There are five really annoying quirks with Windows that boggle the minds of users. One of these quirks is the fact that Windows will–for no apparent reason–forget the folder view preferences. For instance, if you are use to opening a folder with a list of files from A to Z and they are listed alphabetically, you will open the folder the next day and they will suddenly be listed in reverse order. The reason this happens is that Windows can only keep track of a certain number of these types of preferences. This is why they will eventually change due to no action on your part.
Correct Folder View Preferences
There are a few things you can try to correct problems with your folder views. The first is to reset the folder views. To do this, open any folder then go to Tools, Options, then under the View tab, click the Reset All Folders buttons. Click OK and then go back and setup the view the way you want it to look. You might need to go back and make sure the Remember Each Folder’s View Settings box is checked under the View tab.
The next thing you can do is edit the registry and change the bag size. You will want to make sure the bag size is set to 5000, which it might already be. This allows you to store more preferences before it begins doing whatever it wants. Before you attempt to edit the registry, to your System Tools and create a restore point–this backs up the registry. Next, go to Start, Run and type regedit and hit ok. Navigate through the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClassesLocal SettingsSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsShell and make sure both the bagMRU under Shell and ShellNoRoam are set to 5000.
The final thing you can try is to fix the folder view each day and sooner or later it will stick. If you have a working solution for this issue, please let us know. The above techniques were done in Windows XP. Windows Vista and Windows 7 may handle it differently.
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