Aerbabe, to change the view in all folders:
Open Windows Explorer, then
Tools
Folder Options
View
Go through the list, select and unselect as preferred
then click the "Apply To All Folders" button.
Edited to add:-
Whoops! That didn't cover the icons issue. From XP's Help:
To make all folder views the same
Open a folder and select a folder view.
You obviously know how to do that, AB, as described in your 2306 post on the 9th)
On the Tools menu, click Folder Options.
On the View tab, click Apply to All Folders.
Note
To reset all folders to the settings that were in effect when Windows XP was installed, click Reset All Folders.
Cheers
AA