[twig123]

Right now my unattended CD is setup to have my files & folders show up in 'Detail View'.
I am wondering what I need to change to make ONLY the Control Panel show up in 'Icon View'.

Thanks In Advance

[twig123]

Any ideas?

[JohnS]

I think you have no luck:
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=38289&hl=

[twig123]

Hmm.... the setting can get saved after it is changed.... so there must be a way..................

[SiMoNsAyS]

try regshot/regsnap to find the propper key, as you said, it must be stored somewhere

[JohnS]

I have used regshot but with no luck.

[oioldman]

if your on about changing it to clissic view, so you see allin the control panel, then, yes, it is storedin the registry under this key

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"ForceClassicControlPanel"=dword:00000001

and i found it doing a regshot

[Camarade_Tux]

JohnS, on May 19 2006, 11:03 PM, said:

I have used regshot but with no luck.

If you're using rehgshot or any similar tool, you have to select "Apply to all folders" in tools, folder options, display when changing view. Otherwise it only gets applied to the current window (when it does).

[Kelsenellenelvian]

I use the same tweak as oioldman

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"ForceClassicControlPanel"=dword:00000001

Have used it for way over a year...

[JohnS]

oioldman, on May 20 2006, 10:02 AM, said:

if your on about changing it to clissic view, so you see allin the control panel, then, yes, it is storedin the registry under this key

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"ForceClassicControlPanel"=dword:00000001

and i found it doing a regshot

No, that's not what we want.
Thats for Classic View of Control Panel.
We want to change a Classic Control Panel to Icon view.

Camarade_Tux, on May 20 2006, 12:56 PM, said:

JohnS, on May 19 2006, 11:03 PM, said:

I have used regshot but with no luck.

If you're using rehgshot or any similar tool, you have to select "Apply to all folders" in tools, folder options, display when changing view. Otherwise it only gets applied to the current window (when it does).

But that's exactly what I want.
I have list view in Windows Explorer and I want Icon view in Control Panel

This post has been edited by JohnS: 20 May 2006 - 11:26 AM

[twig123]

Still looking for how to make the control panel into Classic "Icon View" instead of "Detail View" like it is ATM.

[JohnS]

Well, I think I have got it.

Thumbnail View

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\Bags\1\Shell]
"Vid"="{8BEBB290-52D0-11D0-B7F4-00C04FD706EC}"

Tile View

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\Bags\1\Shell]
"Vid"="{65F125E5-7BE1-4810-BA9D-D271C8432CE3}"

Icon View

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\Bags\1\Shell]
"Vid"="{0057D0E0-3573-11CF-AE69-08002B2E1262}"

List View

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\Bags\1\Shell]
"Vid"="{0E1FA5E0-3573-11CF-AE69-08002B2E1262}"

Detail View

Quote

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\Bags\1\Shell]
"Vid"="{137E7700-3573-11CF-AE69-08002B2E1262}"

Notes:
1- It seems that you can apply these tweaks only when logged on. Otherwise they won't stick.
2- That "1" after "Bags" is not always 1. If you open first Windows Explorer, 1 will be Windows Explorer and you will be applying the view to Explorer.
If you open Control Panel after opening Windows Explorer, Control Panel will be 2.
I solved that by, after first logon, opening and closing Control Panel and then aplying the view I want, all this with an Autoit Script. That way I know Control Panel will be 1 (I am ashame of my autoit script because of it's poor quality, so I wont post it).
3- I don't know why, but I have to open and close Control Panel twice so that the tweak get's applyed. I hope someone can explain that to me.
4- Miniature View and Mosaic View possibly are not the names of the views in an english OS, but I don't know that. I translated it. Now it's ok - Thanks to mandrke.
5- You have two ways of applying Classic Control View: I use "shell:controlpanelfolder" because that way one can allways choose category view.
5- Finally, it works perfecly for me.
I hope that this helps someone

This post has been edited by JohnS: 19 July 2006 - 06:43 PM

[twig123]

OMFG, I've Found A Miracle Cure!!!
Set all of the settings that you want (ie: Desktop Icon Arrangement & Control Panel View)
Then... Copy The NTUSER.DAT file (its a hidden file) to the "Default User" (again a hidden folder) under "Documents and Settings" to replace the existing file. Every time a new user is created, it will still have the same Icon Arrangement as well as Control Panel view!!!

However, I have not tested this in an unattended windows install situation yet.

Test it and let me know!

[mandrke]

Miniature=Thumbnail
Mosaic=Tile view

JohnS' translation done