How to get Vista Pro to remember folder view settings?

[Special K]

I'm asking this question here because so far all of my google searches have been unable to find an answer to this question. How do I get Windows Vista Pro to remember each folder's view settings - i.e. "Details" as opposed to "List", "Large Icons", etc. and also the columns visible (i.e. Type, Size, Date modified, etc.) with each file. I set these preferences for each folder, but sooner or later Windows forgets them and always goes back to Large Icons with no columns visible.

 

[Bubbaleone]

To fix this problem, reset the registry settings for folders:

Windows Vista or Windows 7

1. Delete the following registry subkeys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\Bags

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\BagMRU

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags

For x64-based versions of Windows Vista or Windows 7, delete the following registry subkeys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU

2. Re-create the following registry subkeys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags

For x64-based versions of Windows Vista or Windows 7, re-create the following registry subkeys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU

3. Create and then set the BagMRU Size registry value to 5000 in the registry subkeys that you created in Step Two.