Windows Explorer Auto Arrange - Disable

Hello Brink

I've read through this forum very carefully.
What I really wish to do is only arrange photos as I did in XP. I named them according to " Month and Year", ie Jan 2007 Jan 2008 etc.

When I upgraded to Windows 7sp1 (in Dec 2010), I placed all photos from xp in a backup folder on my desktop. (also backed up on external drive.). I have new pics now from Jan 2011 through to May 2011, but I cannot drag these photos to "my pictures" and create a "library".

I wish to use the "pictures" from the start menu in Windows 7.

So that is why I tried to download the 'fix' and ran into the problem of not being able to save. That's before i found your option 1 and 2.

Now I'm wondering if I'll have to disable, then reable, then disable, then reable, ie option 1 and option 2 each time I load photos (I take at least 100 / month...more like 200).

Also, if I go through with option 1, will it change all my folders, ie documents + music etc? (I still have to arrnage these folderst too, but my priority is pictures)?

also, I realize I can store on Picasa,(and have done so before), but I wish my photos to be on my main computer.

Again, thank you in advance,

I haven't tried to copy the images, because there are so many.

I did try to move the images, and that is when I ran into the problem of "where did they go?". For example I moved "Jan 2011" into "my pictures" (back up folder) with the intent of then creating the library. It was then I realized that I couldn't find them where I thought I put them, so I tried to drag them....then I found this forum.

Is is possible to move images at one time into a new folder to create the picture library using "select all/ move to / create new folder /" ? If not, I will have to copy them first.

I'll work on this over the next few days.
Thank you Brink for your help.

Hello everyone!

I am new to this forum and I would like to ask if the solution you proposed is 100% SAFE and doesn't compromise the functionning of Windows 7! I badly need to sort my files the way I want but at the same time, I am afraid of downloading and installing new reg files that might negatively affect my windows! Can anyone please answer my concerns? I would be so grateful!

Wow thanks for this super fast reply!!

I will try it soon!