Folder Tags

Hi,
When I open a folder and select Details I always get 'Tags', 'Album',
'Rating', '#' etc. I right click the toolbar and remove all of these because
all I want is the file name and the size. I then open the same folder again
and they're all there again.
How I can I permanently set this to just the name and size please?
TIA,
Alan.
(Vista Home Premium)

Right click on the folder, choose "Properties". Click on the Customize tab,
change the "Use this folder type as a template" to one of your choosing.
(generally "All Types")

"Alan" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi,
> When I open a folder and select Details I always get 'Tags', 'Album',
> 'Rating', '#' etc. I right click the toolbar and remove all of these
> because all I want is the file name and the size. I then open the same
> folder again and they're all there again.
> How I can I permanently set this to just the name and size please?
> TIA,
> Alan.
> (Vista Home Premium)

Alan;990935 Wrote:
> Hi
> When I open a folder and select Details I always get 'Tags', 'Album'
> 'Rating', '#' etc. I right click the toolbar and remove all of thes
> becaus
> all I want is the file name and the size. I then open the same folde
> agai
> and they're all there again
> How I can I permanently set this to just the name and size please
> TIA
> Alan
> (Vista Home Premium

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/70...gs.html?filter[11]=Fil
Folder Setting

--
telwat

On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:24:05 -0500, telwat <>
wrote:

>> (Vista Home Premium)
>
>http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/70...gs.html?filter[11]=File
>Folder Settings

Maybe. I've been through that and some other fixes. It works better,
but Vista still decides to change the settings occasionally.

Thanks for that, it works well. Is there a way to apply it to all folders in
one go without having to customise each one individually? I have some music
folders as well as pictures, data etc but I don't want all that nonsense in
those either.
Thanks again,
Alan.
"Don Tolbert" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Right click on the folder, choose "Properties". Click on the Customize
> tab, change the "Use this folder type as a template" to one of your
> choosing. (generally "All Types")
>
> "Alan" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Hi,
>> When I open a folder and select Details I always get 'Tags', 'Album',
>> 'Rating', '#' etc. I right click the toolbar and remove all of these
>> because all I want is the file name and the size. I then open the same
>> folder again and they're all there again.
>> How I can I permanently set this to just the name and size please?
>> TIA,
>> Alan.
>> (Vista Home Premium)
>

I don't think so, it's an individual folder thing. I definitely could be
wrong though, I haven't look into it too much.

Don_T
--
If everybody knew the truth about everybody else's thoughts, there would be
way more murders (George Carlin)

"Alan" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Thanks for that, it works well. Is there a way to apply it to all folders
> in one go without having to customise each one individually? I have some
> music folders as well as pictures, data etc but I don't want all that
> nonsense in those either.
> Thanks again,
> Alan.
> "Don Tolbert" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Right click on the folder, choose "Properties". Click on the Customize
>> tab, change the "Use this folder type as a template" to one of your
>> choosing. (generally "All Types")
>>
>> "Alan" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Hi,
>>> When I open a folder and select Details I always get 'Tags', 'Album',
>>> 'Rating', '#' etc. I right click the toolbar and remove all of these
>>> because all I want is the file name and the size. I then open the same
>>> folder again and they're all there again.
>>> How I can I permanently set this to just the name and size please?
>>> TIA,
>>> Alan.
>>> (Vista Home Premium)
>>
>

Vista stores several folder templates for different types of data.
If you'd like one standard configuration (I did), try this:

1. Open your Documents folder.
2. Right click within the window and select CUSTOMIZE THIS FOLDER.
3. Select one of the template options from the drop-down list.
4. Configure the columns and layout the way you want it.
5. Click on the ORGANIZE button on your toolbar and select FOLDER AND SEARCH
OPTIONS.
6. Select the VIEW tab and click the APPLY TO FOLDERS button.

This will use the configuration you just set up for all folders of that type
in the future.
Do the same (steps 2-6) for each of the template types and you now have
default layouts for each folder type.

There's one more step if you want a 'clean start' - delete the registry keys

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local
Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU] and
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local
Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags]

Your window history will be gone now, but when you open a new window it will
default to the appropriate template type from your newly-defined list.
There may be a simpler way, but that's how I would do it.

Dave


"Don Tolbert" <> wrote in message
news:%...
>I don't think so, it's an individual folder thing. I definitely could be
>wrong though, I haven't look into it too much.
>
> Don_T
> --
> If everybody knew the truth about everybody else's thoughts, there would
> be way more murders (George Carlin)
>
> "Alan" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Thanks for that, it works well. Is there a way to apply it to all folders
>> in one go without having to customise each one individually? I have some
>> music folders as well as pictures, data etc but I don't want all that
>> nonsense in those either.
>> Thanks again,
>> Alan.
>> "Don Tolbert" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Right click on the folder, choose "Properties". Click on the Customize
>>> tab, change the "Use this folder type as a template" to one of your
>>> choosing. (generally "All Types")
>>>
>>> "Alan" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> Hi,
>>>> When I open a folder and select Details I always get 'Tags', 'Album',
>>>> 'Rating', '#' etc. I right click the toolbar and remove all of these
>>>> because all I want is the file name and the size. I then open the same
>>>> folder again and they're all there again.
>>>> How I can I permanently set this to just the name and size please?
>>>> TIA,
>>>> Alan.
>>>> (Vista Home Premium)
>>>
>>

Thanks very much for that Dave,
It worked perfectly and the way you have written it made it very easy to do.
Deleting registry keys is a bit beyond me although I have done it before
under advice. Presumably the files in those folders, 0, 1, 2, etc are the
templates and once they're removed a new folder just defaults to the only
one in existence.
It was only a minor annoyance really, but I found it a bit tedious having to
add the headings I wanted and delete the ones I didn't, especially after the
first few hundred times!
Thanks again, both to you and everyone who took the time and effort to
reply, it's very much appreciated.
Regards,
Alan.
"DaveD" <> wrote in message
news:OzhY%...
> Vista stores several folder templates for different types of data.
> If you'd like one standard configuration (I did), try this:
>
> 1. Open your Documents folder.
> 2. Right click within the window and select CUSTOMIZE THIS FOLDER.
> 3. Select one of the template options from the drop-down list.
> 4. Configure the columns and layout the way you want it.
> 5. Click on the ORGANIZE button on your toolbar and select FOLDER AND
> SEARCH OPTIONS.
> 6. Select the VIEW tab and click the APPLY TO FOLDERS button.
>
> This will use the configuration you just set up for all folders of that
> type in the future.
> Do the same (steps 2-6) for each of the template types and you now have
> default layouts for each folder type.
>
> There's one more step if you want a 'clean start' - delete the registry
> keys
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local
> Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU] and
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local
> Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags]
>
> Your window history will be gone now, but when you open a new window it
> will default to the appropriate template type from your newly-defined
> list.
> There may be a simpler way, but that's how I would do it.
>
> Dave
>
>
> "Don Tolbert" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>>I don't think so, it's an individual folder thing. I definitely could be
>>wrong though, I haven't look into it too much.
>>
>> Don_T
>> --
>> If everybody knew the truth about everybody else's thoughts, there would
>> be way more murders (George Carlin)
>>
>> "Alan" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Thanks for that, it works well. Is there a way to apply it to all
>>> folders in one go without having to customise each one individually? I
>>> have some music folders as well as pictures, data etc but I don't want
>>> all that nonsense in those either.
>>> Thanks again,
>>> Alan.
>>> "Don Tolbert" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> Right click on the folder, choose "Properties". Click on the Customize
>>>> tab, change the "Use this folder type as a template" to one of your
>>>> choosing. (generally "All Types")
>>>>
>>>> "Alan" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:...
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>> When I open a folder and select Details I always get 'Tags', 'Album',
>>>>> 'Rating', '#' etc. I right click the toolbar and remove all of these
>>>>> because all I want is the file name and the size. I then open the same
>>>>> folder again and they're all there again.
>>>>> How I can I permanently set this to just the name and size please?
>>>>> TIA,
>>>>> Alan.
>>>>> (Vista Home Premium)
>>>>
>>>
>