Hi

I have recently had trouble with XP forgetting my folder customizations.

I checked on the web and found that Tweakui could 'fix' this by increasing
the number of customizations, I increased the value from 400 to 750 but it
didn't seem to help.

Further investigation on the web pointed me to the BagMRU Size registry key
which seemed to be the answer and recommendations of a value of 2000, so I
manually added the key using regedit.

After rebooting and curiosity I ran TweakUI again where the value was still
reported at the Windows default of 400, so I changed it to 750 using
TweakUI.

I then checked the keys using regedit and was surprised to see that there
are now two key values.

"BagMRU Size" (my entry with a value of 2000, note the single space) and

"Bag MRU Size" (TweakUI's entry with a value of 750, note the two spaces)

I'm sticking with "BagMRU Size" for the moment and I've deleted the TweakUI
keys.

Can anyone confirm the absolute correct entry?

Is this a bug in TweakUI?

TIA

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"BJH" <barryh@nospam.kentra.co.uk> wrote in message news:11kxqiog6i8o3$.1hzwqjx3xmgvs$.dlg@40tude.net...
> Hi
>
> I have recently had trouble with XP forgetting my folder customizations.
>
> I checked on the web and found that Tweakui could 'fix' this by increasing
> the number of customizations, I increased the value from 400 to 750 but it
> didn't seem to help.
>
> Further investigation on the web pointed me to the BagMRU Size registry key
> which seemed to be the answer and recommendations of a value of 2000, so I
> manually added the key using regedit.
>
> After rebooting and curiosity I ran TweakUI again where the value was still
> reported at the Windows default of 400, so I changed it to 750 using
> TweakUI.
>
> I then checked the keys using regedit and was surprised to see that there
> are now two key values.
>
> "BagMRU Size" (my entry with a value of 2000, note the single space) and
>
> "Bag MRU Size" (TweakUI's entry with a value of 750, note the two spaces)
>
> I'm sticking with "BagMRU Size" for the moment and I've deleted the TweakUI
> keys.
>
> Can anyone confirm the absolute correct entry?
>
> Is this a bug in TweakUI?
>
> TIA
>
> --
> Regards
> Barry

On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 20:28:41 +1000, David Candy wrote:

> yes

This is getting more frustrating.

I reset my folder customizations and I've upped the BagMRU to 8000 but
every day I lose my customisations! Specifically hide system files and
known file extensions.

It *appears* that the desktop will redraw itself and revert to showing
hidden files and folders and file extensions.

Has anyone any idea what could be causing this behaviour?

AFAIK there is no spyware/malware, I regularly use and update Spybot and
Ad-Aware.

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Well those things have nothing to do with folder customisation. And as I explained 8000 is just f%cjing a stupid figure. I once counted the folders I visited over a period of several months (a few times I did this). I never exceeded 150.

And if you had read what I wrote you should configure it so it doesn't matter.

So you either aren't shutting down correctly or you have NoSaveSettings set (see what I wrote).


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"BJH" <barryh@nospam.kentra.co.uk> wrote in message news:1h39w9qxz1toe$.1nnc7iwbcry1p.dlg@40tude.net...
> On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 20:28:41 +1000, David Candy wrote:
>
>> yes
>
> This is getting more frustrating.
>
> I reset my folder customizations and I've upped the BagMRU to 8000 but
> every day I lose my customisations! Specifically hide system files and
> known file extensions.
>
> It *appears* that the desktop will redraw itself and revert to showing
> hidden files and folders and file extensions.
>
> Has anyone any idea what could be causing this behaviour?
>
> AFAIK there is no spyware/malware, I regularly use and update Spybot and
> Ad-Aware.
>
> --
> Regards
> Barry

These two things are written at shutdown.

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"BJH" <barryh@nospam.kentra.co.uk> wrote in message news:1h39w9qxz1toe$.1nnc7iwbcry1p.dlg@40tude.net...
> On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 20:28:41 +1000, David Candy wrote:
>
>> yes
>
> This is getting more frustrating.
>
> I reset my folder customizations and I've upped the BagMRU to 8000 but
> every day I lose my customisations! Specifically hide system files and
> known file extensions.
>
> It *appears* that the desktop will redraw itself and revert to showing
> hidden files and folders and file extensions.
>
> Has anyone any idea what could be causing this behaviour?
>
> AFAIK there is no spyware/malware, I regularly use and update Spybot and
> Ad-Aware.
>
> --
> Regards
> Barry

David Candy wrote:
> These two things are written at shutdown.
>
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> "BJH" <barryh@nospam.kentra.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:1h39w9qxz1toe$.1nnc7iwbcry1p.dlg@40tude.net...
>> On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 20:28:41 +1000, David Candy wrote:
>>
>>> yes
>>
>> This is getting more frustrating.
>>
>> I reset my folder customizations and I've upped the BagMRU to 8000
>> but every day I lose my customisations! Specifically hide system
>> files and known file extensions.
>>
>> It *appears* that the desktop will redraw itself and revert to
>> showing hidden files and folders and file extensions.
>>
>> Has anyone any idea what could be causing this behaviour?
>>
>> AFAIK there is no spyware/malware, I regularly use and update Spybot
>> and Ad-Aware.
>>
>> --
>> Regards
>> Barry

FWIW,

I can never get folder customisations to stick and I have tried every
suggestion on this newsgroup

Thumbnails always seem to go back to tiles (not immediately, but eventually
they do.)
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Website: http://tandcl.homemail.com.au

What should the NoSave Setting be set at, because I am having the same
problem, I can't even move the task bar!!!!!! This is getting really
frustrating.
"David Candy" <.> wrote in message
news:OwzT2P62FHA.3036@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
Well those things have nothing to do with folder customisation. And as I
explained 8000 is just f%cjing a stupid figure. I once counted the folders I
visited over a period of several months (a few times I did this). I never
exceeded 150.

And if you had read what I wrote you should configure it so it doesn't
matter.

So you either aren't shutting down correctly or you have NoSaveSettings set
(see what I wrote).


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"BJH" <barryh@nospam.kentra.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1h39w9qxz1toe$.1nnc7iwbcry1p.dlg@40tude.net...
> On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 20:28:41 +1000, David Candy wrote:
>
>> yes
>
> This is getting more frustrating.
>
> I reset my folder customizations and I've upped the BagMRU to 8000 but
> every day I lose my customisations! Specifically hide system files and
> known file extensions.
>
> It *appears* that the desktop will redraw itself and revert to showing
> hidden files and folders and file extensions.
>
> Has anyone any idea what could be causing this behaviour?
>
> AFAIK there is no spyware/malware, I regularly use and update Spybot and
> Ad-Aware.
>
> --
> Regards
> Barry

It is NoSaveSettings, not NoSave Setting.

See this...
NoSaveSettings
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/2000/server/reskit/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/Windows/2000/server/reskit/en-us/regentry/93213.asp

or this...
NoSaveSettings
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/DepKit/4990ff55-f853-4a46-a7d5-3eb432b08026.mspx



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In news:OdMvDqm6FHA.632@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl,
Dawn_1117 <Dawn@home.com> hunted and pecked:
> What should the NoSave Setting be set at, because I am having the same
> problem, I can't even move the task bar!!!!!! This is getting really
> frustrating.
> "David Candy" <.> wrote in message
> news:OwzT2P62FHA.3036@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Well those things have nothing to do with folder customisation. And as I
> explained 8000 is just f%cjing a stupid figure. I once counted the
> folders I visited over a period of several months (a few times I did
> this). I never exceeded 150.
>
> And if you had read what I wrote you should configure it so it doesn't
> matter.
>
> So you either aren't shutting down correctly or you have NoSaveSettings
> set (see what I wrote).
>
>
> --
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------
> Read David defending the concept of violence.
>
http://margokingston.typepad.com/harry_version_2/2005/10/entering_the_ga.html#more
> =================================================
> "BJH" <barryh@nospam.kentra.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:1h39w9qxz1toe$.1nnc7iwbcry1p.dlg@40tude.net...
>> On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 20:28:41 +1000, David Candy wrote:
>>
>>> yes
>>
>> This is getting more frustrating.
>>
>> I reset my folder customizations and I've upped the BagMRU to 8000 but
>> every day I lose my customisations! Specifically hide system files and
>> known file extensions.
>>
>> It *appears* that the desktop will redraw itself and revert to showing
>> hidden files and folders and file extensions.
>>
>> Has anyone any idea what could be causing this behaviour?
>>
>> AFAIK there is no spyware/malware, I regularly use and update Spybot and
>> Ad-Aware.
>>
>> --
>> Regards
>> Barry