PLuNK Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Hello, I'm looking for a way to make "Details" the default selected method for displaying files & folders in windows explorer? Currently It dynamic changes it depending on the media. Thank you. Details is a option under the "View" drop down selection And yes I'm aware I can manaully set this with "Customize This Folder" But that's not system wide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X3N Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Hello, I'm looking for a way to make "Details" the default selected method for displaying files & folders in windows explorer? Currently It dynamic changes it depending on the media. Thank you. Details is a option under the "View" drop down selection yeah i was looking for the same thing. and theres ways to change the default view setups... by editing the registry but im my experience its unreliable and changes back unpredictably Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBomb Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Ok ... i think i know what your after.. for xp not sure on vista 1 open explorer and set up the current folder ur in to the details and space it the way you would like it and so forth .(customize the current page.) 2. click tools>folder options>view 3 click apply to all folders. done should now be the default view setting for all. (at least i think thats what your after) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLuNK Posted November 10, 2008 Author Share Posted November 10, 2008 Presuming you've never used Vista before then? Windows Explorer is a lot different. But I've managed to do it anyway (About 15 seconds after creating this topic...........) But It's not exactly system wide but good enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X3N Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Ok ... i think i know what your after.. for xp not sure on vista 1 open explorer and set up the current folder ur in to the details and space it the way you would like it and so forth .(customize the current page.) 2. click tools>folder options>view 3 click apply to all folders. done should now be the default view setting for all. (at least i think thats what your after) Simple eh? and u were messing with the registry........ :P yeah this way is obvious... however it doesnt stick all the time... occasionally something will make it change again... be it installing a program or who knows what else. I'd really like to see a new way of doing this that makes it permenant and can be scripted so that in can be done on multiple computers over the network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBomb Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Messed with some vista computers on the campus and yea... wtf.. i like the xp explorer better.. they need a windows that no so user friendly and more Power user friendly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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