I don't know why it didn't work for you, but Ladi tips sure works for me, try this if you click on My Computer in Windows Explorer then choose your setting for that folder (the way you wanted) then go to Tools -> options -> folder options -> Like Current Folder -> Yes, now close windows explorer and reopen it, it should work. I think this work with the background to but never tried it because it slows down the windows explorer a bit, so I wouldn't want to mess with it.