try diong it from the my computer menu (if you like all your menus the same) set it to tiles then press (at the top) apply to all folders, this will set all folders (hopefully by any means opened) to your desired option, then manually change any other folders back to how you want them. I had this problem when i first installed XP and this method seems to give a base for it to start from.
Hopefully it does the same for you