Why can't I change my folder view settings?

[Amber]

This one has been bugging me for so long.

In Windows Explorer/My Computer, I like to see my directories in two panes,
with all the tree and files listed in the left hand, and the subset in the
right.

No matter how many times I click on "Folders" in the navigation bar to
display it in two panes, and no matter how many times I go to Folder Settings
and "change all folders to have the same view as this" etc etc, it just won't
work and I have to set up my view every time I open Explorer.

This is the same in Windows 2000 and in XP, and on various different
computers.

Help!

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

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After furious head scratching, Amber asked:

| This one has been bugging me for so long.
|
| In Windows Explorer/My Computer, I like to see my directories in two
| panes, with all the tree and files listed in the left hand, and the
| subset in the right.
|
| No matter how many times I click on "Folders" in the navigation bar to
| display it in two panes, and no matter how many times I go to Folder
| Settings and "change all folders to have the same view as this" etc
| etc, it just won't work and I have to set up my view every time I
| open Explorer.
|
| This is the same in Windows 2000 and in XP, and on various different
| computers.
|
| Help!