Konqueror icon views, no. of lines and text widt do not stay

In Konqueror [Version 4.1.3 (KDE 4.1.3) “release 4.10.4”] I cannot get the settings for views to stay.

Settings–>Configure Konqueror–>Views
o Use common view properties for all folders

Under the Icons tab I change the number of lines and text width, only to have them undone as soon as I open Konqueror the next time.

The Max file size for file previews under the general tab stays.

I set them and apply to all folders, but as soon as I close Konqueror and open again the settings are gone.

Anyone know the remedy?

I am testing the stability of KDE 4.2 under VMware at the moment. I know KDE recommends 4.2, but in the repos it is not the “stable” version.