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From: Richard.A.Damon.III@dartmouth.edu (Richard A. Damon III)
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Subject: Re: System 7 "views" control panel
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I hope this isn't too out of date to help.

I had the same problem you described.  Somehow the Finder Preferences
file had been damaged.  Try throwing it out, restarting, and then
changing your settings.

Hope this helps.
--Rick Damon