Comments on: Solution: Windows Desktop Does Not Save User Customized Settings

By: jpChris

jpChris — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 18:36:07 +0000

Hi VG,

Did the above — no joy. What I have been able to narrow it down to is that when I open Windows Explorer and open *any* file or folder, when I close out, a few of the folders on my Desktop will open in the Details View instead of the Icons or Thumbnails I've got it set to. This happens every time without exception.

Now, here's where it gets weird: If I open the recalcitrant folders *first* and then close out of them and goto Windows Explorer, I can open any files or folders and do anything in there and the folder settings will stay.

I've even set the "folder views" to 10,000 and get the same results. I've deleted the thumbs.db files, rebooted and reset the View — no joy.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:06:16 +0000

You have to manually add it if it doesn't exist. What I found is even when I added it, the settings did not save. I'm trying to get the Quick Launch toolbar to stay. Sometimes when I reboot it's there, sometimes it's not. I don't get it....

By: Nowonmai

Nowonmai — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:34:16 +0000

I searched for the NoSaveSettings in the registry, and it doesn't exist.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:10:06 +0000

I have the same problem. My taskbar always resets itself in both Vista and Windows 7. I have tried the NoSaveSettings both by adding it and by deleting it. Nothing works. This is my biggest complaint on both of these operating systems.

Any other ideas?

By: Nikolaj

Nikolaj — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:28:08 +0000

thats not my problem but sometime explorer repeatly crash when starting the computer but a restard can do it

By: Nikolaj

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By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:21:17 +0000

Yeah... nice tip... howver your freaking web style is set to such a small width that you reg keys are scrolling off the page to under your content on the right, so I cannot see the full reg keys!

By: VG

VG — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:22:48 +0000

^^ My pleasure.

By: happyandyk

happyandyk — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:19:47 +0000

Nice tip. Thanx !