 |
 | Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us |
 | Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network |
Windows Forum / Windows XP / Customization / October 2006Can I make "folder view" the default in Windows Explorer ?
I have XP optioned [ when booted up ] to always re-open any explorer windows that existed at shut-down. By the time I shut down, all my Windows Explorer windows are in folder-view mode - that's the mode I like. Typically there are about 6 windows. Upon boot-up about half of them, randomly AFAIK, open w/o folder view, the others with folder view. Is there any way to tweak things so they ALL open in folder-view ? TIA, QE in NJ In Windows Explorer, go to Tools/Folder Options/General Tab and make sure that the "Use windows classic folders" option is selected.  SignatureRonnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User >I have XP optioned [ when booted up ] to always re-open any explorer > windows that existed at shut-down. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > TIA, QE in NJ |In Windows Explorer, go to Tools/Folder Options/General Tab and make sure that the "Use windows classic folders" option is selected. =============================== Thanks for the suggestion Ronnie, but that was not the charm. This copy of XP-Home has always been set for classic folders. Just to try out your idea, I switched to "show common tasks in folders", hit "Apply", switched back to classic folders, hit "Apply" again and re-booted with 8 WinWxplorer windows open in folder mode. Two of them came up in folder mode, the other 6 NOT in folder mode. Other suggestions from anyone would be most welcome. TIA, QE in NJ When you originally open the explorer windows, are they all in folder view or do you select folder view after they are open? Are you opening all of the explorer windows from a common shortcut If you are using a common shortcut, then perform the following. Right click the Windows Explorer shortcut and select Properties/Shortcut Tab. In the Target Line, copy/paste the following. %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e, Apply OK and exit. Try to recreate the behavior. SignatureRonnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User > |In Windows Explorer, go to Tools/Folder Options/General Tab and make > sure that the "Use windows classic folders" option is selected. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > TIA, QE in NJ Here is the basic target for opening Windows Eplorer in folder view: C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe /n,/e,c:\ Hope this helps marc >I have XP optioned [ when booted up ] to always re-open any explorer > windows that existed at shut-down. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > TIA, QE in NJ If you want the folder pane open by default: Control Panel -> Folder Options -> 'File Types' tab -> hilite 'Folder' -> click 'Advanced' -> hilite 'explore' -> click 'Set Default' -> 'OK' your way out. SignatureGood Luck, Keith Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User] >I have XP optioned [ when booted up ] to always re-open any explorer > windows that existed at shut-down. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > TIA, QE in NJ |If you want the folder pane open by default: | |Control Panel -> Folder Options -> 'File Types' tab -> hilite 'Folder' -> click 'Advanced' -> hilite |'explore' -> click 'Set Default' -> 'OK' your way out. ======================================= Many thanks to everyone who helped with this question. The folders I like to have open while using this PC are all originally opened by "Favorites" - not from a common point. I think I have learned that when XP shuts down, it "memorizes" the original Favorite that opened the folder, not necessarily its view at shut-down time. So [ following Ronnie's and Sasha's lessons above ], I re-made my favorite Favorites in the format: C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe /n,/e,D:\ABC\DEF and that did the trick for me. Joy !! Then along came Keith's "one-swell-foop" method which I'll have to try out on a different PC where the favorite Favorites haven't been re-worked yet. Thanks again to everyone, QE in NJ Glad this helped. Sometimes you just have to keep tweaking until you get it customized just the way you want. :) SignatureRonnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User > |If you want the folder pane open by default: > | [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Thanks again to everyone, QE in NJ |
Reply to this Message |
 Sign In
 Join
 My Latest Posts My Monitored Threads My Blog My Photo Gallery My Profile My Homepage Start New Thread Enable EMail Alerts Rate this Thread
|
©2008 Advenet LLC Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.