win 7 icons

[wullthebull]

can anyone tell me how to change the icons in win 7 , when I put a disk in cdrom it comes up with details ,I then change to med icons and then clik folder s and then clik set all folders with this view setting and apply it . but when I come out of it and then go back into the file it reverts back to details , so can anyone tell me how to do it in win 7 32 , xp was so easy to do this

 

[Arc]

Ae you talking about icon view size?

 

[wullthebull]

no , when I put a data dvd /cd into my pc it auto loads up the dvd/cd files as details and what I want is for it to auto load up med icons . I have to change this all the time to med icons . I change to med icons ,then I go to folders settings ,and select view and set all the folders to the same . but it never sets it . when I had xp it changed them permently

 

[gladson1976]

whats a "med" icon ???
can you put up a screenshot?

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-how-post-screenshot-seven-forums.html

 

[wullthebull]

its just short for medium icon

 

[Arc]

Ae you talking about icon view size?

no , when I put a data dvd /cd into my pc it auto loads up the dvd/cd files as details and what I want is for it to auto load up med icons . I have to change this all the time to med icons . I change to med icons ,then I go to folders settings ,and select view and set all the folders to the same . but it never sets it . when I had xp it changed them permently

Hope permently is just short for permanently. Then you are surely talking about icon view size. in windows 7 , the default view is list view; and if you change it to anything, it stays there upto any system settings changes. As and when you remove your CD\DVD from the drive, The setting you changed does not stay there. So for the next time, you get the list view again.

 

[wullthebull]

so I can not change the default view

 

[Brink]

Hello Wullthebull,

Only temporarily with removable devices like a CD/DVD. Once you remove it, you lose your settings. Windows 7 and Vista will not retain the folder view settings for removable devices. Sorry.

 

[wullthebull]

bring back xp I say , thankyou .you just dont realise just how good xp really was!!!!

 

[Arc]

bring back xp I say , thankyou .you just dont realise just how good xp really was!!!!

Actually there is not a much more basic difference between xp and 7. Both are created with MS Dos, and 7 is a technologically advanced version. XP, I partially agree that it was a bit easy to use, but a readily vulnerable to threats . 7 provides much more secured environment than xp.

If you just think about the GUI, 7 is pretty cool compared with xp. Its build is much more robust, and moreover, it is easily customizable , too; if you tweak it properly. Try to accept the advancement , brother ! XP makes us nostalgic, I agree.

If you really dont want to be deprived from xp, you may have it side by side of 7, either as dual boot, or as a virtual machine. In this forum you may have a wide range of guidance about both the fields; in Installation & Setup - Windows 7 Forums and Virtualization - Windows 7 Forums respectively.

 

[wullthebull]

first of all win 7 does not support most my xp games , second I tried to dual boot my xp with win 7 , what a disaster that was mate ,even with support on my other forum I could not get this to dual boot . It would show the 2 os at start up but would not boot up win 7 . anyway thats another story . at least could keep my folders when puting in a cd/dvd in xp .

 

[Arc]

I tried to dual boot my xp with win 7 , what a disaster that was mate ,even with support on my other forum I could not get this to dual boot . It would show the 2 os at start up but would not boot up win 7

But in this forum, it would not be a trouble, trust me. In Installation & Setup forum you can see the experiences of others, and how they have got their issue fixed.

We value your association, mate.

 

[wullthebull]

thankyou archie or as we say in scotland erchie with your help I have now got a dual boot with xp on my system ,thanks for pointing me in the right direction rep point added

 

[Arc]

thankyou archie or as we say in scotland erchie with your help I have now got a dual boot with xp on my system ,thanks for pointing me in the right direction rep point added

It's my pleasure that I could help you out. In future, if you need .... just call me, I'll try my best for you.