Setting folders to always display files in List

[Charliey]

Does anyone know how to change windows so that files in folders always display in in List form and not Large Icons? i know i can set tweak ui to remember what the settings were, but i want it to always start with list mode.

Thanks

[UncaDanno]

In Win2K, open Windows Exploder and select any folder so you get a files list.
Go into View menu and click on List or Details, depending upon which view you want.
Then, while you are still looking at the files in the same folder, go into the Tools menu and select Folder Options. Click the View tab then click the Like Current Folder button. You'll get one of the "Are you REALLY, REALLY, REALLY sure you want to do this?" dialogs. Click on "Duh, yup, I guess so." (That's what they were going to label the button, but that caption was too long!)

From that point on, all your folders will display files in the List or Details format.


On a side note, speaking of dialogs, in VisualStudio.NET, when something causes an error, you get the usual "Something is wrong." dialog. Instead of just an "OK" button, you now get two: "OK" and "LAME!" (with exclamation point).
I kid you not. Clicking on the LAME! button connects you to M$, sends across what seems to be a TON of data ("about the error") and then asks if you want to report a problem.

[Charliey]

Thanks!

LOL, does that mean like sending info to M$ is a lame thing to do?

[mosquito]

Yeah, the lame button is cool. It's there to inform microsoft about how lame they are...