The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Why can't I permanently set a "Documents" view on Picture folders?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by ubercool, Mar 24, 2008.

  1. ubercool

    ubercool Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    210
    Messages:
    1,211
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Is this my imagination or is Microsoft such an incompetent company that it can't program its foldering system to remember that I prefer a "Documents" view in my Picture folders? :confused:

    Am I missing something? I'm so frustrated with this. Happens in both XP and Vista!!! :mad: :mad: :mad:
     
    ubercool, Mar 24, 2008
    #1
  2. d4mi3n

    d4mi3n Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    86
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    i have problems like this aswell, after installing office 07 it took me forever to get the language toolbar to stop appearing on my start bar -.-
     
    d4mi3n, Mar 24, 2008
    #2
  3. ttupa

    ttupa Tech Elitist NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    136
    Messages:
    1,150
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Right now I'm on my work laptop, but you should be able to check the following setting to be sure it is selected. I've never had this problem continue after I set the view. You do have to set the view on each folder initially...though there might be some other settings in Vista. I'd have to check my home machine later on.

    Go to Tools > Folder Options > View Tab, and look for the setting "Remember each folder's view settings."

    This will probably be under the Organize menu in Vista.
     
    ttupa, Mar 24, 2008
    #3
  4. orev

    orev Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    809
    Messages:
    2,829
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    56
    If you google around you'll see that this is a widspread problem. Vista doesn't seem to be able to remember folder settings. It used to for me, but then it stopped. It's really pretty ridiculous.
     
    orev, Mar 24, 2008
    #4
  5. niGht kiD

    niGht kiD .. beach boy ♫

    Reputations:
    319
    Messages:
    843
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    niGht kiD, Mar 25, 2008
    #5