Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. I'm looking for exactly the same thing. I'm sure it must be in the registry somewhere. Only answers for the shortcut workaround and warnings to stay out of the registry instead of a real solution. If I find a solution I'll post it. Works with all windows. I like to have smaller explorer windows, it makes drag and drop, and organizing files much easier. Just to tell you Thank You as I was very upset by the default Vista behaviour and you give me a solution which works as I wish!
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Here's how to install the new Media Player in the Windows 11 stable channel. Comments Scott said on October 13, at pm. This section is intended for a beginning to intermediate computer user. If these methods do not resolve the problem, you can try the methods in the Advanced troubleshooting section.
To resolve the problem, use the following methods in the order in which they are presented. In Microsoft Windows, you can select which web browser that you want to use.
To make Internet Explorer your default web browser, follow these steps:. Check whether the problem is resolved. If the problem is resolved, you are finished with this article. If the problem is not resolved, try the next method. Make sure that Internet Explorer is selected as the Opens with program. If the problem is not resolved, go to the next method.
Although browser add-ins can improve your online experience, they can occasionally interfere or conflict with other software on your computer. However, be aware that some webpages, or Internet Explorer itself, might not be displayed correctly if an add-in is disabled. First, start Internet Explorer with add-ins temporarily disabled to see whether the problem is resolved.
Add-ins will be disabled only until you restart Internet Explorer in the usual manner. To do this, follow these steps:. What does a guy have to do to get all Details view, all of the time?
It turns out, you can edit the Registry to deactivate this feature. You'll find step-by-step instructions on Kristan Kenney's Windows Now blog. Be sure to back up the Registry by creating a restore point before you begin. I'm usually not averse to a little light Registry editing to get Windows to look or act the way I want it to look or act. But it bugs me that Vista won't let you set your default view for all folders without having to edit the Registry.
So instead I opted for the long, tedious approach of changing the view one folder at a time until they all looked like I wanted them to.
Open Windows Explorer or any folder window pressing the Windows key and E simultaneously is one way , click View or press Alt-V , and choose your preferred folder view. Back in Explorer, click each folder in the left pane in succession, and whenever a folder doesn't have the view you want, repeat the steps above. Even though there are officially only five types of folders in Vista, I found that I had to change the view settings of about eight different folders until they all opened in Details view by default.
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