Folder formats and locking tree

Can anyone tell me what folder format settings I should use to get folders containing pictures to behave like the win 7 library folders, I have tried quite a few options but can't get anything looking like the library folders, I have also tried copying the desktop.ini files over but this does not work either.

With regard to having the tree 'locked', if I have a drive open in the tree but then click on a file collection, library, user folder etc. the tree collapses, is there any way to REALLY lock it? I also notice that the lock does not always stop the tree scrolling right automatically which I hoped it would do, though it does seem to be quite random when it chooses to do it.

All the tree options are in Preferences - Listers - Folder Tree. Have you tried the "do not collapse" option?

Found an option for 'collapse non-selected branches' which was checked so unchecked it and that seems to have fixed that, thanks.
I have been doing some more reading about the Win 7 library folders and it sounds like they are generated by windoze so would this mean it is not possible to duplicate their appearance and behavior?

Depends what you mean. Which appearance/behaviour are you interested in?

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