How can I change the default file presentation for Windows XP

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Published on 2010-05-12T18:37:39Z Indexed on 2010/05/12 18:44 UTC
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Many tools raise a common Windows XP file chooser dialog. This dialog offers various views: Thumbnails, Tiles, Icons, List, Details.

By default, I always get the List view, however, I almost always want the Details view.

Is there a way to make Details the default view for this dialog across all my applications?

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