how to change the format of the "save" dialogue box?

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Frank Martin

When I want to save a picture that I have downloaded from the internet, a
dialogue box appears asking for the folder to save it in.

I prefer to have the folders in this dialogue box in the "details" format ,
which I can do at the time, but how to I set it so that this format is
fixed.

I have done this for all the folders and files in Explorer but I cannot find
a way to do this with dialogue boxes.

Please help, Frank
 
Frank,

It's a limitation. The Common Dialog box views cannot be customized.

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Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
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When I want to save a picture that I have downloaded from the internet, a
dialogue box appears asking for the folder to save it in.

I prefer to have the folders in this dialogue box in the "details" format ,
which I can do at the time, but how to I set it so that this format is
fixed.

I have done this for all the folders and files in Explorer but I cannot find
a way to do this with dialogue boxes.

Please help, Frank
 
Thanks, but can it be done via the registry?


Frank,

It's a limitation. The Common Dialog box views cannot be customized.

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
-------------------------------------------
Computer viruses: description, prevention, and recovery:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=129972
-------------------------------------------


When I want to save a picture that I have downloaded from the internet, a
dialogue box appears asking for the folder to save it in.

I prefer to have the folders in this dialogue box in the "details" format ,
which I can do at the time, but how to I set it so that this format is
fixed.

I have done this for all the folders and files in Explorer but I cannot find
a way to do this with dialogue boxes.

Please help, Frank
 
No.

There is no registry-tweak or user-interface procedure to do that.

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| Thanks, but can it be done via the registry?
|
|

| Frank,
|
| It's a limitation. The Common Dialog box views cannot be customized.
|
| --
| Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
| http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
| -------------------------------------------
| Computer viruses: description, prevention, and recovery:
| http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=129972
| -------------------------------------------
|
|

| When I want to save a picture that I have downloaded from the internet, a
| dialogue box appears asking for the folder to save it in.
|
| I prefer to have the folders in this dialogue box in the "details" format ,
| which I can do at the time, but how to I set it so that this format is
| fixed.
|
| I have done this for all the folders and files in Explorer but I cannot find
| a way to do this with dialogue boxes.
|
| Please help, Frank
 
No.

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
-------------------------------------------
Computer viruses: description, prevention, and recovery:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=129972
-------------------------------------------


Thanks, but can it be done via the registry?


Frank,

It's a limitation. The Common Dialog box views cannot be customized.

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
-------------------------------------------
Computer viruses: description, prevention, and recovery:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=129972
-------------------------------------------


When I want to save a picture that I have downloaded from the internet, a
dialogue box appears asking for the folder to save it in.

I prefer to have the folders in this dialogue box in the "details" format ,
which I can do at the time, but how to I set it so that this format is
fixed.

I have done this for all the folders and files in Explorer but I cannot find
a way to do this with dialogue boxes.

Please help, Frank
 
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