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November 23, 2008  
Subject: Want file explorer to Always default to Details view
Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management
Date: 7/7/2008 9:33:07 PM
From: pilotplanes [Email Address Protection]

I use my computer as a professional. Therefore the Vista file
explorer needs to always show the details view of a folder regardless
of folder content. In a business environment it looks amateurish to
see a ratings column with stars because there happens to be an MP3
file in there. If I should want a pictures or music view, then just
let me choose that manually. I looked around for a FAQ but saw no
solution.

Should the Vista file explorer be unable to always default to Details
view, please, anyone, feel free of suggest an aftermarket/third-party
file explorer. Yes, I will pay if necessary.

Thank you.

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Subject: Re: Want file explorer to Always default to Details view
Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management
Date: 7/13/2008 2:40:58 AM
From: "DecHex" [Email Address Protection]

Have you looked at XYplorer?

http://www.xyplorer.com/

includes 30-day evaluation.
DH



"pilotplanes" <joewasik2007-google@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:78e9c286-4f45-4979-8b87-cdd2ee69528f@z72g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
> Thank you for the reply. Since it took a few days for my Usenet post
> to show up, I spent much more time investigating this Vista bug. It
> seems that people call this malfunctioning Vista feature "folder
> sniffing". With that search term, Google presented me with lots of
> solutions on how to turn off this folder sniffing "feature".
>
> The more that I find out about the Vista File Explorer, the more that
> I'd like to simply replace it with a third-party file explorer product
> -- one that, for example, would allow me to put a "Delete" icon onto
> the toolbar, and one that would never ever show a less-than-useful,
> space-consuming column like Ratings.
>
> So I'm still digging...
>
> Brink wrote:
>> pilotplanes;770066 Wrote:
>> > I use my computer as a professional. Therefore the Vista file
>> > explorer needs to always show the details view of a folder regardless
>> > of folder content. In a business environment it looks amateurish to
>> > see a ratings column with stars because there happens to be an MP3
>> > file in there. If I should want a pictures or music view, then just
>> > let me choose that manually. I looked around for a FAQ but saw no
>> > solution.
>> >
>> > Should the Vista file explorer be unable to always default to Details
>> > view, please, anyone, feel free of suggest an aftermarket/third-party
>> > file explorer. Yes, I will pay if necessary.
>> >
>> > Thank you.
>>
>> Hello pilotplanes,
>>
>> Method Two in this tutorial will reset the folder views to use the
>> "Details" view like you wanted.
>>
>> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/70819-windows-explorer-folder-view-settings.html
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>> Shawn
>>
>>
>> --
>> Brink
>>
>> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
>> them.*
>> '*VISTA FORUMS*' (http://www.vistax64.com)
>> *Please post feedback to help others.*


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Subject: Re: Want file explorer to Always default to Details view
Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management
Date: 7/13/2008 2:57:31 PM
From: "Gene Hora" [Email Address Protection]

XYplorer is really an excellent substitute for Windows Explorer. I obtained
it when my old faithful PowerDesk 6 which I used for years kept acting up in
Vista. While I was (and am still) really pleased with XYplorer,
Avanquest.com has finally updated PowerDesk 7 to Vista compatible. PowerDesk
and XYplorer each have many features Windows Explorer lacks and some
different from each other. You can't go wrong on either as a substitute,
although my bias is toward PoweDesk I suppose because of my long famiiarity
with it and a few of the features not found in XYplorer. There's a "free"
version of PowerDesk that you can try.

www.avanquest.com


"pilotplanes" <joewasik2007-google@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:78e9c286-4f45-4979-8b87-cdd2ee69528f@z72g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
> Thank you for the reply. Since it took a few days for my Usenet post
> to show up, I spent much more time investigating this Vista bug. It
> seems that people call this malfunctioning Vista feature "folder
> sniffing". With that search term, Google presented me with lots of
> solutions on how to turn off this folder sniffing "feature".
>
> The more that I find out about the Vista File Explorer, the more that
> I'd like to simply replace it with a third-party file explorer product
> -- one that, for example, would allow me to put a "Delete" icon onto
> the toolbar, and one that would never ever show a less-than-useful,
> space-consuming column like Ratings.
>
> So I'm still digging...
>
> Brink wrote:
>> pilotplanes;770066 Wrote:
>> > I use my computer as a professional. Therefore the Vista file
>> > explorer needs to always show the details view of a folder regardless
>> > of folder content. In a business environment it looks amateurish to
>> > see a ratings column with stars because there happens to be an MP3
>> > file in there. If I should want a pictures or music view, then just
>> > let me choose that manually. I looked around for a FAQ but saw no
>> > solution.
>> >
>> > Should the Vista file explorer be unable to always default to Details
>> > view, please, anyone, feel free of suggest an aftermarket/third-party
>> > file explorer. Yes, I will pay if necessary.
>> >
>> > Thank you.
>>
>> Hello pilotplanes,
>>
>> Method Two in this tutorial will reset the folder views to use the
>> "Details" view like you wanted.
>>
>> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/70819-windows-explorer-folder-view-settings.html
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>> Shawn
>>
>>
>> --
>> Brink
>>
>> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
>> them.*
>> '*VISTA FORUMS*' (http://www.vistax64.com)
>> *Please post feedback to help others.*
>


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