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Hally
01-30-2003, 10:08 PM
Its my lucky day for posting to the forum, I've had another problem, each of my favourite settings keeps changing. I have large icons in some windows & arranged by name, after I shut the window & open it again everything has gone back to what it was aarghhh

Please dont say open folder options & hit "Like Current Folder" because I've done that a dozen times over the last week or two & it did nothing....../images/forums/icons/crazy.gif

Is there a way to make windows remember my settings, please anyone this is annoying

Win98SE

Thanks in Advance


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DanK
01-31-2003, 01:22 AM
Hally, is remember each folders view setting ticked?

Folder Options &gt; View

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Hally
01-31-2003, 01:51 AM
Yes mate, its ticked, that is the frustrating part of it /images/forums/icons/mad.gif


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DanK
01-31-2003, 03:09 AM
Not sure whats causing the settings not to stick.

I know there is a Save Window Settings on the Explorer tab of TweakUI.

If thats already ticked then i just don't know

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mysterywolf
01-31-2003, 11:09 AM
as a test change desktop colour and reboot. ..just to isolate a explorer settings problem or something with user profile.
Hally
01-31-2003, 06:22 PM
Hi mysterywolf if I change any colour or appearance schemes they all stay no problems, its only the things in windows explorer when I change icon settings or if I remove the status bar & close the window then re-open it straight away it changes back... annoying

I can arrange by type then shut the window & re-open it straight away only to find it has reverted back again

BTW I dont use Tweak UI




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Gernot
01-31-2003, 09:13 PM
I'm not shure, but this tip from Smitty may help:
1. Set up your folders the way you want (auto arrange,view,etc.)
2. Start Regedit
3. Navigate to HCCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Pol icies\Explorer
4. Modify NoSaveSettings value to 1
5. Exit program

cheers,
Gernot
Hally
01-31-2003, 09:30 PM
Right I've just put that setting in my registry that you sent gernot & fingers croosed.... I'll see if its ok after re-boot & let you know

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Hally
01-31-2003, 10:02 PM
As I said I would let you know /images/forums/icons/smile.gif Yippee it's finaly fixed now thanks to you Gernot....

I wonder why my computer was being difficult, because that is the sort of problem I could of normaly fixed ggrrrr but anyway its fixed so that is that /images/forums/icons/wink.gif

Good one!


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Gernot
01-31-2003, 10:43 PM
Glad that I could help you. But don't thank me, thank Smitty. But it is very important if you run Spybot Search & Destroy don't delete the green Window Explorer messages. Otherwise your settings will change back and Windows forgets your settings again. This was my painful experience.
Gernot
Hally
02-01-2003, 12:05 AM
Hi again, you might have hit the nail on the head on the reason why it stopped saving my settings, I really didnt know that the <font color=green>Green</font color=green> Windows Explorer Registry Settings were the cause so I'm going to pay strict attention to it from now on

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