Troubleshooting Windows Vista

Nikhil Rastogi, May 04, 2008 1121 hrs IST

Here's what the expert has to say about your Vista-related issues

EXPERT REVIEW

Vista is driving me mad. It keeps changing the folder settings on its own, no matter how many times I tell it not to do so.

This is a common complaint by many. In fact I remember my own aunt cursing the PC loudly for doing that. It was funny but at the same time, I could feel the pain.

The problem occurs due to the fact that Windows tries to "Auto-Detect" the type of folder that you are viewing. This is a great feature for most of us, where Windows tries to optimize the viewing of the folder automatically by setting to the optimum folder view. This is where the trouble starts as optimization is quite subjective and therefore you will notice Windows deciding a music folder setting in spite of their being a presence of only one or two music files among several documents.

You can never expect a machine to identify how a particular folder ought to view or is the best for you to view; this is something only you as a user can decide. Also added to the fact that artificial intelligence is still under a nascent stage and that we are dealing with Microsoft just kidding!

Getting down to the problem, it's quite an easy fix. In case, Windows still refuses to learn, jump to the software solution part at the end.

Simple method

1. To customize the particular folder in question, first choose the way you would like to view the folder such as Listing or Details views.

2. If you like to have icons also rearrange in a particular fashion such as sort by name, type, etc, now is the time to set that too.

3. On any empty white space in the folder right-click and select Customize This Folder.

4. Under the Use this folder type as template is a drop down menu where you need to select All items.

5. If you have other folders within this folder and would like those folders to follow the same settings, just remember to tick Also apply this template to all subfolders.

That's it now click OK. Now close the folder and open it again, the view settings that you want should now be remembered.

USER COMMENTS

thanx buddy....... but suggest me if i can do it in one go for every folder.

by gumshu, INDIA, on May 06, 2008 05:31 PM, Report abuse Reply

I feel buying Windows Vista Business with a 2 GB RAM minimum will be better rather a best option than Windows XP ...as it has better opiton .r Load two operating system in a same system by hard drive partition.So that you can use Vistas aero experience and advantages of XP

by Kiran P.S, Indore, on May 05, 2008 06:39 PM, Report abuse Reply

ubuntu is not that rgeat . opensuse is more tsable. but frankly windows xp is the best os till date for most users. until open gl matches directx and game devels adopt open gl . *nix does not stand any chance to blow away windows.

by vinay, mumbai, on May 05, 2008 02:50 PM, Report abuse Reply

Thanks a lot, this problem was really getting on my nerves, i had decided to bear this problem by convincing myself that its a bug. But your advice really helped and worked.

by Abhishek Khanna, New Delhi, on May 05, 2008 12:33 PM, Report abuse Reply

Troubleshoting Windows Vista

by Sachi Kant, Bhubaneswar, on May 05, 2008 11:43 AM, Report abuse Reply

it is very nice

by vashu, kanpur, on May 05, 2008 11:31 AM, Report abuse Reply

an easy one would be, download and install ubuntu

by jaime, ny, on May 04, 2008 11:44 AM, Report abuse Reply

TRUE...

by Rahul, New Delhi, on May 05, 2008 11:16 AM, Report abuse

Please, don't be such a penguin. Ubuntu is not for everybody. Be realistic, people who suggest Ubuntu at the drop of a hat put people off others from using Linux.

by Bob, here, on May 04, 2008 06:38 PM, Report abuse Reply

yeah ubuntu is for ,y 3 yrs old kid and my sisters kids . it is for who do not want to pirate softwares . it is ofr who wanted to learn. I dont think you learned vista or windows when you are a child. Grow up people.

by ubuntu, chennai, on May 05, 2008 06:56 AM, Report abuse

Vista is G A Y !!!

by ADSL, Router, on May 04, 2008 05:52 PM, Report abuse Reply

Please suggest what I can do to fix my mic problems in Vista.

by Chuck, Noida, on May 04, 2008 01:59 PM, Report abuse Reply