XP Explorer

[Lectrician]

In XP, when you open a folder to view, you can click View, then choose from Thumbnails, Tiles, Icons, List, Details.

I have loads of music stored in one main folder, with sub-folders for artist. I have all folders showing List, but every so often they return to standard tiles which is not easy to navigate.

When this happens, everytime I click on a sub-folder I have not used for a while, I have to change the view before looking for what I want.

Is there no quick way to change the folder view, and propogate this choice to sub-folders too? IF there is, I cannot find it. Maybe it could be done through the registry?

I am not keen on indexing music players - I prefer to use Winamp, and choose music from my directory.

 

[geek 0001]

I went into control panel/folder options and noticed an option to "remember each folder's view settings," has this been ticked?

 

[PC eye]

Even with the remember folder's view settings option checked off you still will go back and all too often have to change to list unless in the same Windows session. Once you reboot or shutdown it starts all over.

A registry tweak will probably see everything remain at the list setting while some things you won't want that way. That makes it more of a permanent setting over a temporary for changing when needed. It's the same for Vista as well as XP there.