Hi Harold, You are positively obsessive, in a nice way and I understand it completely. ;-)
How are you opening these folders? I have shortcuts to certain folders and these open in the same size that they were when they were closed. Each folder retains it's own individual setting. So if I open a C:\Program files shortcut, resize it, then close it, when I reopen it, it is the size that it was when I closed it. This goes for any of my shortcuts to folders. Windows also remembers screen position. The "apply this to all folders" setting in folder options does not effect this at all. The "apply to all folders" only applies to tool bar arrangements and things like details, or icon, etc. As far as I can tell the "remember each folders" setting does not effect this either. I'm sure there is a limit to how many of these settings windows will remember. That registry change Clint told you about may have an effect on that but I don't know that for sure. Every once in a while I'll open a shortcut to a folder and it won't be the size it should be. I just assume that I've reached the limit on remembered settings and windows has deleted the oldest setting. So the only way I know to get all folders to open up the same size is to open them all resize and close them. But then you are going to run into the problem of windows not remembering enough settings. Now I'm sure that somewhere in the windows software code there is a setting for the default size of an explorer window but I've never seen anyone talk about being able to change this. There is a shareware program that will do this for you, I think. I haven't tried it. Take a look at http://www.actualtools.com/articles/detail.php?ID=919. It's $40. If you buy it Harold, you are truly obsessed. ;-) Some settings in windows are reinitialized at every boot so changing the setting in one session won't carry over after a reboot. This program may reset sizes every time you reboot. Ben -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Harold B. Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 2:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: PCWorks: Re: Notepad (aka "adjusting size of folders") And with all this, I still can't get my folders to open at whatever size I wish. Maybe someday I'll find an answer :-). --- Harold PCWorks: Notepad (aka "adjusting size of folders") ["Harold B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED] Re: PCWorks: Notepad (aka "adjusting size of folders") [Sue Cubic <scubic] RE: PCWorks: Notepad (aka "adjusting size of folders") ["Ben Moore" <benm] Re: PCWorks: Notepad (aka "adjusting size of folders") [Hugh Vandervoort ] > 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. --- Harold ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
