Current Folder. Problem is that it

doesn't force Details as the default view for all folders the next time

I open Explorer. The directories I manually set to Details remember that

view, but the others remain in the default Large Icons view.

 

Suggestions?

 

Thanks,

 

Ray

[Guest Roger Fink]

Re: How to make Explorer show files in Details view

 

If checked, try unchecking "Remember each folders view settings".

 

Ray K wrote:

> After I set one directory to the Details view, I go to Tools/Folder

> Options/View and click on the Like Current Folder. Problem is that it

> doesn't force Details as the default view for all folders the next

> time I open Explorer. The directories I manually set to Details

> remember that view, but the others remain in the default Large Icons

> view.

>

> Suggestions?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Ray

[Guest Ray K]

Re: How to make Explorer show files in Details view

 

W2k doesn't have a box to uncheck. So I clicked on Reset All Folders (to

the factory defaults); all folders then appeared as Large Icons. I set

one to Details and clicked on Like Current Folder. At first, that seemed

to set all the folders to Details as the default. But when I went to

some folders that I don't use often, they still appear as Large Icons.

So the ones that appeared in Details, where in fact those that I had

manually set some time ago. So I'm back where I started.

 

Ray

 

 

Roger Fink wrote:

> If checked, try unchecking "Remember each folders view settings".

>

> Ray K wrote:

>

>> After I set one directory to the Details view, I go to Tools/Folder

>> Options/View and click on the Like Current Folder. Problem is that it

>> doesn't force Details as the default view for all folders the next

>> time I open Explorer. The directories I manually set to Details

>> remember that view, but the others remain in the default Large Icons

>> view.

>>

>> Suggestions?

>>

>> Thanks,

>>

>> Ray

>>

>

>

>

[Guest Dave Patrick]

Re: How to make Explorer show files in Details view

 

What happens if you logon as a new user? (create a new account in 'Users and

Passwords').

 

 

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"Ray K" wrote:

> W2k doesn't have a box to uncheck. So I clicked on Reset All Folders (to

> the factory defaults); all folders then appeared as Large Icons. I set one

> to Details and clicked on Like Current Folder. At first, that seemed to

> set all the folders to Details as the default. But when I went to some

> folders that I don't use often, they still appear as Large Icons. So the

> ones that appeared in Details, where in fact those that I had manually set

> some time ago. So I'm back where I started.

>

> Ray

[Guest Roger Fink]

Re: How to make Explorer show files in Details view

 

Control Panel/Folder Options/View: Uncheck box that says "Remember each

folder's view settings."

 

Ray K wrote:

> W2k doesn't have a box to uncheck. So I clicked on Reset All Folders

> (to the factory defaults); all folders then appeared as Large Icons.

> I set one to Details and clicked on Like Current Folder. At first,

> that seemed to set all the folders to Details as the default. But

> when I went to some folders that I don't use often, they still appear

> as Large Icons. So the ones that appeared in Details, where in fact

> those that I had manually set some time ago. So I'm back where I

> started.

>

> Ray

>

>

> Roger Fink wrote:

>> If checked, try unchecking "Remember each folders view settings".

>>

>> Ray K wrote:

>>

>>> After I set one directory to the Details view, I go to Tools/Folder

>>> Options/View and click on the Like Current Folder. Problem is that

>>> it doesn't force Details as the default view for all folders the

>>> next time I open Explorer. The directories I manually set to Details

>>> remember that view, but the others remain in the default Large Icons

>>> view.

>>>

>>> Suggestions?

>>>

>>> Thanks,

>>>

>>> Ray

[Guest Ray K]

Re: How to make Explorer show files in Details view

 

Roger Fink wrote:

> Control Panel/Folder Options/View: Uncheck box that says "Remember each

> folder's view settings."

>

>

Yes, that solved the problem. Thanks.

 

Ray