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How to disable vista's new folder features which persist even with 'classic' folders

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I have windows classic theme and classic folders set on my vista but there's still recurring vista-ness that needs to be removed.

Folders now try and guess your content and then show a bunch of empty fields like star ratings, author, blah blah blah, when it inevitably guesses wrong.

I'd like to disable the content guessing, and all the new fields added since XP.
I'd also really like to disable the file sorting.

I've no problem digging in to registry values or manually loading patches, and I'm hoping someone who has had the same problem can point me in the right direction.

Friday, July 3, 2009 2:52 PM

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Hi,

Thanks for posting in Microsoft TechNet Forum.

Based on my experience, you can manually configure your folder views and behaviors in Windows Vista. For detail information, please visit the following website.

Change folder views and behavior

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/3a3bfe59-5268-4fb3-81c5-7972c28939cd1033.mspx

Moreover, you can disable Folder Options through Group Policy Editor too.

How to Enable or Disable Folder Options in Vista

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/113709-folder-options-enable-disable.html

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By the way, if you are a domain user, you can use item-level targeting to change the scope of preference items that is used to applying in Windows XP.

Configure a Windows Vista Folder Options Item

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771379(WS.10).aspx

Hope this helps. Thanks.
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