windows explorer layout

Hi! Always I open a new window of Windows Explorer, the layout I previously organized is completely resetted to default. I mean, always I open a new instance of Windows Explorer, the navigation pane is as small as the default settings of Vista(although I strech it every time I open a new Explorer window), and the preview pane has always another size (although I set it to large and lock it every time I open a new Explorer window). I tried to uncheck the "Remember each folder's view settings" option in Folder Options, hoping this would make layout setting universal for every folder, but it doesn't really changed something. Can anyone help me? Would be very appreciated! Thanks

Have you tried folder options, view tab. Apply to all folders?
"ulyxes" wrote:

Hi! Always I open a new window of Windows Explorer, the layout I previously organized is completely resetted to default. I mean, always I open a new instance of Windows Explorer, the navigation pane is as small as the default settings of Vista(although I strech it every time I open a new Explorer window), and the preview pane has always another size (although I set it to large and lock it every time I open a new Explorer window). I tried to uncheck the "Remember each folder's view settings" option in Folder Options, hoping this would make layout setting universal for every folder, but it doesn't really changed something. Can anyone help me? Would be very appreciated! Thanks

Actually I did. Err... thanks for your help... anyway I'm not using Vista anymore... compatibility isn't complete... :S but thanks for your help
"Randy Cragin" wrote:

Have you tried folder options, view tab. Apply to all folders?
"ulyxes" wrote:
Hi! Always I open a new window of Windows Explorer, the layout I previously organized is completely resetted to default. I mean, always I open a new instance of Windows Explorer, the navigation pane is as small as the default settings of Vista(although I strech it every time I open a new Explorer window), and the preview pane has always another size (although I set it to large and lock it every time I open a new Explorer window). I tried to uncheck the "Remember each folder's view settings" option in Folder Options, hoping this would make layout setting universal for every folder, but it doesn't really changed something. Can anyone help me? Would be very appreciated! Thanks

Hi! Always I open a new window of Windows Explorer, the layout I previously organized is completely resetted to default. I mean, always I open a new instance of Windows Explorer, the navigation pane is as small as the default settings of Vista(although I strech it every time I open a new Explorer window), and the preview pane has always another size (although I set it to large and lock it every time I open a new Explorer window). I tried to uncheck the "Remember each folder's view settings" option in Folder Options, hoping this would make layout setting universal for every folder, but it doesn't really changed something. Can anyone help me? Would be very appreciated! Thanks

I tried to uncheck the "Remember each folder's view settings" option in Folder Options, hoping this would make layout setting universal for every folder, but it doesn't really changed something. Can anyone help me? Would be very appreciated! Thanks

Hello,
You are half way there!
1) You need to browse to a standard folder. For example, your C:\ drive from Computer will work nicely.
2) Set up the window the way you want it
3) Click Organize -> Folder Options
4) Click the View tab
5) Click Apply to Folder
6) Click Yes to confirm your intentions
Also note that there are a few special folders that do things their own way, such as your Pictures folder and Videos folder ... you will have to set them up individually. :)
- JB

Hi. Each time I start the Windows Explorer, I have to resize the window, move the folders pane up and increase its width. Why couldn't be this remembered?
Thanks, Jan

Well I dont have a fix for the left to right problem of the folders pane but as far as the up and down, try this:
Move it up to where you want it Then hit the down arrow next to the word "folders" That minimizes it Then hit it again (now its an up arrow) That brings it back up to where you left it. Then close Explorer and open again. See if that makes it stick.
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(¯`·._.·Ecat·._.·´¯) HP a1230n Athlon 64 Processor 3800+ 1 Gig RAM Radeon X700

Hi Ecat, thanks for this tip. The problem is, that the folder pane is anchored to the bottom, instead of to the top. It should stay in the same location during resize. Hopefully this will get fixed. Thanks for the hint, it works - at least for the one location I set it in. Jan
"Ecat" wrote in message

Well I dont have a fix for the left to right problem of the folders pane but as far as the up and down, try this:
Move it up to where you want it Then hit the down arrow next to the word "folders" That minimizes it Then hit it again (now its an up arrow) That brings it back up to where you left it. Then close Explorer and open again. See if that makes it stick.
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(¯`·._.·Ecat·._.·´¯) HP a1230n Athlon 64 Processor 3800+ 1 Gig RAM Radeon X700

There's a function in Computer > Organize > Folder and Search Options (this is Build 5472; I don't recall seeing the 'Search Options' in the last public Beta) > View. "Remember each folder's view settings", which now seems to work.
There is also something there called "Display simple folder view in Navigation pane", which I can't figure out.
"Jan Kucera" wrote:

Hi. Each time I start the Windows Explorer, I have to resize the window, move the folders pane up and increase its width. Why couldn't be this remembered?
Thanks, Jan

Hi, Thank you for answer. Unfortunately I am not the lucky man who could have 5472, but it is fine that this works now. But if this setting is remembered for each folder's view, will the navigation pane resize on every folder change?
The Display simple folder view in Navigation pane is in the Folder options and in short it hides the tree lines and prohibits you to have more than one folder expanded in the treeview.
I think the Windows Explorer has quite large number of bugs which are the only ones which really slows my work down and makes me feel a little bit unconfortable in Vista. I've tried to report them with the Feedback tool but since I'm not in the beta subscription of connect program I wonder if they get any attention, since all returned with External resolution.
Jan.
"Miker" wrote in message

There's a function in Computer > Organize > Folder and Search Options (this is Build 5472; I don't recall seeing the 'Search Options' in the last public Beta) > View. "Remember each folder's view settings", which now seems to work.
There is also something there called "Display simple folder view in Navigation pane", which I can't figure out.
"Jan Kucera" wrote:
Hi. Each time I start the Windows Explorer, I have to resize the window, move the folders pane up and increase its width. Why couldn't be this remembered?
Thanks, Jan