Games Folder after SP1

I know there are other posts floating around about Vista not remembering
folder's view settings, but I have a very specific issue.

Since SP1, the Games folder no longer shows the Preview Pane. If I turn it
on, it turns it on for all windows. I can not find a way to get around this
problem.

Does anyone know of a solution?

- John

Colin
Sat Mar 01 23:10:50 PST 2008

I can turn the preview pane on and off in the Games Explorer without
affecting other WE windows. (Vista Ultimate x64 SP1). Am I missing
something?

"John Adams" <seamus@horadrim.net> wrote in message
news:37D4DC81-F1BC-4F12-923C-7D9A80AAFD52@microsoft.com...
>I know there are other posts floating around about Vista not remembering
>folder's view settings, but I have a very specific issue.
>
> Since SP1, the Games folder no longer shows the Preview Pane. If I turn
> it on, it turns it on for all windows. I can not find a way to get around
> this problem.
>
> Does anyone know of a solution?
>
> - John

John
Sun Mar 02 09:16:38 PST 2008

Hmm. No matter what I do, it's all or none. Is there a way to fix this?

- John

"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:66CBC87F-5ED2-40D7-9110-8B247731A569@microsoft.com...
> I can turn the preview pane on and off in the Games Explorer without
> affecting other WE windows. (Vista Ultimate x64 SP1). Am I missing
> something?
>
> "John Adams" <seamus@horadrim.net> wrote in message
> news:37D4DC81-F1BC-4F12-923C-7D9A80AAFD52@microsoft.com...
>>I know there are other posts floating around about Vista not remembering
>>folder's view settings, but I have a very specific issue.
>>
>> Since SP1, the Games folder no longer shows the Preview Pane. If I turn
>> it on, it turns it on for all windows. I can not find a way to get
>> around this problem.
>>
>> Does anyone know of a solution?
>>
>> - John
>

John
Sun Mar 02 10:50:32 PST 2008

Correction:

After some more research, I have figured out that it affects these folders:

Pictures (Folder template: Pictures and Videos)
Videos (Folder template: Pictures and Videos)
Games
root account folder (named John Adams in my case)

If I turn the Preview Pane on or off in any of these folders, it turns it on
or off for ALL of these folders.

Is there a way to create a custom folder template and apply it to any of
these folders? Should the Games folder be associated with the same folder
template as these others?
This problem is new as of upgrading to SP1. It was not occurring before the
update.

I should also say that, other than this small but annoying issue, my
computer is running better than ever with SP1 installed.

- John


"John Adams" <seamus@horadrim.net> wrote in message
news:37D4DC81-F1BC-4F12-923C-7D9A80AAFD52@microsoft.com...
> I know there are other posts floating around about Vista not remembering
> folder's view settings, but I have a very specific issue.
>
> Since SP1, the Games folder no longer shows the Preview Pane. If I turn
> it on, it turns it on for all windows. I can not find a way to get around
> this problem.
>
> Does anyone know of a solution?
>
> - John

Tony
Sun Mar 02 12:32:21 PST 2008

In XP we have the 'Folder Options' where you can turn on/off things like
[remember each folder view] and [set all folders to match the view of one
folder].

Check if you have something like that configured that conflicts with your
changing preferences? This may also be a consequence of installing the
Service Pack wich might reset your preference to Default?

Also, if the SP installation is quite new, you might allow a few days for
updates to come trickling down that you didn't need before?

I used to have problems with my XP x64 not remembering configuration changes
when it was new, but it slowly went away by itself


Tony. . .


"John Adams" <seamus@horadrim.net> wrote in message
news:D6835594-6984-4DFF-A3B1-4C63B8674005@microsoft.com...
> Correction:
>
> After some more research, I have figured out that it affects these
folders:
>
> Pictures (Folder template: Pictures and Videos)
> Videos (Folder template: Pictures and Videos)
> Games
> root account folder (named John Adams in my case)
>
> If I turn the Preview Pane on or off in any of these folders, it turns it
on
> or off for ALL of these folders.
>
> Is there a way to create a custom folder template and apply it to any of
> these folders? Should the Games folder be associated with the same folder
> template as these others?
> This problem is new as of upgrading to SP1. It was not occurring before
the
> update.
>
> I should also say that, other than this small but annoying issue, my
> computer is running better than ever with SP1 installed.
>
> - John
>
>
> "John Adams" <seamus@horadrim.net> wrote in message
> news:37D4DC81-F1BC-4F12-923C-7D9A80AAFD52@microsoft.com...
> > I know there are other posts floating around about Vista not remembering
> > folder's view settings, but I have a very specific issue.
> >
> > Since SP1, the Games folder no longer shows the Preview Pane. If I turn
> > it on, it turns it on for all windows. I can not find a way to get
around
> > this problem.
> >
> > Does anyone know of a solution?
> >
> > - John
>

John
Sun Mar 02 15:28:31 PST 2008

Tony,

Thanks for the advice. The folder settings in Vista are practically
identical to those in XP. I have already checked the [Remember Each
Folder's View Settings] and similar things under Folder Options. I even
reset all the options to default on all of my effected folders and tried to
set them properly afterwards and this still did not help.

- John

"Tony Sperling" <tony.sperling@dbREMOVEmail.dk> wrote in message
news:eMnmDSKfIHA.4608@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> In XP we have the 'Folder Options' where you can turn on/off things like
> [remember each folder view] and [set all folders to match the view of one
> folder].
>
> Check if you have something like that configured that conflicts with your
> changing preferences? This may also be a consequence of installing the
> Service Pack wich might reset your preference to Default?
>
> Also, if the SP installation is quite new, you might allow a few days for
> updates to come trickling down that you didn't need before?
>
> I used to have problems with my XP x64 not remembering configuration
> changes
> when it was new, but it slowly went away by itself
>
>
> Tony. . .
>
>
> "John Adams" <seamus@horadrim.net> wrote in message
> news:D6835594-6984-4DFF-A3B1-4C63B8674005@microsoft.com...
>> Correction:
>>
>> After some more research, I have figured out that it affects these
> folders:
>>
>> Pictures (Folder template: Pictures and Videos)
>> Videos (Folder template: Pictures and Videos)
>> Games
>> root account folder (named John Adams in my case)
>>
>> If I turn the Preview Pane on or off in any of these folders, it turns it
> on
>> or off for ALL of these folders.
>>
>> Is there a way to create a custom folder template and apply it to any of
>> these folders? Should the Games folder be associated with the same
>> folder
>> template as these others?
>> This problem is new as of upgrading to SP1. It was not occurring before
> the
>> update.
>>
>> I should also say that, other than this small but annoying issue, my
>> computer is running better than ever with SP1 installed.
>>
>> - John
>>
>>
>> "John Adams" <seamus@horadrim.net> wrote in message
>> news:37D4DC81-F1BC-4F12-923C-7D9A80AAFD52@microsoft.com...
>> > I know there are other posts floating around about Vista not
>> > remembering
>> > folder's view settings, but I have a very specific issue.
>> >
>> > Since SP1, the Games folder no longer shows the Preview Pane. If I
>> > turn
>> > it on, it turns it on for all windows. I can not find a way to get
> around
>> > this problem.
>> >
>> > Does anyone know of a solution?
>> >
>> > - John
>>
>
>