ShellFolderFix - Manage folder window positions/size

Does this app run its own service or exe. on startup or does it just alter windows ?

@PorterMonkey: It's an *.exe that launches at startup, though you can disable auto-startup if you want. It works perfectly. I'd be liking Windows 7 a whole lot less without ShellFolderFix.

SteveMak said:

@PorterMonkey: It's an *.exe that launches at startup, though you can disable auto-startup if you want. It works perfectly. I'd be liking Windows 7 a whole lot less without ShellFolderFix.

thanks.

if auto-startup was disabled it would not function, correct?

PorterMonkey said:

...if auto-startup was disabled it would not function, correct?

Correct. I have it launch at startup, as most people will. Still, you have the ability to turn in on only when you want to, or to leave it on all the time.

jabloomf1230 said:

Recent updates to the Windows 8 app compatibility checker has killed ShellFolderFix permanently. There is now no way to use it, if you keep Windows 8 up to date.

One more reason for me to not use Windows 8.

I tried all three links, but all I get is a "forbidden 403" error.

Just tried, they all work for me. Give it another go.

OvenMaster said:

jabloomf1230 said:

Recent updates to the Windows 8 app compatibility checker has killed ShellFolderFix permanently. There is now no way to use it, if you keep Windows 8 up to date.

One more reason for me to not use Windows 8.

If you read my more recent post, it works fine under Win 8. I had to uninstall SFF and reinstall it for some reason to make it work.

As a longtime XP user finally having to move, grudgingly, to Windows7, this little program (along with a myriad of other utilities to fix Windows 7's annoying flaws) has made the transition somewhat more bearable for me--so a thank you to the author for that.

But I find the the "When Navigating to a new location: Temporarily use window as is" option doesn't work the way I expect it to. For example, I like keeping shortcuts to a few specific folders on my desktop and prefer they show detailed view without the folder tree, we'll call one these 'Work.' Then I have explorer links to drives, ie C:, preferring those to be in detail view WITH the folder tree. I expect when using the above "temporarily" option that when I navigate in the explorer window 'C:' to the folder 'Work' that 'Work' should show me detail view, but retain the folder tree. Instead, it shows 'Work' without the folder tree, and if I then activate the folder tree in that explorer instance, when I next open 'Work' from the dedicated folder link, it now shows 'Work' with the folder tree activated, reminding all too painfully that I am indeed using Windows 7.

I realize the author hasn't been around in quite some time, so I'm probably barking into the dark here, but if you return I hope you can find it in your heart to amend the temporary option or create a fourth option for navigating to locations--ie, a use current view for window but don't save it for this folder, or whatever. Or if nothing else, open the source so your good work can be kept alive.

most gratefully,
-j