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by thewizard-oz

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Despite selecting "Remember each folder's view settings" in Explorer "Folder Options", Win XP Pro does not save them. Folders appear to show random views i.e. not all folders show the same view. They trend to defaul to "Icons" or "Tiles". It is particularly annoying in fodlers with large numbers of files like Windows or Winnt. Scrolling through heaps of files when in "Tiles" view takes so much longer than in "List" view.

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by dklippert

This was suggested in one of the forums:

"Stretch the window with the double arrows to the size preferred then use File/Close.

Folder Views: Detail View for XP (Use accordingly)

1. In Windows Explorer/Tools/Folder Options/View/clear "Restore Defaults" and "Reset all Folders".
2. Reboot
3. In Windows Explorer [Not "My Computer"] go to the View Tab and Reset the options you desire.
4. In Tools/Folder Options, "Do Not" enable "Remember Each Folder's View Settings".
5. Close theView Tab. Make sure the View is still as you would like it.
6. Then go to Tools/Folder Options/View/"Apply to All Folders".

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