Re: Control Panel View

Posted: 10-21-2003, 05:49 PM

Thorsten Matzner

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"Swabbie" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>In Windows XP the control panel's default view is set
>to "view details". I prefer to "view icons". However,
>after rebooting a few times, it reverts back to the
>details setting. Is there a registry modification or
>something else I can try to permanently keep my preferred
>setting?

Delete the Registry keys
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell \Bags and
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell \BagMRU, both with
all the subentries, then create new keys "BagMRU" and "Bags" here. At
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell NoRoam create a new
DWORD entry
BagMRU Size
and set this to
5000 (decimal)
Restart the computer.
This will reset all folder view settings, but also increase the cache
for folder layouts, so that unwanted layout changes should not happen
any longer afterwards.

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Peter

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Re: Control Panel View

Posted: 04-13-2005, 03:48 PM

Try "Switch to Classic View" at upper left side panel.

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Peter
Toronto, Canada
XP Home SP2
P4 dual HT @ 3.0ghz, 1.0gb RAM, 160gb HD
"Zecarioca" <Zecarioca@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I prefer to have all my file and folder views in Explorer and My Computer
>set
> to "Detail" with the exception of Control Panel. For Control Panel, I
> prefer
> the "Icon" view.
>
> Is there a way to just have Control Panel open up in the Detail view and
> not
> other file and folders. I have tried the following and none seem to work
>
> a) In folder options, advanced settings, I have checked the "remember each
> folder's view settings"
> b) Using Tweak UI, I increased the folder customization number to 800
>
> thanks,

Peter

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Re: Control Panel View

Posted: 04-13-2005, 06:51 PM

Sorry, no idea...hopefully someone will!

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Peter
Toronto, Canada
XP Home SP2
P4 dual HT @ 3.0ghz, 1.0gb RAM, 160gb HD
"Zecarioca" <Zecarioca@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> My view settings have always been set at "Classic View". Any other
> thoughts?
>
> thanks,
>
> "Peter" wrote:
>
>> Try "Switch to Classic View" at upper left side panel.
>>
>> --
>> Peter
>> Toronto, Canada
>> XP Home SP2
>> P4 dual HT @ 3.0ghz, 1.0gb RAM, 160gb HD
>> "Zecarioca" <Zecarioca@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:0152929B-3F3A-4423-8414-B3891C592F08@microsoft.com...
>> >I prefer to have all my file and folder views in Explorer and My
>> >Computer
>> >set
>> > to "Detail" with the exception of Control Panel. For Control Panel, I
>> > prefer
>> > the "Icon" view.
>> >
>> > Is there a way to just have Control Panel open up in the Detail view
>> > and
>> > not
>> > other file and folders. I have tried the following and none seem to
>> > work
>> >
>> > a) In folder options, advanced settings, I have checked the "remember
>> > each
>> > folder's view settings"
>> > b) Using Tweak UI, I increased the folder customization number to 800
>> >
>> > thanks,
>>
>>
>>

Nate

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RE: Control Panel View

Posted: 04-14-2005, 01:55 AM

I prefer this exact same setup on my machine. For some reason when I did
this, I had to change the view 3 times before it stuck. Don't know why...

-Nate

"Zecarioca" wrote:

> I prefer to have all my file and folder views in Explorer and My Computer set
> to "Detail" with the exception of Control Panel. For Control Panel, I prefer
> the "Icon" view.
>
> Is there a way to just have Control Panel open up in the Detail view and not
> other file and folders. I have tried the following and none seem to work
>
> a) In folder options, advanced settings, I have checked the "remember each
> folder's view settings"
> b) Using Tweak UI, I increased the folder customization number to 800
>
> thanks,

Trevor L.

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Re: Control Panel View

Posted: 04-14-2005, 05:37 AM

I would also like my folder views to stick.

I particularly like My Pictures folders to be thumbnails, but for program
folders or document folders this is a bit of overkill. (Details is probably
best here.)

I tick "remember folder settings", but they don't seem to stay
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Website: http://tandcl.homemail.com.au

"Nate" <Nate@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I prefer this exact same setup on my machine. For some reason when I did
> this, I had to change the view 3 times before it stuck. Don't know why...
>
> -Nate
>
>
>
> "Zecarioca" wrote:
>
>> I prefer to have all my file and folder views in Explorer and My Computer
>> set
>> to "Detail" with the exception of Control Panel. For Control Panel, I
>> prefer
>> the "Icon" view.
>>
>> Is there a way to just have Control Panel open up in the Detail view and
>> not
>> other file and folders. I have tried the following and none seem to work
>>
>> a) In folder options, advanced settings, I have checked the "remember
>> each
>> folder's view settings"
>> b) Using Tweak UI, I increased the folder customization number to 800
>>
>> thanks,

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Oldguy

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Re: Control Panel View

Posted: 04-14-2005, 11:33 AM

You also posted this Subject to
Windows.public.windowsxp.basics
Check there for a possible solution.

"Zecarioca" <Zecarioca@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0152929B-3F3A-4423-8414-B3891C592F08@microsoft.com...

>I prefer to have all my file and folder views in Explorer and My Computer
>set
> to "Detail" with the exception of Control Panel. For Control Panel, I
> prefer
> the "Icon" view.
>
> Is there a way to just have Control Panel open up in the Detail view and
> not
> other file and folders. I have tried the following and none seem to work
>
> a) In folder options, advanced settings, I have checked the "remember each
> folder's view settings"
> b) Using Tweak UI, I increased the folder customization number to 800
>
> thanks,

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