Re: Productivity killing Explorer crap...

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From: R. McCarty (PcEngWork-NoSpam__at_mindspring.com)
Date: 09/26/04 

Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 16:03:49 GMT

Here's the drill:

First, you've got to edit the Registry to modify two instances of
BagMRU Size (400-Sp1, 5000-Sp2). I use a decimal value of
8,000+.
**Then if you want a fresh start - You need to delete the Bags key
    where all the individual folders are numerically listed/stored.

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell]
    BagMRU Size = 8000 (or Greater) Decimal value
    Bags (Delete this key if you want to start over Fresh)
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam]
    BagMRU Size = 8000 (or Greater) Decimal Value
    Bags (Delete this key if you want to start over Fresh)

Reboot

Then define a "Default" view and apply to all folders. Finally, open
and position each as you like. Afterwards, XP should maintain
the views unless you reach the roll-off value.

"V Green" <vanceg@nowhere.net> wrote in message
news:ehPo4D%23oEHA.2312@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>I spend an inordinate amount of time resetting
> Explorer to the view I want.
>
> I've been through all the stuff of shift+click to close,
> apply this view to all windows, remember each folder's
> size, etc.
>
> It simply WILL NOT stick.
>
> It'll seem to be fine for a few days, but then,
> apparently at random, certain directories display
> in the useless icon/thumbnail mode when they didn't before,
> the position/size/types of columns displayed will
> be totally reset, etc.
>
> I want the following to be PERMANENT:
>
> List>>Details with the pointless "camera model"
> and other useless crap columns gone FOREVER.
>
> The size/position of Explorer to be whatever I last
> left it at, or, always the same as when I last shift+clicked
> it closed.
>
> ALL settings I make to the Explorer display of root
> directory of a drive to propogate to ALL existing
> AND future directories ON THAT DRIVE!
>
> Maunal reg entries welcome, I can deal with it.
>
> Not a virus/spyware issue, please don't bombard me with useless
> boilerplate links for that stuff - that's all taken care of.
>
> This is much more specific than that.
>
>

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