There are two things in Windows (I’m using XP Pro) that bug me. They may or may not be related.

1). This has to do with the “Views” (the contents) of folders. When I open a folder the contents are usually Tiles (large icons). Occasionally the contents are Icons. Rarely are the contents Details. I prefer the Details view in most cases so; I have to manually change to Details view when I open a folder. And I have to do this every time I open the same folder. Does anyone know how I can set up the Views to open in Details permanently?

2). In the Details view there is additional information that can be listed for each file, i.e., Name; Size; Type; Date Modified; Attributes; etc. By right clicking on that listing bar, one can add or remove the details they want. However, it is not permanent! When you go back to that folder again, the detail listing has reverted back to how it was. Again, does anyone know how to make the details listing permanent?

I know both these things can be done because I see they are different on different computers. So there has to be a way to set them permanently. But I don’t know how to do it.

Ray

Look at start\control panel\folder options. Here you can set the way your folders will display, what will and will not be shown and whether changes will be temporary or permanent when you make them.
You should be able to set your folders up the way you want them from this control.

Been there a few times. I can not find any way to set "Details" as the default view.

   I would go there from Windows Explorer.  Open Windows Explorer, go to the Tools menu to Folder Options.  Before you do that, set the View of the current folder to Details.  In the Folder Options window, go to the View tab and click on the Apply to All Folders button (when I went here from the Control Panel, this button was disabled).  That should do it.  This is for WinXP.  As I remember the other Windows versions, they have different ways of doing this.

It worked when I did the two step procedure. So simple when you finally get it.