if i change the settings for a folder, for instance, to icon mode, after a while they go back to the default - detail view. this happens with most of the folders i have used, including Network places, my games folder, and the office folder. how do i stop them from returning to their default (Yes, i have chosen the option to save individual folder settings)

In Windows Explorer or Control Panel, click Tools in the Menu bar, click Folder Options, click View tab, in Advanced Settings list, find and check mark "Remember each folder's view settings". After doing the above, and it does not work good enough, then: After setting a folder to what you want, go to the View tab in Folder Options, and click the "Apply to all folders" button.

the thing is though, i want different folders laid out in different ways, so applying to all would mess up all the others.