Explorer Folders Are Switching to Graphic Headings

In Windows Explorer, in folders under C:\ that are set in Views to
display Details -- instead of the column headings: Name | Date
Modified | Type | Size etc., Vista decides to treat the folder as a
photo gallery, showing as columns: Name | Date Taken | Tags | Size,
etc. with just the file names showing.

No rotation of Views shakes this. It may be caused by the presences of
a graphic file or two mixed in with other types, but that's no reason
to reclassify the whole folder as a photo gallery (and other folders
with a similar mixture are left alone).

Is there some step-by-step to get back to a "classic" format that puts
an end to this nuisance?

Thanks in advance, Steve

"stevew" wrote:

> In Windows Explorer, in folders under C:\ that are set in Views to
> display Details -- instead of the column headings: Name | Date
> Modified | Type | Size etc., Vista decides to treat the folder as a
> photo gallery, showing as columns: Name | Date Taken | Tags | Size,
> etc. with just the file names showing.
>
> No rotation of Views shakes this. It may be caused by the presences of
> a graphic file or two mixed in with other types, but that's no reason
> to reclassify the whole folder as a photo gallery (and other folders
> with a similar mixture are left alone).
>
> Is there some step-by-step to get back to a "classic" format that puts
> an end to this nuisance?
>
> Thanks in advance, Steve
>
Steve:

I thought I was tubing out or what, so it was very nice to hear that SOMEONE
ELSE has seen this problem. To me it boarders on a catastrophe - messing
with the bubble machine when there is no need to or: if it ain't broke, don't
fix it. MS is desperately trying to get more into PHOTOS, I guess. So, a
temporary work around is to rename the parent folder - you will then see what
you want to see,
until Vista gets time to "think" about it.

Can it be that this is why my WVB search is so totally lame?

stevew;615105 Wrote:
> In Windows Explorer, in folders under C:\ that are set in Views t
> display Details -- instead of the column headings: Name | Dat
> Modified | Type | Size etc., Vista decides to treat the folder as
> photo gallery, showing as columns: Name | Date Taken | Tags | Size
> etc. with just the file names showing
>
> No rotation of Views shakes this. It may be caused by the presences o
> a graphic file or two mixed in with other types, but that's no reaso
> to reclassify the whole folder as a photo gallery (and other folder
> with a similar mixture are left alone)
>
> Is there some step-by-step to get back to a "classic" format that put
> an end to this nuisance
>
> Thanks in advance, Stev

Hi Steve

To stop this from happening again and to allow Vista to remember ho
you set the folder views for the window when it was last closed, se
Method Two here

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/70...w-settings.htm

This will show you how to change the C:\ drive area back to the defaul
"All Items" folder template. See the NOTE under step 1

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/77...-templates.htm

Shaw

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"Brink" wrote:

>
> stevew;615105 Wrote:
> > In Windows Explorer, in folders under C:\ that are set in Views to
> > display Details -- instead of the column headings: Name | Date
> > Modified | Type | Size etc., Vista decides to treat the folder as a
> > photo gallery, showing as columns: Name | Date Taken | Tags | Size,
> > etc. with just the file names showing.
> >
> > No rotation of Views shakes this. It may be caused by the presences of
> > a graphic file or two mixed in with other types, but that's no reason
> > to reclassify the whole folder as a photo gallery (and other folders
> > with a similar mixture are left alone).
> >
> > Is there some step-by-step to get back to a "classic" format that puts
> > an end to this nuisance?
> >
> > Thanks in advance, Steve
>
> Hi Steve,
>
> To stop this from happening again and to allow Vista to remember how
> you set the folder views for the window when it was last closed, see
> Method Two here.
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/70...-settings.html
>
>
> This will show you how to change the C:\ drive area back to the default
> "All Items" folder template. See the NOTE under step 1.
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/77...templates.html
>
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> Brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> '*Vista Forums*'
> (http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=2980)
> *Please post feedback to help others.*
>
Shawn, Brink:

Thank you ahead of time. Could you repost the links - I have tried all of
them
to no avail. I am using 32 bit WVB. Sniffing around, I still could not get
tone.

Doctor Neutron

Doctor Neutron;624141 Wrote:
> "Brink" wrote
> > > >
> >
> > > stevew;615105 Wrote
> >
> > > Hi Steve
> >
> > > To stop this from happening again and to allow Vista to remember ho
> > > you set the folder views for the window when it was last closed, se
> > > Method Two here
> >
> >
> > http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/70...w-settings.htm
> >
> >
> > > This will show you how to change the C:\ drive area back to th
> > defaul
> > > "All Items" folder template. See the NOTE under step 1
> >
> >
> > http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/77...-templates.htm
> >
> > > Shaw
> >
> >
> > > -
> > > Brin
> >
> > > *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.
> > > '*Vista Forums*
> > > (http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=2980
> > > *Please post feedback to help others.
> > > > >
> Shawn, Brink
>
> Thank you ahead of time. Could you repost the links - I have trie
> all o
> the
> to no avail. I am using 32 bit WVB. Sniffing around, I still coul
> not ge
> tone
>
> Doctor Neutro

Sure thing Doctor Neutron

Just remove the space after HTTP

http
//www.vistax64.com/tutorials/77444-windows-explorer-folder-type-templates.htm

an

http
//www.vistax64.com/tutorials/70819-windows-explorer-folder-view-settings.htm

Shaw

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