How to keep width of columns displaying hard drive contents?

When one double clicks on the hard drive it opens on the desktop with the various columns displaying folders. I know how to widen the columns in order to read folders with long names, but how does one KEEP them that width? Every time I open my hard drive I have to widen them again. Lame but tedious! Thanks!

Daisy
I feel your pain. Actually I find the entire Apple file navigation system cumbersome and intrusive. So I use this handy little thing. You might want to try it....
http://www.sigsoftware.com/classicmenu/

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