Make Windows 7 remember window positions and size!

I am an XP user , but have evaluated Win 7 virtually and am still deciding if I am going to upgrade. My 3 licenses are ready to go but I am not.

Windows Explorer seems to me a step back.
My main issue is as follows/

First I have my folder setting to " Open each folder in its own window"
Users that do not use this setting will NOT be as frustrated with the lack of memory issue.

Now I like to customize the size and position of each window. With XP,' My Document' folder opens up so all one sees are folders in detail view.
Whenever I click "My Documents" desktop shortcut, the window that opens is ALWAYS the same size and position.

Other Windows Explorer windows operate the same.

Now in Win 7, much has been stripped out ( presumable to turn Vista into Win 7) and gone is the setting that allowed the above. Now every window
in WE opens to the size of the last open window. The programer responsible never bothered to see how XP worked and just changed it for the sake of change. His boss probably plays games more than he uses Windows Explorer to get work done......and so it goes. Appearance wins out over functionality.

Nosmo said:

I am an XP user , but have evaluated Win 7 virtually and am still deciding if I am going to upgrade. My 3 licenses are ready to go but I am not.

Windows Explorer seems to me a step back.
My main issue is as follows/

First I have my folder setting to " Open each folder in its own window"
Users that do not use this setting will NOT be as frustrated with the lack of memory issue.

Now I like to customize the size and position of each window. With XP,' My Document' folder opens up so all one sees are folders in detail view.
Whenever I click "My Documents" desktop shortcut, the window that opens is ALWAYS the same size and position.

Other Windows Explorer windows operate the same.

Now in Win 7, much has been stripped out ( presumable to turn Vista into Win 7) and gone is the setting that allowed the above. Now every window
in WE opens to the size of the last open window. The programer responsible never bothered to see how XP worked and just changed it for the sake of change. His boss probably plays games more than he uses Windows Explorer to get work done......and so it goes. Appearance wins out over functionality.

Why not try to change their minds?

Requests to Microsoft.

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Good luck

I do not think some of you even know what the issue is.

XP did remember sizes/layout of individual windows.

Vista had function but it was XP code instead so needed a fix from a clever peep, now it works.

Windows 7 does not have this same function we are missing, MS removed it in later Beta/RC builds (or broke it) even though Beta Testers told them about issues.

The function has NOTHING to do with opening 1 window, resizing and closing it, it has to do with every explorer window thereafter (apart from IE) will then copy that size.

I have stated this about 3 times already and if some of you claim you do not haver this issue I wonder what you use your PC for as I use this most basic Windows function that's been in every proper windows build ( I cant comment on really old dos builds).

Its that basic you may not even realise you use it as you should take it for granted it works.

helmutcheese said:

I do not think some of you even know what the issue is.

XP did remember sizes/layout of individual windows.

By my knowledge it does not. It needs a registry hack too.

Vista had function but it was XP code instead so needed a fix from a clever peep, now it works.

That clever peep used the reghack the other clever peep wrote for XP.

The function has NOTHING to do with opening 1 window, resizing and closing it, it has to do with every explorer window thereafter (apart from IE) will then copy that size.

Yes, we got that.
But there were some folks talking about another issue, namely that when they set the explorer to not show left pane,
all their other shortcuts to explorer will adapt that setting instead of keeping their previous settings.

I have stated this about 3 times already and if some of you claim you do not haver this issue I wonder what you use your PC for as I use this most basic Windows function that's been in every proper windows build ( I cant comment on really old dos builds).

Well, I would be very surprised when someone would state that DOS remembered Windows.

It would be like Julius Caesar remembering Hitler. just kidding

I will add your gripe to the list.

Greetings

Requests to Microsoft.

Dixon Butz said:

Win XP did remember window size and postion. However, it would only remember the last 400 windows. After that, it would start losing the ones previously remembered. The fix was to increase the bag size mru in the registry beyond 400. This fix does not work in Win 7.
This is one bug I noticed about 3 weeks after installing WinXP because I had a lot of drives and folders. Was very annoying.

As for Win 7, the fix is WindowManager from Desksoft. Like I said in post 92:

https://www.sevenforums.com/340741-post92.html

Windowmanager 1.3 finally remembers positions like in earlier Windows versions.

Thanks for the link.

Good to know there is a way to get it to work, and for $10, who can complain?

Win7 might lack this feature, but it has many new features that lacked in XP.
It's like with any new product from any manufacturer.

My new mainboard lacks a serial port, rendering my Wacom pen pad useless.
But no way I'm going to stick with XP just for that.

With 64bit W7 I had to say goodbye to Cubase SX3 and some of my favorite VSTi's after using it extensively for 6 yrs, and had learn to work with Reaper.
It took me weeks to get a little bit used to it, and it will take many weeks more to be as productive with it, as I was with Cubase.

But Reaper goes way beyond Cubase in many areas, and Windows 7 is so much more stable and productive, that I will gladly invest my time in it.

Some is gained, some is lost.

Think positive, find new ways to get the job done.
I've been doing it since DOS 5 and Win 3

Greetings

Third party to replace old windows features?
Then who is stopping us from using third party apps to get windows xp looking like vista or windows 7?Isn't it the same thing? When we start using third party apps to do basic features in windows we are pretty much giving up on free resources.
Why should I install a windows that requires third party apps to do what the older one did natively? I know there are lots of people that are using vista transformation packs for windows xp which allow them to achieve a vista look and a few vista 3d alt+tab and more at less resources than both vista and win 7 require to run such features.
If eye candy is the only reason why we are using windows vista and win 7 then why not grab some vista transformation patch for xp and we can be done with it and also use third party ****...

MrDeviance said:

When we start using third party apps to do basic features in windows we are pretty much giving up on free resources.

If you have to worry about resources being taken by such a simple app....

MrDeviance said:

Why should I install a windows that requires third party apps to do what the older one did natively?

The same reason I install an emulator when I want to play Space Invaders or any classic Atari game.

MrDeviance said:

If eye candy is the only reason why we are using windows vista and win 7 then why not grab some vista transformation patch for xp and we can be done with it and also use third party ****...

Who's stopping you from applying this suggestion and using it? Nobody here. It's like you're asking us to choose for you or something. Use what you like and be happy.