My Windows forgets how to show folders.

I have a problem with my Windows XP SP2 system. I like to view files in List view, but ever since I reinstalled Windows after a hard disk failure, it doesn't work. I haven't upgrade to service Pack 3 because it crashed my computer when I tried it. To set the view, I opened Explorer and chose the Tools Menu, Folder Options, View, Remember each folder's view settings. I then opened each folder and selected the List view. I applied these changes to the folders on the computer's D: drive, which holds my data files, and on every removable USB drive I own.

Unfortunately, although Windows remembers to use the List View on the D: drive, it doesn't do so with the removable drives.