I click it, but the icons remain in whatever unalphabetical order they
happen to be in.

A second question: How do I get files in Explorer to *always* (or, at
least when the window is first opened) show as "Details" and *always*
(or as above) sorted by Name?

Thanks.

|I click it, but the icons remain in whatever unalphabetical order they
| happen to be in.

I don't have a solution to that, but here's something
you might find handy:

http://users.rcn.com/taylotr/icon_restore.html

It puts two items on the context menu for Recylcy Bin.
You can save your Desktop icon layout and restore it.
It's nice for that occasional problem of changing resolution
and ending up with all icons lined up in the upper left.
You could use it to set your icons where you want them and
then keep them that way.

| A second question: How do I get files in Explorer to *always* (or, at
| least when the window is first opened) show as "Details" and *always*
| (or as above) sorted by Name?
|

http://www.jsware.net/jsware/xpfix.php5

See the folder fix download. The gist of the story is
that Explorer stores all folder settings in the Registry,
but it doesn't do it properly and as a result never uses
the settings it's stored! And the settings are stored based
on screen resolution, so if you change that then any
settings that do work are lost. The XP folder fix HTA/script
fixes settings for all folders you've ever opened, then
sets a default for future folders. It allows you to choose
window size and view style.
I don't know about the Arrange Icons By... setting. I've
only ever had them arranged by name and I've never seen
a folder lose that setting.

Unlock your Desktop

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"Dudley Brooks" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I click it, but the icons remain in whatever unalphabetical order they happen to be
>in.
>
> A second question: How do I get files in Explorer to *always* (or, at least when
> the window is first opened) show as "Details" and *always* (or as above) sorted by
> Name?
>
> Thanks.

On 8/26/11 5:49 PM, Peter Foldes wrote:

> Unlock your Desktop
>
> "Dudley Brooks" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:j399bt$2qo$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>> I click it, but the icons remain in whatever unalphabetical order they
>> happen to be in.
>>
>> A second question: How do I get files in Explorer to *always* (or, at
>> least when the window is first opened) show as "Details" and *always*
>> (or as above) sorted by Name?
>>
>> Thanks.

It *is* unlocked, and Arrange by Name still doesn't work.

At least, Properties > Display Properties > Desktop Customize Desktop >
"Lock display items" is unchecked. Is there somewhere else that the
desktop might be locked?

On 8/26/11 5:05 PM, Mayayana wrote:

>> I click it, but the icons remain in whatever unalphabetical order
>> they happen to be in.
>
> I don't have a solution to that, but here's something you might find
> handy:
>
> http://users.rcn.com/taylotr/icon_restore.html
>
> It puts two items on the context menu for Recylcy Bin. You can save
> your Desktop icon layout and restore it. It's nice for that
> occasional problem of changing resolution and ending up with all
> icons lined up in the upper left. You could use it to set your icons
> where you want them and then keep them that way.
>
>> A second question: How do I get files in Explorer to*always* (or,
>> at least when the window is first opened) show as "Details"
>> and*always* (or as above) sorted by Name?
>
> http://www.jsware.net/jsware/xpfix.php5
>
> See the folder fix download. The gist of the story is that Explorer
> stores all folder settings in the Registry, but it doesn't do it
> properly and as a result never uses the settings it's stored! And
> the settings are stored based on screen resolution, so if you change
> that then any settings that do work are lost. The XP folder fix
> HTA/script fixes settings for all folders you've ever opened, then
> sets a default for future folders. It allows you to choose window
> size and view style.

Thanks! It worked well. The XPFix program looks good too (I haven't
tried it yet).

> I don't know about the Arrange Icons By... setting. I've only ever
> had them arranged by name and I've never seen a folder lose that
> setting.

I just realized that I might have been remembering the "non-sticky" Open
command in various apps.

Right Click on the TASKBAR and select Properties there and not on the Desktop

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"Dudley Brooks" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On 8/26/11 5:49 PM, Peter Foldes wrote:
>
>> Unlock your Desktop
>>
>> "Dudley Brooks" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:j399bt$2qo$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>> I click it, but the icons remain in whatever unalphabetical order they
>>> happen to be in.
>>>
>>> A second question: How do I get files in Explorer to *always* (or, at
>>> least when the window is first opened) show as "Details" and *always*
>>> (or as above) sorted by Name?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>
> It *is* unlocked, and Arrange by Name still doesn't work.
>
> At least, Properties > Display Properties > Desktop Customize Desktop > "Lock
> display items" is unchecked. Is there somewhere else that the desktop might be
> locked?

| Right Click on the TASKBAR and select Properties there and not on the
Desktop
|

That has no effect for me. But I see the opposite:
I can put the Desktop icons in alphabetical order
whether the Taskbar is locked or not...which makes
sense. Why would the Taskbar relate to the Desktop?
Isn't the "lock" option just to remove the resizing
handles?

On 8/27/11 7:58 PM, Mayayana wrote:

>> Right Click on the TASKBAR and select Properties there and not on
>> the Desktop
>
> That has no effect for me. But I see the opposite: I can put the
> Desktop icons in alphabetical order whether the Taskbar is locked or
> not...which makes sense. Why would the Taskbar relate to the
> Desktop? Isn't the "lock" option just to remove the resizing
> handles?

Yeah, the only control I see in Taskbar Properties is Unlock *Taskbar*.
But on a lark I tried it anyway; Arrange by Name *still* doesn't work
on the Desktop.

On 8/28/11 7:44 AM, Dudley Brooks wrote:

> On 8/27/11 7:58 PM, Mayayana wrote:
>
>>> Right Click on the TASKBAR and select Properties there and not
>>> on the Desktop
>>
>> That has no effect for me. But I see the opposite: I can put the
>> Desktop icons in alphabetical order whether the Taskbar is locked
>> or not...which makes sense. Why would the Taskbar relate to the
>> Desktop? Isn't the "lock" option just to remove the resizing
>> handles?
>
> Yeah, the only control I see in Taskbar Properties is Unlock
> *Taskbar*. But on a lark I tried it anyway; Arrange by Name *still*
> doesn't work on the Desktop.

Doesn't anyone have any idea why "Arrange by Name" isn't working?

On 9/13/11 11:33 AM, Dudley Brooks wrote:

> On 8/28/11 7:44 AM, Dudley Brooks wrote:
>
>> On 8/27/11 7:58 PM, Mayayana wrote:
>>
>>>> Right Click on the TASKBAR and select Properties there and not
>>>> on the Desktop
>>>
>>> That has no effect for me. But I see the opposite: I can put the
>>> Desktop icons in alphabetical order whether the Taskbar is locked
>>> or not...which makes sense. Why would the Taskbar relate to the
>>> Desktop? Isn't the "lock" option just to remove the resizing
>>> handles?
>>
>> Yeah, the only control I see in Taskbar Properties is Unlock
>> *Taskbar*. But on a lark I tried it anyway; Arrange by Name *still*
>> doesn't work on the Desktop.
>
> Doesn't anyone have any idea why "Arrange by Name" isn't working?

So doesn't ANYBODY have any idea???