Can't get Folder Options/View to work

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  1. Posts : 84
    Windows 7 Home Premium
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    Can't get Folder Options/View to work


    I'm running Win7 Home Premium and I notice the Tools/Folder Options/View /Apply to folders, doesn't seem to work. It didn't work in Vista either. Is there a fix for this? Thanks.
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  2. Posts : 28,845
    Win 8 Release candidate 8400
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    jacatone said:
    I'm running Win7 Home Premium and I notice the Tools/Folder Options/View /Apply to folders, doesn't seem to work. It didn't work in Vista either. Is there a fix for this? Thanks.
    works on my win 7 can you using the snipping tool (type snipping in search) make screenshot of the folders tab and upload it to us using the attachment icon (shaped like a paperclip) in the reply form

    thanks

    Ken
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    Window 7 build 7600, Xp pro(VM)
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    jacatone said:
    I'm running Win7 Home Premium and I notice the Tools/Folder Options/View /Apply to folders, doesn't seem to work. It didn't work in Vista either. Is there a fix for this? Thanks.
    What are you trying to change in the view tab?
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  4. Posts : 4,573
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    Could be a conflict in content type. Setting the custom view in a folder with metadata not contained in other folders.
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  5. Posts : 84
    Windows 7 Home Premium
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    When you open a file/folder, there's an option to view the contents as a thumbnail, tiles, icons, lists, etc. Then you have to specify in Tools/Folder options/View/Apply to all folders. My selection of Icons never stays permanent. It always defaults back to list.
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  6. Posts : 71,959
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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    Helloo Jacatone,

    Reset the folder views to see if it will remember them when you do it again after the reset.

    Hope this helps,
    Shawn
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  7. Posts : 84
    Windows 7 Home Premium
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    I tried this fix but it doesn't seem to make change in the registry. Do I have to be root or something? Thanks.
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    Vista and now 7 in 32 and 64 bit.
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    Sorry, maybe a naive query. You are, of course, clicking the "Apply" at the bottom of the window?
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  9. Posts : 84
    Windows 7 Home Premium
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    Yes, clicked apply.
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  10. Posts : 71,959
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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    Jacatone,

    Maybe this will help you.

    Folder View - Set a Default for All Folders
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