G
Guest
anyone have any idea why the items in the control panel won't stay in
alphabetical order ?
alphabetical order ?
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G
Guest
Open control panel and to the menu > View > change details and select what
you want (make sure "name" has a check). Press 'OK', and right click an
empty spot in the control panel window and select under 'arrange by' > name.
There is no reason I could think of why it wouldn't work unless you have the
category view on.
you want (make sure "name" has a check). Press 'OK', and right click an
empty spot in the control panel window and select under 'arrange by' > name.
There is no reason I could think of why it wouldn't work unless you have the
category view on.
K
Keith Miller MVP
Most likely the index for saved views is full & control panel's view is being deleted to make room
for new ones.
Is your machine running SP2?
Kelly's tweak should fix the problem, but all saved folder views will be lost.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 2: Increase Folder View Size Limit to 8000
for new ones.
Is your machine running SP2?
Kelly's tweak should fix the problem, but all saved folder views will be lost.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 2: Increase Folder View Size Limit to 8000
G
Guest
did all that ...but after a few days the order changes agian
G
Guest
I don't have sp2 but my problem didn't start until about a month ago .
not sure what you mean by this ....Most likely the index for saved views is
full
not sure what you mean by this ....Most likely the index for saved views is
full
Keith Miller MVP said:Most likely the index for saved views is full & control panel's view is being deleted to make room
for new ones.
Is your machine running SP2?
Kelly's tweak should fix the problem, but all saved folder views will be lost.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 2: Increase Folder View Size Limit to 8000
--
Good Luck,
Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
juanswebb said:anyone have any idea why the items in the control panel won't stay in
alphabetical order ?
K
Keith Miller MVP
If you're pre SP2 and you've never used Kelly's tweak, the Explorer remembers the view settings for
the last 400 folders you have viewed. The limit is on the "Nodeslot" entries that can be found
under the following reg key and its subkeys:
"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\BagMRU"
It is this key that serves as the index to the numbered entries found under:
"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\Bags"
which store folder views.
When the limit has been reached, older views are discarded to make room for new ones. But the
method explorer uses to determine which view to delete is simple and folders near the root of the
namespace (the Desktop) are more vulnerable to deletion. As a simple example, assume you have no
folders on your desktop other than the My Documents, My Computer, and Recycle Bin. Explorer checks
to see which of these was accessed the furthest back in time (what is the proper expression for the
opposite of 'most recently accessed' ?!?). If it was My Computer, and all the drives were accessed
more recently than Control Panel, then Control Panel loses -- it's the oldest view found -- and it
gets deleted.
--
Good Luck,
Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
the last 400 folders you have viewed. The limit is on the "Nodeslot" entries that can be found
under the following reg key and its subkeys:
"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\BagMRU"
It is this key that serves as the index to the numbered entries found under:
"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\Bags"
which store folder views.
When the limit has been reached, older views are discarded to make room for new ones. But the
method explorer uses to determine which view to delete is simple and folders near the root of the
namespace (the Desktop) are more vulnerable to deletion. As a simple example, assume you have no
folders on your desktop other than the My Documents, My Computer, and Recycle Bin. Explorer checks
to see which of these was accessed the furthest back in time (what is the proper expression for the
opposite of 'most recently accessed' ?!?). If it was My Computer, and all the drives were accessed
more recently than Control Panel, then Control Panel loses -- it's the oldest view found -- and it
gets deleted.
--
Good Luck,
Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
juanswebb said:I don't have sp2 but my problem didn't start until about a month ago .
not sure what you mean by this ....Most likely the index for saved views is
full
Keith Miller MVP said:Most likely the index for saved views is full & control panel's view is being deleted to make
room
for new ones.
Is your machine running SP2?
Kelly's tweak should fix the problem, but all saved folder views will be lost.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 2: Increase Folder View Size Limit to 8000
--
Good Luck,
Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
juanswebb said:anyone have any idea why the items in the control panel won't stay in
alphabetical order ?
G
George \(Bindar Dundat\)
How about 'least recently accessed'. That might work On the other hand it may
just generate a roundtable discussion. <g>
--
George (Bindar Dundat©)
http://dundats.mvps.org
$Post_Count = $Post_Count +1
..
| If you're pre SP2 and you've never used Kelly's tweak, the Explorer remembers
the view settings for
| the last 400 folders you have viewed. The limit is on the "Nodeslot" entries
that can be found
| under the following reg key and its subkeys:
|
| "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\BagMRU"
|
| It is this key that serves as the index to the numbered entries found under:
|
| "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\Bags"
|
| which store folder views.
|
| When the limit has been reached, older views are discarded to make room for
new ones. But the
| method explorer uses to determine which view to delete is simple and folders
near the root of the
| namespace (the Desktop) are more vulnerable to deletion. As a simple example,
assume you have no
| folders on your desktop other than the My Documents, My Computer, and Recycle
Bin. Explorer checks
| to see which of these was accessed the furthest back in time (what is the
proper expression for the
| opposite of 'most recently accessed' ?!?). If it was My Computer, and all the
drives were accessed
| more recently than Control Panel, then Control Panel loses -- it's the oldest
view found -- and it
| gets deleted.
|
|
| --
| Good Luck,
|
| Keith
| Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
|
|
| | >I don't have sp2 but my problem didn't start until about a month ago .
| >
| > not sure what you mean by this ....Most likely the index for saved views is
| > full
| >
| > "Keith Miller MVP" wrote:
| >
| >> Most likely the index for saved views is full & control panel's view is
being deleted to make
| >> room
| >> for new ones.
| >>
| >> Is your machine running SP2?
| >>
| >> Kelly's tweak should fix the problem, but all saved folder views will be
lost.
| >>
| >> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
| >>
| >> Line 2: Increase Folder View Size Limit to 8000
| >>
| >>
| >> --
| >> Good Luck,
| >>
| >> Keith
| >> Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
| >>
| >>
| >> | >> > anyone have any idea why the items in the control panel won't stay in
| >> > alphabetical order ?
| >>
| >>
|
just generate a roundtable discussion. <g>
--
George (Bindar Dundat©)
http://dundats.mvps.org
$Post_Count = $Post_Count +1
..
| If you're pre SP2 and you've never used Kelly's tweak, the Explorer remembers
the view settings for
| the last 400 folders you have viewed. The limit is on the "Nodeslot" entries
that can be found
| under the following reg key and its subkeys:
|
| "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\BagMRU"
|
| It is this key that serves as the index to the numbered entries found under:
|
| "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\Bags"
|
| which store folder views.
|
| When the limit has been reached, older views are discarded to make room for
new ones. But the
| method explorer uses to determine which view to delete is simple and folders
near the root of the
| namespace (the Desktop) are more vulnerable to deletion. As a simple example,
assume you have no
| folders on your desktop other than the My Documents, My Computer, and Recycle
Bin. Explorer checks
| to see which of these was accessed the furthest back in time (what is the
proper expression for the
| opposite of 'most recently accessed' ?!?). If it was My Computer, and all the
drives were accessed
| more recently than Control Panel, then Control Panel loses -- it's the oldest
view found -- and it
| gets deleted.
|
|
| --
| Good Luck,
|
| Keith
| Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
|
|
| | >I don't have sp2 but my problem didn't start until about a month ago .
| >
| > not sure what you mean by this ....Most likely the index for saved views is
| > full
| >
| > "Keith Miller MVP" wrote:
| >
| >> Most likely the index for saved views is full & control panel's view is
being deleted to make
| >> room
| >> for new ones.
| >>
| >> Is your machine running SP2?
| >>
| >> Kelly's tweak should fix the problem, but all saved folder views will be
lost.
| >>
| >> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
| >>
| >> Line 2: Increase Folder View Size Limit to 8000
| >>
| >>
| >> --
| >> Good Luck,
| >>
| >> Keith
| >> Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
| >>
| >>
| >> | >> > anyone have any idea why the items in the control panel won't stay in
| >> > alphabetical order ?
| >>
| >>
|
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