Set default folder view

[shrubble]

In Windows Explorer, how do I set up my folder view so that it defaults to "detail" system wide (in both XP and 2000 pro would be nice)???

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[bcastner]

Open Explorer, and set the showing folder exactly as you want.

Then: Tools, Folder Options, View and click to apply for all folders.

Unless using Service Pack 2 for XP , I strongly suggest changing the default customization limit of 400 folders to something more reasonable like 8,000. You can easily do this using the powertoy TweakUI by Microsoft (you need different versions for Win2k clients), or by hand:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/folderviews.htm