I agree that's an annoying feature but why would you copy a file to the root
of a drive let alone the root of the system drive?

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Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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"Thomas" <Thomas@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thank you for your answer Mike. But first of all, there is no "Customize"
> Tab
> for C:\ (the root-folder) !!! So this is not working at all for my
> problem!
>
> Just right click (C -> Properties -> NO CUSTOMIZE TAB !
>
> I only see the customize tab on normal drives and folders. And I don't see
> there any option "not to show folder content type". The customize tab only
> allows me to change the folder type and the folder icon but there is
> nothing
> else :-/.
>
> What I'd really like would be to find an OFF-Switch to the whole
> Auto-Sensing Thing the explorer does with folder types :-/... or at least
> a
> way to have the same explorer layout in every folder no matter that's in
> it!
>
> "Mike Hall - MS MVP Windows Shell/User" wrote:
>
>> Right click the folder and then select the 'customize' tab.. then look at
>> the bottom of that window.. you have the option not to show the folder
>> content type..
>>
>>
>> "Thomas" <Thomas@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:1656E32F-ED8A-4F7C-B77B-6D4CE232A117@microsoft.com...
>> >I just installed Vista Business onto my computer and now I found a
>> >problem:
>> >
>> > When I open a folder within the explorer, Vista automatically determins
>> > the
>> > folder type and if it contains JPGs for example it displays them as
>> > thumpnails (Folder Type Photos, Videos). I don't want that! How do I
>> > turn
>> > it
>> > off to have every folder exactly the same? I only need Filename,
>> > Filetype,
>> > Size and Date...
>> >
>> > The worst thing about this is the Windows-Drive Itselft. For example,
>> > when
>> > i
>> > copy a jpg-file into c:\, windows recognizes a picture and displays C
>> > as a
>> > picture folder. With ratings and all... AND I CAN'T EVEN UNDO THIS!!!
>> > because
>> > there is no way to change the folder type of C:\ !!!
>> >
>> > I just can't work like that! Please someone help !!! :-((...
>> >
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