No. I didn't go downgrade to XP, nor did I install LINUX.
Lot's of bad blood exists around Vista, I know, Everyone's favorite punch doll. I dare say not without reasons.
I kinda got used to it, I've been working with it since it got out, most of time I was happy, not thrilled but content.
Regardless of that there was one thing that completely drove me crazy with Vista: Explorer folder settings.
I like to view my folders in the same way, I want "details", I want to see file sizes and dates, if for some reasons I am viewing pictures, I will know where to go in order to change it to Large Icons, no need to do that for me or persist that. Also there is no reason on earth to change my last c# project folder settings to "music" view where there is not a single hint to indicate that there is need to that.
There were times that I wish I could just get a hold of that vista code and see this genius piece of code that decides what setting to apply to what folder, what rules does it use, I just couldn't figure it, is it Random based algorithm?
Anyway it took me a while to actively looking for a cure, and I found it, that why I thought I would share it with you in case you were suffering as much as I did.
Follow Method 2 in this guide, and may there be world peace. (especially for the innocent people that really suffers even while I write this post, in the south).
Ariel