Clint, I was just kidding there on the difference between the original size
of your "AxPsHook" posting which came right after this "folder size"
posting. Look how much I learned from you on changing a notepad text to a
Registry file. Strangely enough, some of those links on
<http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm> open to a download dialog
box and some of the links open to a page with Registry text like what you
see below. This is very strange but this is not the immediate problem.
So I did what you suggest; Ben Moore agrees that bagMRU size is a dword
value; in decimal it's 8000 (I'm writing this not fully understanding the
"technicalities" of this Registry talk, but I still enjoy working there) and
I put the HKEY lines you see below into Notepad, and saved it with a .reg
extension. To this newbie here (which I'll always remain), it's a miracle
how it changed to a Registry file ... but there it is. Of course, at this
point I created a system restore point before going any further.
I then clicked that new Registry file (it's really a tiny part of the
Registry and must have some name), and it added itself to the main Registry.
It's as though it were some part of the large Registry that I might have
originally saved (backed up). And there we are. Problem is that with this
Registry change, the folders continue to open large ... UNLESS I'm supposed
to make some change in lines before the "notepad to registry" move. Maybe
you can explain that. Maybe I have to restart the computer; but changing the
registry, from my little experience with it, doesn't usually require a
rebooting.
Finally, I don't understand why the Tools, Folder Options, View, click
"Apply to All Folders" ... doesn't work. You know what? Maybe I'll just have
to live with folders opening a bit large than I'd like; things ike that
should be the worst problems should only be the worst problems we have in
life :-)
Original problem (using in Windows XP) ... I'd like all the folders to
open up the same size; I can always adjust them after that. I adjusted one
folder, went to Tools, Folder Options, View, and clicked "Apply to All
Folders" (in Advanced Settings I already have the box, "Remember each
folder's view settings" checked). With all this, the folders open a little
larger than I'd like. I know it's "no big deal" ... but compulsives being
what they are (or what I am), what can I do? ... Harold
Clint's solution ... I think #2 on this page will work for you.
<<http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm>> Now I've never heard of
what you describe, what happened with me was when I would arrange the
icons in certain orders in certain folders, XP would no longer remember
it. That tweak fixed it. I think the default memory is for 200 or 400
total folders, and that tweak sets it to 8000. ... BTW, you'll LOVE that
website! ... <http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp.htm> - -Clint
Response ... An interesting page Clint. I've seen it before and think it
was you who posted it another time for someone else in the group. However,
when clicking that second line, "Increase Folder View Size to 8000" ... I
get the following page:
<http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/bags8000.reg> with the
following information:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\BagMRU]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\Bags]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell]
"BagMRU Size"=dword:00001f40
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam]
"BagMRU Size"=dword:00001f40
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoSaveSettings"=dword:00000000
Now I'm not unfamiliar with the registry but here I don't see where any
changes in keys or values are indicated. Any advice with that?
Furthermore, what might have happened with the usual way of setting folder
size, (Tools, Folder Options, View, etc)?
Btw Marlene, if this posting is too long, look what Clint has before me
(Something strange here with "AxPsHook", what it is? Plus more mysteries.)
... Bill Gates counts his 8471 characters and 197 lines against my 2245
characters, and 34 lines :-)
Huh??? ... Now to your question, I don't understand why you're seeing
that. It's a file that's supposed to be downloaded, so when you click the
link you should get a download dialog box. If you're not, something is
wrong. You can always take the text, put it in Notepad, save it with a
.reg extension instead of .txt, then import it to the Registry.- -Clint
> From: "Ben Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Harold, that bagMRU size is a dword value. In decimal it's 8000 I
believe. --- Ben Moore
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