Registry help needed please.

marculos

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I would like to set the default folder view to be set to details, and control panel view set to small icons. I would like this set for the default user profile.

Any idea what the relevant registry entries are ?
 

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Windows 7 Enterprise
1) To set details view as default:

Open a folder and make desired changes.
Press Alt to display the menu bar. Click Tools -> Folder options.
Click View tab.
Press the "Apply to folders" button.
Click Apply and click OK.

Remember "Apply to folders" settings apply the current view setting to all folders that are optimized for the same content as the folder you have open, it will not apply to the folders which are not the same type.

2) How to force small icons in control panel.

How-To Force The List View In Windows 7 Control Panel
 

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Windows 7 x64 pro/ Windows 7 x86 Pro/ XP SP3 x86
Hi marculos and Welcome to SevenForums, if you go here you will find one of many excellent tutorials that are available in the forums, this one covers your question on small icons in the Control Panel :- http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/262-control-panel-view-category-icons.html
and here is the tutorial on setting default folder view:- http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/41198-folder-view-set-default-all-folders.html

If you have any further queries you may find something in the tutorials that suits your needs but if not please feel free to pose any questions as you did with this one.
 

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win7
Hi thanks for that, I'm really after the registry entries so I can automate (if possible).
 

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Windows 7 Enterprise
Bookmarked, because I'd like to know how to edit the default profile as well. I am creating my system images now for Windows 7 Pro, but I would love to have all the custom options set, so when I join each system to the domain and log in as the user, I don't have to reconfigure as much.
 

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OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
Intel Core i7-2600
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3P-B3
Memory
12 GB Patriot Extreme DDR3-1333
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GTX 470
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell UltraSharp 2209WA
Hard Drives
OCZ Agility3 240 GB, WD5001AALS, WD7501AALS
PSU
OCZ ModStream 700W
Case
CoolerMaster HAF 912 Advanced
Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus
what I have done is modify the default user profile registry hive.


e.g

rem ***** Load Default User Hive
REG LOAD "HKU\Test" "%USERPROFILE%\..\Default User\NTUSER.DAT"



rem ***** dword to 1 - effect as described in value name
rem ***** dword to 0 - effect opposite as described in value name
rem ***** Show RUN
REG ADD "HKU\Test\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v Start_ShowRun /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
rem ***** Hide Games
REG ADD "HKU\Test\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v NoStartMenuMyGames /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
rem ***** Show Recent Docs
REG ADD "HKU\Test\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /v Start_ShowRecentDocs /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f



rem ***** Unload Default User Hive
REG UNLOAD HKU\Test
 

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OS
Windows 7 Enterprise

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Too many to describe...
OS
Windows 7 x64 pro/ Windows 7 x86 Pro/ XP SP3 x86
CLSID of Control Panel in Widows 7 is HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} if that is any help for a start point.
 

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win7
I did a quick search on Google and found some basic steps. It sounds like you create a user account with all the config options you want. Then, rename the default pfoile under C:\Users to Default -Copy. Go into your user profile options under System Properties, and copy the current user over the Default profile. Now, if you were to reboot and log in as a new user, you should get all your same config options by default, like wallpaper, etc.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
Intel Core i7-2600
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3P-B3
Memory
12 GB Patriot Extreme DDR3-1333
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GTX 470
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell UltraSharp 2209WA
Hard Drives
OCZ Agility3 240 GB, WD5001AALS, WD7501AALS
PSU
OCZ ModStream 700W
Case
CoolerMaster HAF 912 Advanced
Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus
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