Alphabetical Start Menu... How?

[Fred]

How do I make all the items in all the Start Menu folders alphabetically
listed?
Fred

 

[Doug]

Right click within the menu area and select the sort option
cheers Doug

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
How do I make all the items in all the Start Menu folders alphabetically
listed?
Fred

place you pointer over any icon on the menu, right click,

go to sort by name. The same way you get the programs list
to sort by name.

 

[Fred]

Thanx heaps.
Another Start menu related question....
When I go Start menu/Programs not all the items are shown to see the hidden
ones you have to click on the arrows at the bottom to see them all, I want
to see them all 'all the time'... how?

An 'Explorer' question...
When I open 'explorer' I have to click on the 'Folders' icon on the toolbar
to see the Folders in the left pane, once again I want the folders in the
left pane by default... how?

tia,
Fred

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Thanx heaps.
Another Start menu related question....
When I go Start menu/Programs not all the items are shown to see the
hidden ones you have to click on the arrows at the bottom to see them
all, I want to see them all 'all the time'... how?

An 'Explorer' question...
When I open 'explorer' I have to click on the 'Folders' icon on the
toolbar to see the Folders in the left pane, once again I want the
folders in the left pane by default... how?

Fred

For the scrolling menu, Right click the Start Button and select
Properties/Customize Button/Advanced Tab. Scroll down to the "Scroll
Programs" option and de-select it.

Open Windows Explorer and select View/Explorer Bar/Folders. Next, select
Tools/Folder Options. On the General Tab, select Use Windows Classic
Folders. Click the View Tab and scroll down to Remember each folders view
settings and select it. Finally, click the Apply to All Folders button.
--
Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

Please reply to the newsgroup so all may benefit.

 

[Fred]

Fred

For the scrolling menu, Right click the Start Button and select
Properties/Customize Button/Advanced Tab. Scroll down to the "Scroll
Programs" option and de-select it.

Open Windows Explorer and select View/Explorer Bar/Folders. Next, select
Tools/Folder Options. On the General Tab, select Use Windows Classic
Folders. Click the View Tab and scroll down to Remember each folders view
settings and select it. Finally, click the Apply to All Folders button.
--
Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

Please reply to the newsgroup so all may benefit.

Thanks, tried both these and the explorer one works, but won't stay that
way.
When I open explorer next time the folders aren't in the left pane as usual.
The Start menu one won't work for me at all, I still have to click on the
double arrow at the bottom to see all the 'programs'
Fred

 

[Doug]

Uncheck your option for personalized menus

Thanks, tried both these and the explorer one works, but won't stay that
way.
When I open explorer next time the folders aren't in the left pane as usual.
The Start menu one won't work for me at all, I still have to click on the
double arrow at the bottom to see all the 'programs'
Fred

 

[Fred]

Thank you, that's the menu sorted out, now the Explorer Folders have to be
sorted out somehow...
Fred

 

[Doug]

Open your explorer and just click on the column header - switches list
ascending or descending order
cheers Doug

 

[Keith Miller]

Folder Options -> File Types -> Folder -> Advanced -> hi-lite 'explore' -> click 'Set Default'

Keith

 

[Fred]

It's still not doing what I'm wanting it to do...
I'm not sure if people understand exactly what I'm trying to do, so an
explanation....

When you open 'explorer' there are two parts to the window, the right hand
side has the folders and files listed in alphabetical order. On the left
side there is the narrow column with the different sections 'System Tasks'
File and Folder Tasks' 'Other Places' 'Details' etc .
To get the list of 'folders to appear in this column you can click on the
'Folders' button on the toolbar at the top, I want the folders to be there
already, as the 'default view' when I open up Explorer.

Is this possible at all?

Fred

 

[ATZ_Rzeszow]

When you open 'explorer' there are two parts to the window, the right hand
side has the folders and files listed in alphabetical order. On the left
side there is the narrow column with the different sections 'System Tasks'
File and Folder Tasks' 'Other Places' 'Details' etc .
To get the list of 'folders to appear in this column you can click on the
'Folders' button on the toolbar at the top, I want the folders to be there
already, as the 'default view' when I open up Explorer.

/cut/

I'm afraid I don't actually follow. But try this:

Choose:
Explorer shortcut -> right click -> Properties -> Shortcut -> Target element

Type:
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n,/e,C:\
This will make explorer to open the C:\ dir by default

or download the zipped shortcut file:
http://www.zbigou.republika.pl/winxp/

 

[Keith Miller]

You want the folder pane to show whenever you double-click on a folder, right? That's what I told
you how to do. When you right-click on a folder, what action is showing in bold? That is the
default action. If it is not 'explore', try again...it's what you want.

Keith

 

[Fred]

Ok, I finally have it doing what I wanted.
The shortcut properties showed the 'target' as %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe
/n,/e,C:\
I have changed that to just C:\
This opens up 'explorer' as I want, thanks all for your suggestions.

Fred