Here's our Windows 95/98 Tip for.. December 23, 1998
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Global Folder Views, finally!
Would you like to use the same View options, such as Details and Arrange Icons by Date, for all open folder windows? The inability to set these options globally was one of the shortcomings of Windows 95; but in Windows 98, you can set your system's default viewing options from any open folder window.

Open any folder window (such as My Computer) and use the View menu to set the viewing options you'd like for every folder. (Note: Toolbar settings don't apply.) Next, select View, Folder Options, and in the resulting dialog box, click the View tab. Click the Like Current Folder button, click Yes to confirm, then click OK. From now on, every folder window will open with these same View options already set.