Arranging document icons

[Guest]

Apologise if this is not in the correct area of XP Forum

I have Win Xp Pro., Office 2003
After recently updating drivers on my display adapters I have a problem
arranging icons when I have a file open with Word and Excel documents.
When I try to sort the documents, I right click, and select 'Arrange Icons
by>'. This gives me a list I've never seen before...

Name
Size
Type
Artist
Album Title
Year
Track Number
Duration

I have no option of 'Modified' and it appears something has migrated over
from something like 'Media player'?
Please can anyone help?

 

[Keith Miller MVP]

The folder thinks it's a music folder. Open the folder's property dialog, click on the 'Customize'
tab, then select the 'Documents' template.

 

[Guest]

The properties boxes are already customised to 'Documents', so sorry this is
not the problem.

Andy H.

The folder thinks it's a music folder. Open the folder's property dialog, click on the 'Customize'
tab, then select the 'Documents' template.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

Apologise if this is not in the correct area of XP Forum

I have Win Xp Pro., Office 2003
After recently updating drivers on my display adapters I have a problem
arranging icons when I have a file open with Word and Excel documents.
When I try to sort the documents, I right click, and select 'Arrange Icons
by>'. This gives me a list I've never seen before...

Name
Size
Type
Artist
Album Title
Year
Track Number
Duration

I have no option of 'Modified' and it appears something has migrated over
from something like 'Media player'?
Please can anyone help?

 

[Keith Miller MVP]

Well, Explorer thought it was the first time it opened the folder & that's how you got those
columns. If you don't mind losing the views you have saved for all your folders, you can use the
'Reset All Folders' button on the 'View' tab of the Folder Options dialog. If you want to preserve
your existing views for other folders, use the View -> 'Choose Details' option to manually select &
deselect columns.

--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

The properties boxes are already customised to 'Documents', so sorry this is
not the problem.

Andy H.

The folder thinks it's a music folder. Open the folder's property dialog, click on the
'Customize'
tab, then select the 'Documents' template.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

Apologise if this is not in the correct area of XP Forum

I have Win Xp Pro., Office 2003
After recently updating drivers on my display adapters I have a problem
arranging icons when I have a file open with Word and Excel documents.
When I try to sort the documents, I right click, and select 'Arrange Icons
by>'. This gives me a list I've never seen before...

Name
Size
Type
Artist
Album Title
Year
Track Number
Duration

I have no option of 'Modified' and it appears something has migrated over
from something like 'Media player'?
Please can anyone help?

 

[Guest]

Keith,
Thanks for this. It worked fine.
I don't know why I could not find a 'How to...' article on the MS Win Xp
sites.
I'm glad to have been able to call on your help.

Andy

Well, Explorer thought it was the first time it opened the folder & that's how you got those
columns. If you don't mind losing the views you have saved for all your folders, you can use the
'Reset All Folders' button on the 'View' tab of the Folder Options dialog. If you want to preserve
your existing views for other folders, use the View -> 'Choose Details' option to manually select &
deselect columns.

--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

The properties boxes are already customised to 'Documents', so sorry this is
not the problem.

Andy H.

The folder thinks it's a music folder. Open the folder's property dialog, click on the
'Customize'
tab, then select the 'Documents' template.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]


Apologies if this is not in the correct area of XP Forum

I have Win Xp Pro., Office 2003
After recently updating drivers on my display adapters I have a problem
arranging icons when I have a file open with Word and Excel documents.
When I try to sort the documents, I right click, and select 'Arrange Icons
by>'. This gives me a list I've never seen before...

Name
Size
Type
Artist
Album Title
Year
Track Number
Duration

I have no option of 'Modified' and it appears something has migrated over
from something like 'Media player'?
Please can anyone help?

 

[Keith Miller MVP]

You're welcome. Glad it's fixed.

--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

Keith,
Thanks for this. It worked fine.
I don't know why I could not find a 'How to...' article on the MS Win Xp
sites.
I'm glad to have been able to call on your help.

Andy

Well, Explorer thought it was the first time it opened the folder & that's how you got those
columns. If you don't mind losing the views you have saved for all your folders, you can use the
'Reset All Folders' button on the 'View' tab of the Folder Options dialog. If you want to
preserve
your existing views for other folders, use the View -> 'Choose Details' option to manually select
&
deselect columns.

--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

The properties boxes are already customised to 'Documents', so sorry this is
not the problem.

Andy H.

:

The folder thinks it's a music folder. Open the folder's property dialog, click on the
'Customize'
tab, then select the 'Documents' template.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]


Apologies if this is not in the correct area of XP Forum

I have Win Xp Pro., Office 2003
After recently updating drivers on my display adapters I have a problem
arranging icons when I have a file open with Word and Excel documents.
When I try to sort the documents, I right click, and select 'Arrange Icons
by>'. This gives me a list I've never seen before...

Name
Size
Type
Artist
Album Title
Year
Track Number
Duration

I have no option of 'Modified' and it appears something has migrated over
from something like 'Media player'?
Please can anyone help?