ShellFolderFix - Manage folder window positions/size

Great app! Kindly add an option to automatically "Restore Desktop Icons" at startup. (This always has to be done manually at login).

Tweaker: just wanted to comment again it works perfectly for me except the Computer window ends up in odd places at times, like after gaming, on startup, even if it was in place at shut down. - cheers

"The history of the 'Restore previous folder windows at logon' feature is certainly tumultuous—filled with back-and-forth decisions and user feedback."

Windows Confidential: The Story of Restore | TechNedt Magazine

Raymond, thank you for that article explaining what went wrong since XP. I would comment to the Windows team, that if the programmers of Apple Macintosh system 7 (the old OS before X) could get this perfectly right, with a nice clean, perfectly working size, position, and viewing preference that saved perfectly and immediately, working much better than even XP, and that OS programming accomplished in 1993 or earlier, yet with that nice, clean, pleasant to use interface the system on the whole was much less stable than Windows: HOW IS IT MICROSOFT FAILS TO REALIZE THIS HUGE UNPLEASANT TO USE PAIN IN THE ASS, AND WHY CANNOT THEY FIX IT TO BE AT LEAST AS COMPETENT AS APPLE OS WAS FIFTEEN YEARS AGO?!

I mean this is why people even seriously consider buying an Apple computer rather than a Windows running machine. Microsoft, humble yourself, go buy an old Mac on eBay to see how nice it works, take note of the little details, match it in an update for Windows 7, and get it done.


Cheers,
- Rick Bruce

Nemai04 said:

Raymond, thank you for that article explaining what went wrong since XP. I would comment to the Windows team, that if the programmers of Apple Macintosh system 7 (the old OS before X) could get this perfectly right, with a nice clean, perfectly working size, position, and viewing preference that saved perfectly and immediately, working much better than even XP, and that OS programming accomplished in 1993 or earlier, yet with that nice, clean, pleasant to use interface the system on the whole was much less stable than Windows: HOW IS IT MICROSOFT FAILS TO REALIZE THIS HUGE UNPLEASANT TO USE PAIN IN THE ASS, AND WHY CANNOT THEY FIX IT TO BE AT LEAST AS COMPETENT AS APPLE OS WAS FIFTEEN YEARS AGO?!

I mean this is why people even seriously consider buying an Apple computer rather than a Windows running machine. Microsoft, humble yourself, go buy an old Mac on eBay to see how nice it works, take note of the little details, match it in an update for Windows 7, and get it done.


Cheers,
- Rick Bruce

Bravo!

Nemai04 said:

Raymond, thank you for that article explaining what went wrong since XP. I would comment to the Windows team, that if the programmers of Apple Macintosh system 7 (the old OS before X) could get this perfectly right, with a nice clean, perfectly working size, position, and viewing preference that saved perfectly and immediately, working much better than even XP, and that OS programming accomplished in 1993 or earlier, yet with that nice, clean, pleasant to use interface the system on the whole was much less stable than Windows: HOW IS IT MICROSOFT FAILS TO REALIZE THIS HUGE UNPLEASANT TO USE PAIN IN THE ASS, AND WHY CANNOT THEY FIX IT TO BE AT LEAST AS COMPETENT AS APPLE OS WAS FIFTEEN YEARS AGO?!

I mean this is why people even seriously consider buying an Apple computer rather than a Windows running machine. Microsoft, humble yourself, go buy an old Mac on eBay to see how nice it works, take note of the little details, match it in an update for Windows 7, and get it done.


Cheers,
- Rick Bruce

Agreed. What version Mac had the double-click title bar roll up feature? I loved that.

Hi Georg,

I just wanted to let you know the program works in the Windows 8 Developer Preview! I've been experimenting.

I think that says something about just how well you coded ShellFolderFix.

-Noel

NoelC said:

Hi Georg,

I just wanted to let you know the program works in the Windows 8 Developer Preview! I've been experimenting.

I think that says something about just how well you coded ShellFolderFix.

-Noel

...are you telling us Microsoft STILL hasn't made this utterly essential app obsolete?!!

Hi,
I’m curently using this software. The workspaces are great for me. It appears there is a workspace limit of 16? I need more, any tips?

-Rich