Change Folder View Preferences - Newbie!

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Control Panel > Folder Options > View > Apply to All Folders button after
you go through the options and set things up as you want.

"J Lo" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:007e01c49a7c$f9e7b270$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Hello out there,
>
> I am new to XP and hope someone can help me with what is
> probably a simple setting?
>
> I have a tremendous number of files saved within many
> different file folders. For this reason, it is easier to
> view my files in the "list" view (where I can see what's
> available without scrolling too much) vs. an icon view.
>
> I know how to change it temporarily, but when I go back,
> the default seems to go back to "icon" view in XP.
>
> Is there a way to change the default view to "list"
> for viewing files without having to change it every
> time?
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
> J Lo

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He said "Apply To All Folders" not "Remember Each ...". Look at the buttons.

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"J Lo" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:241a01c49ab4$138a2d70$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> This sounds like a good solution, but I'm not sure what
> to click in the folders view. I have already
> ticked "Remember Each Folder's View Settings" but this
> doesn't always work. Is this the one I should be ticking?
>
> Thanks,
>
> J Lo
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Control Panel > Folder Options > View > Apply to All
> Folders button after
> >you go through the options and set things up as you want.
> >
> >"J Lo" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:007e01c49a7c$f9e7b270$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Hello out there,
> >>
> >> I am new to XP and hope someone can help me with what
> is
> >> probably a simple setting?
> >>
> >> I have a tremendous number of files saved within many
> >> different file folders. For this reason, it is easier
> to
> >> view my files in the "list" view (where I can see
> what's
> >> available without scrolling too much) vs. an icon view.
> >>
> >> I know how to change it temporarily, but when I go
> back,
> >> the default seems to go back to "icon" view in XP.
> >>
> >> Is there a way to change the default view to "list"
> >> for viewing files without having to change it every
> >> time?
> >>
> >> Thanks for your help!
> >>
> >> J Lo
> >
> >
> >.
> >