OT: Folder Options (XP)

[Robert Baer]

Initially, I always have to set each folder the way i want:
details, and type column zero.

So, why do i have to (ranDUMBly) fiddle with a previously set folder?
Most of the time, the type column is fairly wide; sometimes the
whole folder is in the thumbnails or tiles mode.

Is it unreasonable to expect a given folder attribute to remain
constant until changed?

Is there a way to set/reset all folders to a given attribute (NOTE:
"folder options / view" has only "reset all folders" available).
And to be picky, nothing states what that "reset" mode is (nor how
to change THAT).

As long as am nitting picks, the "You can apply the view (such as
Details or Tiles) that you are using for this folder to all folders."
does not exactly cut it as an example.
The Folder Options folder does not even pretend to look like a
"normal" folder; NO Details or Tiles.
So, even IF the "Apply to All Folders" were available, the result
would be ambiguous at best.

Your pit nicker, R.Baer

 

Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> wrote in
news:NQRqF.181784$GS.99939@fx37.iad:

Initially, I always have to set each folder the way i want:
details, and type column zero.

So, why do i have to (ranDUMBly) fiddle with a previously set
folder? Most of the time, the type column is fairly wide;
sometimes the
whole folder is in the thumbnails or tiles mode.

Is it unreasonable to expect a given folder attribute to
remain
constant until changed?

Is there a way to set/reset all folders to a given attribute
(NOTE:
"folder options / view" has only "reset all folders" available).
And to be picky, nothing states what that "reset" mode is
(nor how
to change THAT).

As long as am nitting picks, the "You can apply the view
(such as
Details or Tiles) that you are using for this folder to all
folders." does not exactly cut it as an example.
The Folder Options folder does not even pretend to look like a
"normal" folder; NO Details or Tiles.
So, even IF the "Apply to All Folders" were available, the
result
would be ambiguous at best.

Your pit nicker, R.Baer

I first set a folder to the way I want most of them to appear, and
then tell it to set them all the saem as that one.

THEN, you go through and set up individual changes such as those
you describe, and it should retain them all.

The exception is adding files which have things like album names
and track names, instead of basic text or data files. Those extra
attributes may trigger a different view. Only guessing tho.

 

[Rick C]

On Sunday, October 20, 2019 at 1:09:38 AM UTC-4, DecadentLinux...@decadence.org wrote:

Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> wrote in
news:NQRqF.181784$GS.99939@fx37.iad:

Initially, I always have to set each folder the way i want:
details, and type column zero.

So, why do i have to (ranDUMBly) fiddle with a previously set
folder? Most of the time, the type column is fairly wide;
sometimes the
whole folder is in the thumbnails or tiles mode.

Is it unreasonable to expect a given folder attribute to
remain
constant until changed?

Is there a way to set/reset all folders to a given attribute
(NOTE:
"folder options / view" has only "reset all folders" available).
And to be picky, nothing states what that "reset" mode is
(nor how
to change THAT).

As long as am nitting picks, the "You can apply the view
(such as
Details or Tiles) that you are using for this folder to all
folders." does not exactly cut it as an example.
The Folder Options folder does not even pretend to look like a
"normal" folder; NO Details or Tiles.
So, even IF the "Apply to All Folders" were available, the
result
would be ambiguous at best.

Your pit nicker, R.Baer

I first set a folder to the way I want most of them to appear, and
then tell it to set them all the saem as that one.

THEN, you go through and set up individual changes such as those
you describe, and it should retain them all.

The exception is adding files which have things like album names
and track names, instead of basic text or data files. Those extra
attributes may trigger a different view. Only guessing tho.

Sometimes I miss DOS.

--

Rick C.

- Get 2,000 miles of free Supercharging
- Tesla referral code - https://ts.la/richard11209

 

[Martin Brown]

On 20/10/2019 06:59, Robert Baer wrote:

    Initially, I always have to set each folder the way i want:
details,  and type column zero.

    So, why do i have to (ranDUMBly) fiddle with a previously set folder?
    Most of the time, the type column is fairly wide; sometimes the
whole folder is in the thumbnails or tiles mode.

    Is it unreasonable to expect a given folder attribute to remain
constant until changed?

They generally do on my system. Though it is so long since I last used
XP I can't be sure there are not circumstances like a folder full of
JPEGs where it will helpfully give you thumbnails by default.

Somewhere there is a setting so that new subdirectories inherit the
properties of their parent and that is usually good enough.

--
Regards,
Martin Brown

 

[Tim Williams]

If you want the nitty gritty, it's deep inside the Registry under ShellBags.
https://www.sans.org/reading-room/whitepapers/forensics/windows-shellbag-forensics-in-depth-34545
If there's a new entry, or an old one gets pushed out of the cache (if it
acts as a cache?) or corrupted or something, you can get weird behavior.
(You may not even be familiar with the last default you set, so a new one
looks alien?)

You're welcome to look into folder customization or styling tools, if there
are any, or just clear the ShellBags and set a fresh default and go from
there.

Tim

--
Seven Transistor Labs, LLC
Electrical Engineering Consultation and Design
Website: https://www.seventransistorlabs.com/

"Robert Baer" <robertbaer@localnet.com> wrote in message
news:NQRqF.181784$GS.99939@fx37.iad...

Initially, I always have to set each folder the way i want:
details, and type column zero.

So, why do i have to (ranDUMBly) fiddle with a previously set folder?
Most of the time, the type column is fairly wide; sometimes the
whole folder is in the thumbnails or tiles mode.

Is it unreasonable to expect a given folder attribute to remain
constant until changed?

Is there a way to set/reset all folders to a given attribute (NOTE:
"folder options / view" has only "reset all folders" available).
And to be picky, nothing states what that "reset" mode is (nor how
to change THAT).

As long as am nitting picks, the "You can apply the view (such as
Details or Tiles) that you are using for this folder to all folders."
does not exactly cut it as an example.
The Folder Options folder does not even pretend to look like a
"normal" folder; NO Details or Tiles.
So, even IF the "Apply to All Folders" were available, the result
would be ambiguous at best.

Your pit nicker, R.Baer

 

"Tim Williams" <tiwill@seventransistorlabs.com> wrote in
news:qohqcm$jf0$1@dont-email.me:

If you want the nitty gritty, it's deep inside the Registry under
ShellBags.
https://www.sans.org/reading-room/whitepapers/forensics/windows-she
llbag-forensics-in-depth-34545 If there's a new entry, or an old
one gets pushed out of the cache (if it acts as a cache?) or
corrupted or something, you can get weird behavior. (You may not
even be familiar with the last default you set, so a new one looks
alien?)

You're welcome to look into folder customization or styling tools,
if there are any, or just clear the ShellBags and set a fresh
default and go from there.

Tim

Looks like yet another reason the registry grows and grows and
grows, even when one does not add more applications.

It seems they have no method (or care) to remove dead entries.
Perhaps worried that as soon as they do, it will have been an entry
that was needed. Something is wrong with the 'registry' paradigm.

 

[Michael Terrell]

On Sunday, October 20, 2019 at 4:55:47 AM UTC-4, Martin Brown wrote:

On 20/10/2019 06:59, Robert Baer wrote:
    Initially, I always have to set each folder the way i want:
details,  and type column zero.

    So, why do i have to (ranDUMBly) fiddle with a previously set folder?
    Most of the time, the type column is fairly wide; sometimes the
whole folder is in the thumbnails or tiles mode.

    Is it unreasonable to expect a given folder attribute to remain
constant until changed?

They generally do on my system. Though it is so long since I last used
XP I can't be sure there are not circumstances like a folder full of
JPEGs where it will helpfully give you thumbnails by default.

Somewhere there is a setting so that new subdirectories inherit the
properties of their parent and that is usually good enough.

Right click on the top level folder and select 'Properties', then select 'Customize'.

There is a check box 'Also apply this template to all subdirectories'. Make sure it is checked.

 

[Robert Baer]

Rick C wrote:

On Sunday, October 20, 2019 at 1:09:38 AM UTC-4, DecadentLinux...@decadence.org wrote:
Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> wrote in
news:NQRqF.181784$GS.99939@fx37.iad:

Initially, I always have to set each folder the way i want:
details, and type column zero.

So, why do i have to (ranDUMBly) fiddle with a previously set
folder? Most of the time, the type column is fairly wide;
sometimes the
whole folder is in the thumbnails or tiles mode.

Is it unreasonable to expect a given folder attribute to
remain
constant until changed?

Is there a way to set/reset all folders to a given attribute
(NOTE:
"folder options / view" has only "reset all folders" available).
And to be picky, nothing states what that "reset" mode is
(nor how
to change THAT).

As long as am nitting picks, the "You can apply the view
(such as
Details or Tiles) that you are using for this folder to all
folders." does not exactly cut it as an example.
The Folder Options folder does not even pretend to look like a
"normal" folder; NO Details or Tiles.
So, even IF the "Apply to All Folders" were available, the
result
would be ambiguous at best.

Your pit nicker, R.Baer

I first set a folder to the way I want most of them to appear, and
then tell it to set them all the saem as that one.

THEN, you go through and set up individual changes such as those
you describe, and it should retain them all.

The exception is adding files which have things like album names
and track names, instead of basic text or data files. Those extra
attributes may trigger a different view. Only guessing tho.

Sometimes I miss DOS.

Check.

 

[Robert Baer]

DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno@decadence.org wrote:

Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> wrote in
news:NQRqF.181784$GS.99939@fx37.iad:

Initially, I always have to set each folder the way i want:
details, and type column zero.

So, why do i have to (ranDUMBly) fiddle with a previously set
folder? Most of the time, the type column is fairly wide;
sometimes the
whole folder is in the thumbnails or tiles mode.

Is it unreasonable to expect a given folder attribute to
remain
constant until changed?

Is there a way to set/reset all folders to a given attribute
(NOTE:
"folder options / view" has only "reset all folders" available).
And to be picky, nothing states what that "reset" mode is
(nor how
to change THAT).

As long as am nitting picks, the "You can apply the view
(such as
Details or Tiles) that you are using for this folder to all
folders." does not exactly cut it as an example.
The Folder Options folder does not even pretend to look like a
"normal" folder; NO Details or Tiles.
So, even IF the "Apply to All Folders" were available, the
result
would be ambiguous at best.

Your pit nicker, R.Baer

I first set a folder to the way I want most of them to appear, and
then tell it to set them all the saem as that one.
* ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^---HOW?

THEN, you go through and set up individual changes such as those
you describe, and it should retain them all.

* ^^^^^^--- That is where the ranDUMB BS comes in.
For the last month roughly, a random folder will "revert" to tiles or
thumnails mode.

Thanks.

The exception is adding files which have things like album names
and track names, instead of basic text or data files. Those extra
attributes may trigger a different view. Only guessing tho.

 

[Robert Baer]

Michael Terrell wrote:

On Sunday, October 20, 2019 at 4:55:47 AM UTC-4, Martin Brown wrote:
On 20/10/2019 06:59, Robert Baer wrote:
    Initially, I always have to set each folder the way i want:
details,  and type column zero.

    So, why do i have to (ranDUMBly) fiddle with a previously set folder?
    Most of the time, the type column is fairly wide; sometimes the
whole folder is in the thumbnails or tiles mode.

    Is it unreasonable to expect a given folder attribute to remain
constant until changed?

They generally do on my system. Though it is so long since I last used
XP I can't be sure there are not circumstances like a folder full of
JPEGs where it will helpfully give you thumbnails by default.

Somewhere there is a setting so that new subdirectories inherit the
properties of their parent and that is usually good enough.

Right click on the top level folder and select 'Properties', then select 'Customize'.

There is a check box 'Also apply this template to all subdirectories'. Make sure it is checked.

Boy, THAT was an excellent way to totally fuck up all of the folders!
They reverted from the classic view to the crappy left third being
blue and having BS, PLUS undesired tiles mode AND if one manually
switches a folder back to details, the filetype column also reverted to
wide.

The so-called template business did not work, except maybe one subfolder.
Then there was this phony pop-up window "Folder tasks must be enabled
to see your changes. Would you like to turn it on?"
I say phony because the very subfolder i had to fix came up with the
SAME stupidity.
I guess "on" is not "on", ever.
AND...that goddamn left-side blue BS IS BACK!

Therefore, DO NOT USE THIS "SET SUBFOLDER" crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

 

[Robert Baer]

DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno@decadence.org wrote:

"Tim Williams" <tiwill@seventransistorlabs.com> wrote in
news:qohqcm$jf0$1@dont-email.me:

If you want the nitty gritty, it's deep inside the Registry under
ShellBags.
https://www.sans.org/reading-room/whitepapers/forensics/windows-she
llbag-forensics-in-depth-34545 If there's a new entry, or an old
one gets pushed out of the cache (if it acts as a cache?) or
corrupted or something, you can get weird behavior. (You may not
even be familiar with the last default you set, so a new one looks
alien?)

You're welcome to look into folder customization or styling tools,
if there are any, or just clear the ShellBags and set a fresh
default and go from there.

Tim


Looks like yet another reason the registry grows and grows and
grows, even when one does not add more applications.

It seems they have no method (or care) to remove dead entries.
Perhaps worried that as soon as they do, it will have been an entry
that was needed. Something is wrong with the 'registry' paradigm.

As far as i am concerned, the "registry" is the garbage can for
anything, especially for hiding useful information.

Say you have just installed some program.
Instillation director, not registry should carry related info, like
where and what files were/are located (what one sees in File pull-down
list); where, name and style of it's default directory; and whatever
else is directly related to the program and its operations.
All in ONE place, easily find-able and USER controllable (NOT some
ranDUMB operations elsewhere - get rid of the rail-road baggage car).

KISS

 

[Robert Baer]

Tim Williams wrote:

If you want the nitty gritty, it's deep inside the Registry under
ShellBags.
https://www.sans.org/reading-room/whitepapers/forensics/windows-shellbag-forensics-in-depth-34545

If there's a new entry, or an old one gets pushed out of the cache (if
it acts as a cache?) or corrupted or something, you can get weird
behavior. (You may not even be familiar with the last default you set,
so a new one looks alien?)

You're welcome to look into folder customization or styling tools, if
there are any, or just clear the ShellBags and set a fresh default and
go from there.

Tim

...."set a fresh default"....
1) How and where...and any dern folder i please?
2) How then, do i tell "Folder Options" where to look in processing
either "Reset all folders" or "Restore Defaults"?
I do not see any info regarding any of that.

 

Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> wrote in
news:Ay4rF.69074$1A2.16682@fx07.iad:

Michael Terrell wrote:
On Sunday, October 20, 2019 at 4:55:47 AM UTC-4, Martin Brown
wrote:
On 20/10/2019 06:59, Robert Baer wrote:
    Initially, I always have to set each folder the way i
want:
details,  and type column zero.

    So, why do i have to (ranDUMBly) fiddle with a
previously set folder?     Most of the time, the type
column is fairly wide; sometimes the
whole folder is in the thumbnails or tiles mode.

    Is it unreasonable to expect a given folder attribute
to remain
constant until changed?

They generally do on my system. Though it is so long since I
last used XP I can't be sure there are not circumstances like a
folder full of JPEGs where it will helpfully give you thumbnails
by default.

Somewhere there is a setting so that new subdirectories inherit
the properties of their parent and that is usually good enough.

Right click on the top level folder and select 'Properties', then
select 'Customize'.

There is a check box 'Also apply this template to all
subdirectories'. Make sure it is checked.

Boy, THAT was an excellent way to totally fuck up all of the
folders! They reverted from the classic view to the crappy left
third being
blue and having BS, PLUS undesired tiles mode AND if one manually
switches a folder back to details, the filetype column also
reverted to wide.

The so-called template business did not work, except maybe one
subfolder. Then there was this phony pop-up window "Folder
tasks must be enabled
to see your changes. Would you like to turn it on?"
I say phony because the very subfolder i had to fix came up
with the
SAME stupidity.
I guess "on" is not "on", ever.
AND...that goddamn left-side blue BS IS BACK!

Therefore, DO NOT USE THIS "SET SUBFOLDER"
crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

You must FIRST set upi the folder you want replicated, which you
obviously did not do.

THEN you set the switch, THEN you turn it back off. The setting of
the switch puts YOUR default setup in place, then turning it back
off allows you to make individual folder changes that will stick.

Another way is to make icons that point to exact directory
locations, so the explorer pane it opens is the one you set up the
icon with.

 

[Rick C]

On Sunday, October 20, 2019 at 11:43:51 AM UTC-4, Michael Terrell wrote:

On Sunday, October 20, 2019 at 4:55:47 AM UTC-4, Martin Brown wrote:
On 20/10/2019 06:59, Robert Baer wrote:
    Initially, I always have to set each folder the way i want:
details,  and type column zero.

    So, why do i have to (ranDUMBly) fiddle with a previously set folder?
    Most of the time, the type column is fairly wide; sometimes the
whole folder is in the thumbnails or tiles mode.

    Is it unreasonable to expect a given folder attribute to remain
constant until changed?

They generally do on my system. Though it is so long since I last used
XP I can't be sure there are not circumstances like a folder full of
JPEGs where it will helpfully give you thumbnails by default.

Somewhere there is a setting so that new subdirectories inherit the
properties of their parent and that is usually good enough.

Right click on the top level folder and select 'Properties', then select 'Customize'.

There is a check box 'Also apply this template to all subdirectories'. Make sure it is checked.

This doesn't seem to work for column widths.

--

Rick C.

-- Get 2,000 miles of free Supercharging
-- Tesla referral code - https://ts.la/richard11209

 

[Rick C]

On Sunday, October 20, 2019 at 4:55:47 AM UTC-4, Martin Brown wrote:

On 20/10/2019 06:59, Robert Baer wrote:
    Initially, I always have to set each folder the way i want:
details,  and type column zero.

    So, why do i have to (ranDUMBly) fiddle with a previously set folder?
    Most of the time, the type column is fairly wide; sometimes the
whole folder is in the thumbnails or tiles mode.

    Is it unreasonable to expect a given folder attribute to remain
constant until changed?

They generally do on my system. Though it is so long since I last used
XP I can't be sure there are not circumstances like a folder full of
JPEGs where it will helpfully give you thumbnails by default.

Somewhere there is a setting so that new subdirectories inherit the
properties of their parent and that is usually good enough.

My previous machine was Windows 8 and before that Windows Vista. In one of those two I was able to set a default for all folders through the folders settings. I don't recall the details other than I set a folder the way I liked it and then set a control to make those settings the default for all folders. I think a few did not pick up the default such as "pictures" (or was it "my pictures") and a couple others like that. It worked well enough.

Under Windows 10 I have not found a control to say "this folder settings should be the default", so I just mess with each folder as I encounter it and try not to be quite as anal about things like column widths. Let them be flexible and adjust according to the need of the moment. After all, the first column is the file name and they vary a great deal. In other words, give in and let Windows wash over you like an ocean wave.

Life is too short to spend time fighting your computer.

--

Rick C.

+ Get 2,000 miles of free Supercharging
+ Tesla referral code - https://ts.la/richard11209

 

[Martin Brown]

On 20/10/2019 15:19, Tim Williams wrote:

If you want the nitty gritty, it's deep inside the Registry under
ShellBags.
https://www.sans.org/reading-room/whitepapers/forensics/windows-shellbag-forensics-in-depth-34545

If there's a new entry, or an old one gets pushed out of the cache (if
it acts as a cache?) or corrupted or something, you can get weird
behavior. (You may not even be familiar with the last default you set,
so a new one looks alien?)

You're welcome to look into folder customization or styling tools, if
there are any, or just clear the ShellBags and set a fresh default and
go from there.

Don't you think it is just a little bit dangerous handing a combined
chainsaw and loaded shotgun contraption to a toddler?

If he can't handle the simplest user interface what chance does he have
hacking around in the registry with a flint axe?

--
Regards,
Martin Brown

 

[Michael Terrell]

On Sunday, October 20, 2019 at 5:44:05 PM UTC-4, Robert Baer wrote:

Michael Terrell wrote:
On Sunday, October 20, 2019 at 4:55:47 AM UTC-4, Martin Brown wrote:
On 20/10/2019 06:59, Robert Baer wrote:
    Initially, I always have to set each folder the way i want:
details,  and type column zero.

    So, why do i have to (ranDUMBly) fiddle with a previously set folder?
    Most of the time, the type column is fairly wide; sometimes the
whole folder is in the thumbnails or tiles mode.

    Is it unreasonable to expect a given folder attribute to remain
constant until changed?

They generally do on my system. Though it is so long since I last used
XP I can't be sure there are not circumstances like a folder full of
JPEGs where it will helpfully give you thumbnails by default.

Somewhere there is a setting so that new subdirectories inherit the
properties of their parent and that is usually good enough.

Right click on the top level folder and select 'Properties', then select 'Customize'.

There is a check box 'Also apply this template to all subdirectories'. Make sure it is checked.

Boy, THAT was an excellent way to totally fuck up all of the folders!
They reverted from the classic view to the crappy left third being
blue and having BS, PLUS undesired tiles mode AND if one manually
switches a folder back to details, the filetype column also reverted to
wide.

The so-called template business did not work, except maybe one subfolder.
Then there was this phony pop-up window "Folder tasks must be enabled
to see your changes. Would you like to turn it on?"
I say phony because the very subfolder i had to fix came up with the
SAME stupidity.
I guess "on" is not "on", ever.
AND...that goddamn left-side blue BS IS BACK!

Therefore, DO NOT USE THIS "SET SUBFOLDER" crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

It always worked for me, but nothing ever works for you.

 

[Robert Baer]

DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno@decadence.org wrote:

Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> wrote in
news:Ay4rF.69074$1A2.16682@fx07.iad:

Michael Terrell wrote:
On Sunday, October 20, 2019 at 4:55:47 AM UTC-4, Martin Brown
wrote:
On 20/10/2019 06:59, Robert Baer wrote:
    Initially, I always have to set each folder the way i
want:
details,  and type column zero.

    So, why do i have to (ranDUMBly) fiddle with a
previously set folder?     Most of the time, the type
column is fairly wide; sometimes the
whole folder is in the thumbnails or tiles mode.

    Is it unreasonable to expect a given folder attribute
to remain
constant until changed?

They generally do on my system. Though it is so long since I
last used XP I can't be sure there are not circumstances like a
folder full of JPEGs where it will helpfully give you thumbnails
by default.

Somewhere there is a setting so that new subdirectories inherit
the properties of their parent and that is usually good enough.

Right click on the top level folder and select 'Properties', then
select 'Customize'.

There is a check box 'Also apply this template to all
subdirectories'. Make sure it is checked.

Boy, THAT was an excellent way to totally fuck up all of the
folders! They reverted from the classic view to the crappy left
third being
blue and having BS, PLUS undesired tiles mode AND if one manually
switches a folder back to details, the filetype column also
reverted to wide.

The so-called template business did not work, except maybe one
subfolder. Then there was this phony pop-up window "Folder
tasks must be enabled
to see your changes. Would you like to turn it on?"
I say phony because the very subfolder i had to fix came up
with the
SAME stupidity.
I guess "on" is not "on", ever.
AND...that goddamn left-side blue BS IS BACK!

Therefore, DO NOT USE THIS "SET SUBFOLDER"
crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1





You must FIRST set upi the folder you want replicated, which you
obviously did not do.
* YES I DID! am not stupid...

THEN you set the switch, THEN you turn it back off. The setting of
the switch puts YOUR default setup in place, then turning it back
off allows you to make individual folder changes that will stick.

* There is no switch to turn on and off...just that one comment ONCE,
which you think as a switch..which maybe works, but ONCE.

Another way is to make icons that point to exact directory
locations, so the explorer pane it opens is the one you set up the
icon with.
* That is what i have..

See attached. I set up Analog..1tree.gif; change views to Details,
etc.. see the other screen captures. Do all of the sub-folders look the
same as the "default" or "master" or their "root"?
Tell me,why should i go thru all of the bullshit that plainly does
NOT work, when i can spend a goodly amount of time doing each one all by
itself(and ONCE)?

 

[Lasse Langwadt Christense]

søndag den 20. oktober 2019 kl. 23.22.39 UTC+2 skrev Robert Baer:

DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno@decadence.org wrote:
"Tim Williams" <tiwill@seventransistorlabs.com> wrote in
news:qohqcm$jf0$1@dont-email.me:

If you want the nitty gritty, it's deep inside the Registry under
ShellBags.
https://www.sans.org/reading-room/whitepapers/forensics/windows-she
llbag-forensics-in-depth-34545 If there's a new entry, or an old
one gets pushed out of the cache (if it acts as a cache?) or
corrupted or something, you can get weird behavior. (You may not
even be familiar with the last default you set, so a new one looks
alien?)

You're welcome to look into folder customization or styling tools,
if there are any, or just clear the ShellBags and set a fresh
default and go from there.

Tim


Looks like yet another reason the registry grows and grows and
grows, even when one does not add more applications.

It seems they have no method (or care) to remove dead entries.
Perhaps worried that as soon as they do, it will have been an entry
that was needed. Something is wrong with the 'registry' paradigm.

As far as i am concerned, the "registry" is the garbage can for
anything, especially for hiding useful information.

Say you have just installed some program.
Instillation director, not registry should carry related info, like
where and what files were/are located (what one sees in File pull-down
list); where, name and style of it's default directory; and whatever
else is directly related to the program and its operations.
All in ONE place, easily find-able and USER controllable (NOT some
ranDUMB operations elsewhere - get rid of the rail-road baggage car).

KISS

yeh, if only there was one place with a well defined hierarchy
and some agreed way of reading and writing such data that all programs
could use, without re-inverting the wheel every time and spreading config
all over the place

you could call it a the registry

 

[John Robertson]

On 2019/10/19 10:59 p.m., Robert Baer wrote:

    Initially, I always have to set each folder the way i want:
details,  and type column zero.

How did you get to attach an image to a text only Usenet group? Is it
that a small enough GIF will work?

I don't recall seeing any other attachments working... wait - you sent
another GIF back in 2017 as well. Must be size related.

Interesting!

John :-#)#