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Few months ago I bought a new laptop and have been customizing the installed Win7 x64. I put my finishing touches by using "Windows 7 Folder Background Changer" found here. But as soon as I launched the application it changed my default folder view from "Tiles", which I have been using for a long time, to a new option "Extended Tiles". This new look is hideous and replaced the "Tiles" option everywhere but some location such as Computer, Libraries, Control Panel etc. I didn't even try to change the background. I've tried the "Uninstall" button in the program to no avail. I've tried resetting Folder Views. I've done a System Restore to before the error occurred. I've restarted the computer. Nothing works. Please help me revert to the old view.

Um...the program doesn't actually INSTALL, it just changes the way my folders look and created a folder in C:\Windows (which I deleted) so there is nothing to uninstall. I think the registry has been modified.

Doing a System Restore to a date before you used this rogue program should fix the registry. If not then you may have to do a system re-install to recover. Deleting the folder that a program is in is not the recommended way to uninstall anything. I would reinstall it. See if there is any way to uninstall it using RevoUninstaller recommended above. Perhaps in the hunter mode. Reading the comments on the web page I notice many folks having problems uninstalling it. You may be facing a reload of the OS to recover.

When installing any little known software it is prudent to take an image backup.

Remember how I said that Libraries still had Tiles View? Well, I went to Libraries, went to Organize > Folder and Search Options > View Tab > Apply to Folders. Now all my folders show Tiles view. Thanx for replying!