5 - The only view I ever want to use in Explorer is Details. So like every other version of Windows, the first thing I did was to set the view to Details for a folder, go into the Folder Options, and tell Windows not to use unique views for each folder. Despite doing this many times, Vista will still randomly pick other views that it thinks are better (even though they're worse) for some folders some of the time. It also refuses to remember the sort order I choose for my Documents folder, and every time I go into it, it's sorted by Type, not Name.
Oh dear god yes. This has got to be my #1 annoyance with Vista.
Here, let me google that for you.
In all seriousness though, I agree it's a pretty horrible "feature". Here's a more concise guide that fixes just what you're talking about: http://www.askvg.com/how-to-fix-annoying-folder-view-type-problem-in-windows-vista/
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