desktop folders won't remember settings???

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I have searched the knowledge base etc for an answer but can't find
one...
I have added folders on my desktop for related shortcuts which I would
like to display icons rather than details but every time I reboot it
goes back to details view. Anybody know what I'm doing wrong??
 
The Folder information is stored in the registry by these two keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell
and
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam
These keys can be modified to force XP to remember more folder settings.

1. Open Windows Explorer and go to Tools--Folder Options--View Ensure that
"Remember each folder's view settings" is checked.

2. Open Regedit and go to HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell. Right-click
on "Shell", then follow to New--Key--DWORD Value. Name this item "BagMRU
Size" (without quotation marks, but with a space between BagMRU and Size).
Double-click BagMRU Size, give it a Decimal value of 2000, then click OK.

3. Now go to HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam. Create another
BagMRU Size DWORD Value for "ShellNoRoam". Again, give it a Decimal value of
2000, then click OK.

4. You will have two "BagMRU Size" values equal to 0x000007d0 (2000).

5. Close the registry and reboot.

Windows XP will now remember 2000 folder view settings instead of 400


Note you can save the registry key first by:
On the File menu, click Export.
In the File name box, type SaveKey, and then click Save.
Or create a system restore point prior to editing.
Note: If the registry key is not there, you can simply create one by going
edit > new.



http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;322756
HOW TO: Back Up, Edit, and Restore the Registry in Windows XP
Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may
require you to reinstall your operating system. Use the information provided
at your own risk.
 
Thanks, it appears that did the trick.



The Folder information is stored in the registry by these two keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell
and
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam
These keys can be modified to force XP to remember more folder settings.

1. Open Windows Explorer and go to Tools--Folder Options--View Ensure that
"Remember each folder's view settings" is checked.

2. Open Regedit and go to HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell. Right-click
on "Shell", then follow to New--Key--DWORD Value. Name this item "BagMRU
Size" (without quotation marks, but with a space between BagMRU and Size).
Double-click BagMRU Size, give it a Decimal value of 2000, then click OK.

3. Now go to HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam. Create another
BagMRU Size DWORD Value for "ShellNoRoam". Again, give it a Decimal value of
2000, then click OK.

4. You will have two "BagMRU Size" values equal to 0x000007d0 (2000).

5. Close the registry and reboot.

Windows XP will now remember 2000 folder view settings instead of 400


Note you can save the registry key first by:
On the File menu, click Export.
In the File name box, type SaveKey, and then click Save.
Or create a system restore point prior to editing.
Note: If the registry key is not there, you can simply create one by going
edit > new.



http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;322756
HOW TO: Back Up, Edit, and Restore the Registry in Windows XP
Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may
require you to reinstall your operating system. Use the information provided
at your own risk.
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That's fine if that's your problem. But my problem seems to be that XP saves my window settings in ShellNoRoam when it ought to be saving them in Shell. Everything works OK as long as I stay on the same computer. But when I log onto a different computer (e.g., my laptop), the contents of ShellNoRoam is flushed. I don't remember having this problem in Windows 2000. So I checked my cached profile on a Windows 2000 PC I used to use and found that the corresponding window settings were saved in Shell, not ShellNoRoam. Is there a registry setting whereby I can tell XP to use Shell instead of ShellNoRoam? - Bob

----- Taurarian wrote: -----

The Folder information is stored in the registry by these two keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell
and
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam
These keys can be modified to force XP to remember more folder settings.

1. Open Windows Explorer and go to Tools--Folder Options--View Ensure that
"Remember each folder's view settings" is checked.

2. Open Regedit and go to HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell. Right-click
on "Shell", then follow to New--Key--DWORD Value. Name this item "BagMRU
Size" (without quotation marks, but with a space between BagMRU and Size).
Double-click BagMRU Size, give it a Decimal value of 2000, then click OK.

3. Now go to HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam. Create another
BagMRU Size DWORD Value for "ShellNoRoam". Again, give it a Decimal value of
2000, then click OK.

4. You will have two "BagMRU Size" values equal to 0x000007d0 (2000).

5. Close the registry and reboot.

Windows XP will now remember 2000 folder view settings instead of 400
 
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