This page says that there is no good solution to your (and many other people's) problem: <http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=458172&seqNum=5> "The default column width is determined by the first Finder window you set up in column mode. All new Finder windows use the same window size and column widths, which is fine." Björn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information contained herein is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee. Access by any other party is unauthorised without the express written permission of the sender. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender either via the company switchboard on +44 (0)20 7623 8000, or via e-mail return. If you have received this e-mail in error or wish to read our e-mail disclaimer statement and monitoring policy, please refer to http://www.drkw.com/disc/email/ or contact the sender. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------