Changing th default fields that show in the Explorer file window

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John Wirt

Is there a way to change the default fields that are displayed (and their
order) in the Details view of the Explorer files window (which is the main
window displaying the currently selected folders and files).

The default fields are: Name, Size, Type, Modified, Attributes, etc.

Whether a field is displayed in a given folder can be selected by right
clicking on the header bar but the setting is only for that folder. My
question is how can the default displayed be altered?

John Wirt
 
Thank you , Patrick,

One more question.

One of the fields that Explorer will display is "Comments." How does one
enter comments in the file header?

John Wirt

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Dave Patrick said:
Explorer|Tools|Folder Options|View, then "Like Current Folder"

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John Wirt said:
Is there a way to change the default fields that are displayed (and their
order) in the Details view of the Explorer files window (which is the main
window displaying the currently selected folders and files).

The default fields are: Name, Size, Type, Modified, Attributes, etc.

Whether a field is displayed in a given folder can be selected by right
clicking on the header bar but the setting is only for that folder. My
question is how can the default displayed be altered?

John Wirt
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Hi John,

To add a comment to a file that will show up in Explorer's Comment Column,
right-click the file, click Properties, select the Summary tab and enter your desired
comment in the Comments box. Note that not all file types have a Summary tab.

To add a comment to a folder that will show up in Explorer's Comment Column, use a
Desktop.ini file.

For example, if you want to add the comment "My Directory of Temporary Files" to a
directory named D:\MyTemp:

- If necessary change your Explorer view settings as follows: Control Panel > Folder
Options > View [tab]: Uncheck: "Hide file extensions for known file types"
- Use Explorer to navigate to D:\MyTemp
- Right-click D:\MyTemp and choose Properties, in the Attributes section click
Read-only, click Apply, click OK to Apply changes to this folder only, click OK
- Right-click in the file list control area of D:\MyTemp and choose
New > Text Document
- Rename New Text Document to: desktop.ini
- Double-click desktop.ini, add the following two lines, and save the file:

[.ShellClassInfo]
InfoTip=My Directory of Temporary Files

Now, if the Comment column is enabled when you select D:\ in Explorer, you should
see the InfoTip text in the Comment column for D:\MyTemp

For an example (most likely) on your computer, do this:

- If necessary change your Explorer view settings as follows: Control Panel > Folder
Options > View [tab] > "Show hidden files and folders" and uncheck "Hide protected
operating system files (Recommended).
- Use Explorer to navigate to the following directory:
....\Documents and Settings\Administrator
- If necessary, enable the "Comment" column. Note that the comment next to the
Recent folder says "History Folder"
- Double-click that Recent folder
- Double-click desktop.ini
- Note the line: "InfoTip=History Folder"

For more information about customizing a folder using desktop.ini see:

Customizing Folders with Desktop.ini
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/e...hell_basics/shell_basics_extending/custom.asp

Customizing your Computer in Desktop.ini
http://www.geocities.com/registrylord/desktop.txt

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: enter comments in the file header?
 
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