File Views in ACAD-2002

I recently moved from ACLT-02 to full ACAD-02.
The File Open or File Select windows (Windows Explorer interface, which is
set to Details) insist on defaulting to Thumbnail view, which is a waste of
space as far as I'm concerned, since I can identify my drawings by name.

How can I change the View setting and get it to stay that way? Is it a
system variable (that I haven't been able to locate) perhaps?

Thanks,
Joe

 

I recently moved from ACLT-02 to full ACAD-02.

Hi Joe

IIRC this was a "feature" I don't know if anyone has found a workaround for
it

And you're right it's a PITA

Tim

 

Dang!. Not the answer I was hoping for. :-(
Sometimes I wonder if software companies deliberately do idiotic things just
so they can entice you to spend more money on a "better" product down the
road.

Thanks for replying Tim.
Joe

 

For anybody who may be interested, while researching on my own I came across
this exchange back in 2002 about this problem.
http://groups.google.com/group/alt....file+open+icons&rnum=1&hl=en#3f22b1637f2b6efc

Apparently it is an XP thing - feature/bug. Under W2k the File Open dialog
box behaves as it should, while under W2k it defaults to "Large Icons" and
will hold no other setting.

Joe