Odd Computer Problem - Help Needed

[James]

To sum it up, Internet Explorer won't remember to keep the status toolbar on my browser windows (after I close and reopen IE, or open a new window sometimes), and my folder for my SNES roms keeps reverting back to Icon view and arranged by alphabetical order (as opposed to List view, and sorted by file type).

They seem to be related to one another, but for the life of me, I don't know how or why. It's furstrating the hell out of me. Help please?