Set Defaults in
Explorer
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Intended For |
Windows
XP
Windows
2000
Windows
Me
Windows
98 |
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The single most commonly reported
annoyance with Windows 95 when it was
released, was its inability to set
defaults for new explorer windows (or
file folders), such as size, position,
sort order, and display type (large
icons, details, etc.). In Explorer,
unless the window had been opened and
configured recently, the files are
unsorted and displayed as large
icons until you manually configure
the window. A similar limitation that
plagued DOS was fixed 13 years after
DOS 1.0 was released - a sign of
things to come? Windows 98 and
subsequent versions have the
following, although I have yet to see
it function correctly in any Windows
release:
- Open a folder, and configure the
sort order, icon size, column
widths, etc. to your liking.
- Then, select Folder Options
from Explorer's Tools menu
(it's in the View menu in
Windows 98), and choose the View
tab.
- Click Like Current Folder
and then click Ok.
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