In general I have liked Windows Vista. It gave me new tools and options ("toys") to play with. However, there is one major annoyance, and that is the fact that Vista "assumes" it knows how I want to look at my files and folders in Explorer.
Now, I'm sure that there are a lot of people that like this. I'm certain that there are people out there that like the idea that Vista recognizes that a folder is full of photos and display all the photo info for them. I'm confidant that there are people out there that are happy to let Vista recognize the Music folder and display all the album and artist info.
However, I like to see the file info. I have always (in the past) set my computer to display full file details (roughly equivalent to the command "dir /o/p/a") in Explorer. I know how to go into the properties of the folder and select the customize tab and tell Vista to use the "All Items" template, and how to set the view to "Details".
However, the problem I am currently having is that the templates are wrong somehow. To actually use the "All Items" template I have to select the "Documents" template. And the templates are not being inherited by the subfolders even though the box is checked. And even more annoying is that once the view is customized the customization doesn't stay; it reverts to something different after some unknown but short period of time.
When I first started using Vista I found a utility that allowed me to set the customization globally, and after it was set Vista no longer changed things. However, that was a while back and several computers ago, and I no longer recall the name of the utility or where I found it. I have looked briefly, but haven't come across it, and as I recall I found it by accident before.
Does anyone know where I can find this handy tool?
Finally found it! www.sdsoftware.org, the "ExplorerView" utility is what I was looking for.
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