Arranging the Icons by Name on the Desktop Does Not Place the Icons in
Alphabetical Order
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/285814
Sorting the Start Menu & Desktop
Start Menu and Desktop are NameSpaceExtensions which show the combined
contents of two folders at one time.
Has the same effect when sorting because it is sorting two different folders
that are displayed in the same place.
The Start Menu that you see is a combination of both of these folders:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu
or %allusersprofile%\Start Menu
and
C:\Documents and Settings\YourNameHere\Start Menu
or %userprofile%\Start Menu
All Users Start Menu: Refers to the start menu common for all users.
User Start Menu: Refers to the start menu of that user.
Move everything that you want sorted to one folder or the other.
Same for the Desktop.
The Desktop you see is a combination of two folders.
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop
or %allusersprofile%\Desktop
and
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Desktop
or %userprofile%\Desktop
All Users Desktop: Refers to the desktop common for all the users.
User Desktop: Refers to the desktop of that user.
Move everything that you want sorted to one folder or the other.
If sorted by Name:
Folders will be listed first along the left hand side from top to bottom.
Then files will be listed.
Folder shortcuts will be listed along with the files.
Items in the All Programs Menu Do Not Appear Properly Sorted After Sorting
the Items by Name
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/291082
Arranging the Icons by Name on the Desktop Does Not Place the Icons in
Alphabetical Order
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/285814
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:(E-Mail Removed),
Terry Pinnell <(E-Mail Removed)> hunted and pecked:
> It's not exactly life-threatening, but I'm curious... How can some
> shortcuts appear out of order, after using Arrange Icons By > Name?
>
> Here, the shortcuts for Google Video Player, and SiSoft Sandra appear
> directly below the Recycle Bin, and before the folders. All the other
> shortcuts are after the folders.
>
> --
> Terry, West Sussex, UK
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