Windows are forgetting where they are supposed to be.

[Durango_Boy]

For as long as I have been using Windows operating systems, I have enjoyed the fact that a window keeps the changes you make after you close it so it reappears where you had it, in the same way you left it, settings included.

I like to keep it all organized a specific way to maximize the speed at which I can navigate through my various drives and files.

However, my system randomly forgets how I keep certain windows. I have (3) drives. My OS drive is small, only 30Gb, and (2) storage drives both at 250Gb. The two storage drives do not have this same issue, but my OS drive is the problem.

Most windows, after I set them the way I want, will stay that way for several days, even weeks, regardless of restarts or system scans, or defragmentations...whatever. Then randomly, I will open a window, and it's reverted back to base stock random location settings.

I have turned off the feature that saves their settings, and then turned it back on with no luck.

My system is rather large with a lot of saved information...is there maybe a setting that only allows a certain amount of custom folder data? Can I increase that amount so it saves settings on everything?

By the way my OS drive, C, which is the one with the problem, is only nearing 60% of it's capacity so I don't think it's too full and losing itself.

Any ideas?

 

[S.T.A.R.S.]

You mean on X and Y point positions of the windows?

So for example if you open NOTEPAD,put it's window to the position X=10 and Y=20 and when you then close NOTEPAD and then reopen it again that it should be displayed on that X and Y position you put it in the last time? Is that what you mean?

 

[Durango_Boy]

You mean on X and Y point positions of the windows?

So for example if you open NOTEPAD,put it's window to the position X=10 and Y=20 and when you then close NOTEPAD and then reopen it again that it should be displayed on that X and Y position you put it in the last time? Is that what you mean?

Yeah exactly. The frames of the folders are what concern me the most though. If I open a folder. I position it where I want it, change the size how I want it, change the view to thumbnail, and arrange by name...it's supposed to stay that way.

And it kind of does for a few days or weeks, then randomly reverts to default.

 

[tremmor]

Interesting and never had the problem. Never.....
I'm running dual monitors and always started up and re sized on the proper screen.
I'm wondering if when doing housekeeping like with reg cleaners etc that you may be
cleaning and wiping a little to much. What do ya use. Some of these will create problems.

im saying you may need to tweak a few of these cleaners and settings. they can get a little to intense when housekeeping.

 

[Durango_Boy]

Interesting and never had the problem. Never.....
I'm running dual monitors and always started up and re sized on the proper screen.
I'm wondering if when doing housekeeping like with reg cleaners etc that you may be
cleaning and wiping a little to much. What do ya use. Some of these will create problems.

im saying you may need to tweak a few of these cleaners and settings. they can get a little to intense when housekeeping.

I too have dual monitors. I use Ultramon to help give me task bars and desk tops on both screens, as well as swap options that move windows from screen to screen. I will mention though, that I do not use or keep folders set on monitor 2, I use it for my dedicated email torrent download software.

I really don't use much:

Microsoft Security Essentials - Virus
Secretmaker - Firewall
AVG - Periodic Scans
Windows Disc Management - Reg & Defrag

The biggest thing is that the folder's views resetting is completely random and not associated with a specific scan. The setting might stay the way they are for days or weeks and in no way to they correlate with any scans that are performed.

I really don't think something is specifically changing the settings.

I think because I have so many folders set to a certain way, the computer isn't allotting enough memory to remember all of them. That's why I'm wondering if there is a setting or something I can tweak, allowing the computer more memory for remembering these settings.

 

[tremmor]

You will have to wait for another reply. I don't know. Someone will i think. and what the problem is associated with. Now im curious in case i have this problem.

 

[S.T.A.R.S.]

It has nothing to do with the memory.All windows store their X and Y point positions in the Windows OS registry VALUES under the registry VALUE NAMES on the HDD (if of course they are programmed to do that).When the window is opened it loads the registry value from the specified registry name (key) from the specified registry sub key from the HDD in order to execute the code which then shows window(s) on the saved X and Y point positions.So here is an explanation:

REGISTRY SUB KEY: The sub key in the registry tree which can contain tons of registry names (keys)

REGISTRY NAME: The name of the registry key itself

REGISTRY DATA: The actual data of the registry key used to save the information (options) which in your case are X and Y point positions of the windows

When the window is closed,it automatically writes the X and Y point positions in the specified Windows OS registry name by writing some DATA to that registry key.
When the window is opened the next time,it automatically loads that specified registry DATA from the specified registry key name and according to that registry DATA,the programming code automatically shows the window on the X and Y point position according to the X and Y INT numbers that were loaded from the specified registry DATA which is located under some specified registry NAME in some specified registry SUB KEY in the Windows OS registry tree.

Most of the programs are programmed to save these kind of options in the Windows registry.
I on the other hand hate making software which saves and loads ANY options in and from the Windows registry.I rather save them and load them in and from my own text files.The reason why I prefer making my own settings storage is simply because it always works correct.Sure it requires more programming code to be written,but at least it always works.
On the other hand it is easier to write programming code which does the same thing in the Windows registry,but is is bigger risk that some or/and all the settings are lost after some time due to the following reasons:

-antivirus software can delete some registry keys if they are detected as something harmful even if they are not

-registry cleaners can clean a part of the registry key or even delete the entire registry key if it detects it as unusable registry key

-many many type of viruses like messing with the OS registry hive and are programmed to mess the OS registry hive as much as possible

-if settings that are stored in the registry are lost after some time it can also be that Windows OS files which are designed for saving some type of options (like X and Y points in your case) are damaged or simply missing

For example the namespace called "Microsoft.Win32" is used to enable programmers to read/write from/to the Windows OS registry in order to load/save any type of options in their software.

Programmers can also make their software to save any type of options in a single INI file.
Programmers can also make their software to save any type of options in XML.
Programmers can also make their software to save EACH option in it's own text file.That is how I prefer it the most because it always works and the posibility of losing that data is 0% unless if you delete those text file(s) on purpose lol.

Here is a small example of how I load each option in my software:

However since the software you use is unforcenately made to save ALL the options in the registry,you can try the following to try to fix your problem:

-scan and delete all viruses
-repair an OS
-repair the entire registry using some registry cleaners
-rearange all your windows again and hope they will stay that way

If the above does not fix your problem,rearange ALL your windows again,restart the computer and then go to Windows registry editor and from there back up the ENTIRE registry.The next time your windows change their positions to the default again,simply load that backed up registry and restart the computer and widnows will again be in the positions you want them to be.




Cheers!