Hi Terry,

Check http://www.laurenceholbrook.com/TechnicalInformation/Win2KProfessionalCommonDialogBox.html for some third party solutions.

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>Something that's bugged me about windows for ages is:
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>When you open an open dialog, the folders and files list is always in that annoying, sideways-scrolling "list" view. Scrolling sideways thru the list confuses the eyes and it's so easy to lose track of what you're searching for. Now, the vast majority of times, I want my view to be "Details", then I click on the "name" or, say, "Date Modified" column.
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>It really annoys me having to click on the "View Menu" drop-down, to select "list" and then perform the above -every time. I would have thought that there'd be some way of saving your preference to Windows, so that the dialog would always come up as required, but as yet i haven't found it. Have I missed something fundamental?