Re: Preview Pane

Posted: 12-28-2008, 10:35 AM
trying to find logic behind how vista remembers or forgets templates and
folder settings is futile

keep in mind this simple rule of the thumb: vista sucks



"Nerd" <Anonymous@none.com> wrote in message
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> Weird... I didn't change anything at all, and this time it didn't affect
> the other folders.
>
> "Brink" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
> news:562bda5c3caf3a3806023a30ef4a932c@nntp-gateway.com...
>>
>> Hello Nerd,
>>
>> The Preview Pane settings is universal for all windows with the same
>> folder template. If you turn in on or off in one window folder template,
>> it will also be applied in all windows that have the same folder
>> template. You can work around this by changing the folder template, for
>> the window that you want different than the others, to a different
>> template.
>>
>> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/11...-explorer.html
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>> Shawn
>>
>>
>> Nerd;921995 Wrote:
>>> I'm having weird issues with the preview pane in Vista. When I open
>>> games,
>>> and turn on the preview pane for the games folder, it will turn the
>>> preview
>>> pane on with some other folders as well. (Folders that are in an
>>> entirely
>>> different location - even a different drive partition.) Likewise, if I
>>> shut
>>> off the preview pane, it will shut it off in the other folders as well.
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Vista Home Premium SP1 - 64-bit
>>> Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
>>> 8GB of RAM
>>> NVIDIA 8800GT
>>> Seagate 500GB SATAII 32MB cache hard drive - C: 300GB; D: 165GB
>>> 2 DVD burners
>>
>>
>> --
>> Brink
>>
>> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
>> them.*
>> '*Windows 7 Forums*'
>> (http://www.sevenforums.com/) *and* '*::Vista Forums::*'
>> (http://www.vistax64.com)
>> *Please post feedback to help others.*
>
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Re: Preview Pane
Posted: 12-28-2008, 02:12 PM

Strange, iIt may have had a different folder template than the others.
I'm happy to hear that it is working for you this time around.

Shawn

Nerd;922118 Wrote:
> Weird... I didn't change anything at all, and this time it didn't affect
> the other folders.
>
> "Brink" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
> news:562bda5c3caf3a3806023a30ef4a932c@xxxxxx-gateway.com...> > >
> > >
> > > Hello Nerd,
> > >
> > > The Preview Pane settings is universal for all windows with the same
> > > folder template. If you turn in on or off in one window folder
> > template,
> > > it will also be applied in all windows that have the same folder
> > > template. You can work around this by changing the folder template,
> > for
> > > the window that you want different than the others, to a different
> > > template.
> > >
> > >
> > http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/11...-explorer.html
> > >
> > > Hope this helps,
> > > Shawn
> > >
> > >
> > > Nerd;921995 Wrote:> > > > >
> > > >> I'm having weird issues with the preview pane in Vista. When I open
> > > >> games,
> > > >> and turn on the preview pane for the games folder, it will turn the
> > > >> preview
> > > >> pane on with some other folders as well. (Folders that are in an
> > > >> entirely
> > > >> different location - even a different drive partition.) Likewise, if
> > > I
> > > >> shut
> > > >> off the preview pane, it will shut it off in the other folders as
> > > well.
> > > >> Thanks
> > > >>
> > > >> Vista Home Premium SP1 - 64-bit
> > > >> Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
> > > >> 8GB of RAM
> > > >> NVIDIA 8800GT
> > > >> Seagate 500GB SATAII 32MB cache hard drive - C: 300GB; D: 165GB
> > > >> 2 DVD burners> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Brink
> > >
> > > *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
> > > them.*
> > > '*Windows 7 Forums*'
> > > ('Windows 7 Forums' (http://www.sevenforums.com/)) *and*
> > '*::Vista Forums::*'
> > > (http://www.vistax64.com)
> > > *Please post feedback to help others.* > >

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Re: Preview Pane
Posted: 12-28-2008, 06:28 PM
Well thanks for your help.

"Brink" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
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>
> Strange, iIt may have had a different folder template than the others.
> I'm happy to hear that it is working for you this time around.
>
> Shawn
>
> Nerd;922118 Wrote:
>> Weird... I didn't change anything at all, and this time it didn't affect
>> the other folders.
>>
>> "Brink" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
>> news:562bda5c3caf3a3806023a30ef4a932c@xxxxxx-gateway.com...> > >
>> > >
>> > > Hello Nerd,
>> > >
>> > > The Preview Pane settings is universal for all windows with the same
>> > > folder template. If you turn in on or off in one window folder
>> > template,
>> > > it will also be applied in all windows that have the same folder
>> > > template. You can work around this by changing the folder template,
>> > for
>> > > the window that you want different than the others, to a different
>> > > template.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/11...-explorer.html
>> > >
>> > > Hope this helps,
>> > > Shawn
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Nerd;921995 Wrote:> > > > >
>> > > >> I'm having weird issues with the preview pane in Vista. When I
>> > > >> open
>> > > >> games,
>> > > >> and turn on the preview pane for the games folder, it will turn
>> > > >> the
>> > > >> preview
>> > > >> pane on with some other folders as well. (Folders that are in an
>> > > >> entirely
>> > > >> different location - even a different drive partition.) Likewise,
>> > > >> if
>> > > I
>> > > >> shut
>> > > >> off the preview pane, it will shut it off in the other folders as
>> > > well.
>> > > >> Thanks
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Vista Home Premium SP1 - 64-bit
>> > > >> Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
>> > > >> 8GB of RAM
>> > > >> NVIDIA 8800GT
>> > > >> Seagate 500GB SATAII 32MB cache hard drive - C: 300GB; D: 165GB
>> > > >> 2 DVD burners> > > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > Brink
>> > >
>> > > *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
>> > > them.*
>> > > '*Windows 7 Forums*'
>> > > ('Windows 7 Forums' (http://www.sevenforums.com/)) *and*
>> > '*::Vista Forums::*'
>> > > (http://www.vistax64.com)
>> > > *Please post feedback to help others.* > >
>
>
> --
> Brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
> them.*
> '*Windows 7 Forums*'
> (http://www.sevenforums.com/) *and* '*::Vista Forums::*'
> (http://www.vistax64.com)
> *Please post feedback to help others.*
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Re: Preview Pane
Posted: 12-28-2008, 08:08 PM

You're welcome.

Nerd;922502 Wrote:
> Well thanks for your help.
>
> "Brink" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
> news:776329e32425ee461eda07eee3eae4e7@xxxxxx-gateway.com...> > >
> > >
> > > Strange, iIt may have had a different folder template than the
> > others.
> > > I'm happy to hear that it is working for you this time around.
> > >
> > > Shawn
> > >
> > > Nerd;922118 Wrote:> > > > >
> > > >> Weird... I didn't change anything at all, and this time it didn't
> > > affect
> > > >> the other folders.
> > > >>
> > > >> "Brink" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
> > > >> news:562bda5c3caf3a3806023a30ef4a932c@xxxxxx-gateway.com...> > >> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Brink
> > >
> > > *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
> > > them.*
> > > '*Windows 7 Forums*'
> > > ('Windows 7 Forums' (http://www.sevenforums.com/)) *and*
> > '*::Vista Forums::*'
> > > (http://www.vistax64.com)
> > > *Please post feedback to help others.* > >

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