Make Windows 7 remember window positions and size!

SquonkSC said:

Zidane24 said:

I restarted Windows and it remembered the folder settings...

I hope this can put this little scuffle to rest...

Glad to be of service.

Now please kiss and make up.

By the way. It took me only 30 seconds to find it with Google.

Err...no

I figured a simple google search would suffice...but this is an issue that is personal not global

Now that a fix is present...no one responds?

JoeyCalamaro said:

Well it doesn't work for me but I didn't want to add fuel to the fire. That said, I followed the step by step (though Windows 7 itself doesn't have the option to remember folder views at all), rebooted and then I:

1. Set my documents folder to a certain size and icon view.
2. Set my downloads folder to a different size and icon view.
3. Closed both folders.
4. Opened them back up.

They're both the same exact size. So either I didn't follow instructions (always a possibility) or we're not all on the same page in regards to what the problem is.

Looks like you are correct...it saves the folder appearance per application...

Meaning Windows Explorer keeps its position, Firefox keeps its position...etc...

SquonkSC said:

JoeyCalamaro said:

Well it doesn't work for me but I didn't want to add fuel to the fire. That said, I followed the step by step (though Windows 7 itself doesn't have the option to remember folder views at all), rebooted and then I:

1. Set my documents folder to a certain size and icon view.
2. Set my downloads folder to a different size and icon view.
3. Closed both folders.
4. Opened them back up.

They're both the same exact size. So either I didn't follow instructions (always a possibility) or we're not all on the same page in regards to what the problem is.

did you download the zipped registry file the guy posted?

you need to extract the registry file and doubleclick on it,
because the written explanation also contain wrong lines as example.

Good luck

The instructions involve turning off Keep folder settings or what not which was removed in 7...

His solution in half correct...that part needs a workaround

JoeyCalamaro said:

Zidane24 said:

Looks like you are correct...it saves the folder appearance per application...
Meaning Windows Explorer keeps its position, Firefox keeps its position...etc...

Well that's probably an improvement over what it was. I spent a week on Windows 7 and it seemed as if nothing remembered its size or position. Considering I use quad monitors it was like playing a slot machine every time I launched an application.

This Firefox window opens on... monitor 4! Outlook opens on monitor 1! I know that seems like a minor complaint but it was seriously driving me batty. I've spent the better part of two decades meticulously setting up my workspace and it's really inefficient to have to learn to reset it over and over and over all day.

This is especially true for my project folders. Each folder has a photo folder set to icon view, large, a web folder set to details, a project resources folder set to content, etc. On my Mac they all open up adjacent to one another as so I can properly see all relevant client documents at once in their ideal views (and all on the same monitor). This workflow was simply impossible on Windows 7.

If you just ran the reg file than that would be the correct way to install the tweak on 7...

Joey can you test something? Can you place Explorer on like Monitor 3, restart and run it to see if it at least keeps which monitor it shows up on...