Opening Folders in Lion --unpredictable

I was wondering if I am doing something wrong, and if there is a simple answer to a basic question. 
Some folders I want to open in icon view, and some folders I want to open in list view.  Even though I check the box saying "Always open in icon view" or "Always open in list view", it seems that my folders open in some unpredictable, random fashion --and for some unknown (to me) reason, the "Always open in X view" is mysteriously UNCHECKED.  What am I doing wrong?

I am sorry that you misunderstood my frustration as helplessness.  Your final comment about spare tires is rather insulting, and I don't quite comprehend the snideness of it.  No, I don't think that we can or should be entirely reliant on support from others with our personal computers, but I do think that a system should work reasonably well when it is released to the public as a product to be purchased from a company.  In light of the other upgrades and updates, this particular system seems to be entirely too buggy, and that is the source of my frustration:  I paid for something that does not work properly, and people seem to think that the consumer should fix the product for the company making money off of it.  You see my point?
But at any rate, I do thank you for the link for the application you mentioned.  I will attempt to fix my own "flat tire," even though when I bought it it wasn't flat, but was flat the minute I got home...
Message was edited for spelling by: HalloweenHJB

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