Display and sort order in Open and Save As windows?

[James P. H. Fuller]

Hello, folks,

On my main work PC (XP SP3) I'm unable to permanently change the way files
and folders are displayed in the little "Open" and "Save As" filesystem
browsing windows. Right now a directory's contents are shown in these little
windows in List view and sorted by date, which I would normally only use for
special purposes. Whenever I open one of these little windows to browse to a
file to be opened (or to a place to save one) it does let me change the view.
I always change it to Details view, sorted alphabetically with folders at the
top) but that never sticks--the next time I open one it has always reverted
to List view and sort by date.

Explorer's own normal filesystem windows display the way I want them
(Details view sorted alphabetically for most folders, but with "remember each
folder" set so I can have files in graphics directories display as
thumbnails.) This is the way I've set Tools/Folder Options/View on every XP
install I've ever done--more than a hundred at this point--and I'm very
familiar with the process. But Tools/Folder Options/View has "Apply" and
"Apply to All Folders" buttons that I've never seen for "Open" and "Save As"
windows.

Is this a job for regedit? If so, what should I change? (And P.S. if anybody
knows a way to increase the default size of "Open" and "save As" windows so I
don't have to stretch them out every single time, that would be awesome also.)

Thanks very much!

James Fuller

 

[ju.c]

This the only free program to change the Open/Save Dialog window.
And it's the only one that does it right.

FileOpenPatcher is the successor of the famous MultiEnhancer.
FileOpenPatcher (Scroll down page)
Info: http://www.netcult.ch/elmue/ElmueSoft-en.htm
Download Link 1: ftp://ftp.netcult.ch/mirror/elmue/FileOpenPatcher.zip
Download Link 2: http://electronix.ch/ptbsync/FileOpenPatcher.zip

"FileOpenPatcher from ElmuSoft enlarges the Windows Open File dialog
and sets Details view as default."


ju.c

 

[adwear]

sorting in open and save as dialogue boxes

I know how to change the default look and sort on opening files in windows.
I want to change the default look and sort (and sometimes size) from within a program.
For example, when I use open in WORD, it opens in the view I want (details), but it is sorted by file name.
I want to sort it by most recently modified file at the top.
It's also often to small a box to show the complete name, and/or I have to decrease column size to get to the date coloumn so I can sort by date.

 

[Jodie]

check this out, I have XP and it worked for me.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/229070

Super simple. Somehow the registry gets confused but you don't actually have to go into regedit to fix it.. further info here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/233526

Hope it works!



JamesPHFulle wrote:

Display and sort order in Open and Save As windows?
05-Mar-09

Hello, folks

On my main work PC (XP SP3) I'm unable to permanently change the way files
and folders are displayed in the little "Open" and "Save As" filesystem
browsing windows. Right now a directory's contents are shown in these little
windows in List view and sorted by date, which I would normally only use for
special purposes. Whenever I open one of these little windows to browse to a
file to be opened (or to a place to save one) it does let me change the view.
I always change it to Details view, sorted alphabetically with folders at the
top) but that never sticks--the next time I open one it has always reverted
to List view and sort by date

Explorer's own normal filesystem windows display the way I want them
(Details view sorted alphabetically for most folders, but with "remember each
folder" set so I can have files in graphics directories display as
thumbnails.) This is the way I've set Tools/Folder Options/View on every XP
install I've ever done--more than a hundred at this point--and I'm very
familiar with the process. But Tools/Folder Options/View has "Apply" and
"Apply to All Folders" buttons that I've never seen for "Open" and "Save As"
windows

Is this a job for regedit? If so, what should I change? (And P.S. if anybody
knows a way to increase the default size of "Open" and "save As" windows so I
don't have to stretch them out every single time, that would be awesome also.

Thanks very much

James Fuller

Previous Posts In This Thread:

Display and sort order in Open and Save As windows?
Hello, folks

On my main work PC (XP SP3) I'm unable to permanently change the way files
and folders are displayed in the little "Open" and "Save As" filesystem
browsing windows. Right now a directory's contents are shown in these little
windows in List view and sorted by date, which I would normally only use for
special purposes. Whenever I open one of these little windows to browse to a
file to be opened (or to a place to save one) it does let me change the view.
I always change it to Details view, sorted alphabetically with folders at the
top) but that never sticks--the next time I open one it has always reverted
to List view and sort by date

Explorer's own normal filesystem windows display the way I want them
(Details view sorted alphabetically for most folders, but with "remember each
folder" set so I can have files in graphics directories display as
thumbnails.) This is the way I've set Tools/Folder Options/View on every XP
install I've ever done--more than a hundred at this point--and I'm very
familiar with the process. But Tools/Folder Options/View has "Apply" and
"Apply to All Folders" buttons that I've never seen for "Open" and "Save As"
windows

Is this a job for regedit? If so, what should I change? (And P.S. if anybody
knows a way to increase the default size of "Open" and "save As" windows so I
don't have to stretch them out every single time, that would be awesome also.

Thanks very much

James Fuller

This the only free program to change the Open/Save Dialog window.
This the only free program to change the Open/Save Dialog window
And it's the only one that does it right

FileOpenPatcher is the successor of the famous MultiEnhancer
FileOpenPatcher (Scroll down page
Info: http://www.netcult.ch/elmue/ElmueSoft-en.ht
Download Link 1: ftp://ftp.netcult.ch/mirror/elmue/FileOpenPatcher.zi
Download Link 2: http://electronix.ch/ptbsync/FileOpenPatcher.zi

"FileOpenPatcher from ElmuSoft enlarges the Windows Open File dialo
and sets Details view as default.

ju.



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[Tom Willett]

You are replying to a post that's over one year old, and changed the subject
line.

Who is that going to help?

<Jodie> wrote in message : check this out, I have XP and it worked for me.
:
: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/229070
:
: Super simple. Somehow the registry gets confused but you don't actually
have to go into regedit to fix it.. further info here
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/233526
:
: Hope it works!
:
:
:
: JamesPHFulle wrote:
:
: Display and sort order in Open and Save As windows?
: 05-Mar-09
:
: Hello, folks,
:
: On my main work PC (XP SP3) I'm unable to permanently change the way files
: and folders are displayed in the little "Open" and "Save As" filesystem
: browsing windows. Right now a directory's contents are shown in these
little
: windows in List view and sorted by date, which I would normally only use
for
: special purposes. Whenever I open one of these little windows to browse to
a
: file to be opened (or to a place to save one) it does let me change the
view.
: I always change it to Details view, sorted alphabetically with folders at
the
: top) but that never sticks--the next time I open one it has always
reverted
: to List view and sort by date.
:
: Explorer's own normal filesystem windows display the way I want them
: (Details view sorted alphabetically for most folders, but with "remember
each
: folder" set so I can have files in graphics directories display as
: thumbnails.) This is the way I've set Tools/Folder Options/View on every
XP
: install I've ever done--more than a hundred at this point--and I'm very
: familiar with the process. But Tools/Folder Options/View has "Apply" and
: "Apply to All Folders" buttons that I've never seen for "Open" and "Save
As"
: windows.
:
: Is this a job for regedit? If so, what should I change? (And P.S. if
anybody
: knows a way to increase the default size of "Open" and "save As" windows
so I
: don't have to stretch them out every single time, that would be awesome
also.)
:
: Thanks very much!
:
: James Fuller
:
: Previous Posts In This Thread:
:
: On Thursday, March 05, 2009 5:24 PM
: JamesPHFulle wrote:
:
: Display and sort order in Open and Save As windows?
: Hello, folks,
:
: On my main work PC (XP SP3) I'm unable to permanently change the way files
: and folders are displayed in the little "Open" and "Save As" filesystem
: browsing windows. Right now a directory's contents are shown in these
little
: windows in List view and sorted by date, which I would normally only use
for
: special purposes. Whenever I open one of these little windows to browse to
a
: file to be opened (or to a place to save one) it does let me change the
view.
: I always change it to Details view, sorted alphabetically with folders at
the
: top) but that never sticks--the next time I open one it has always
reverted
: to List view and sort by date.
:
: Explorer's own normal filesystem windows display the way I want them
: (Details view sorted alphabetically for most folders, but with "remember
each
: folder" set so I can have files in graphics directories display as
: thumbnails.) This is the way I've set Tools/Folder Options/View on every
XP
: install I've ever done--more than a hundred at this point--and I'm very
: familiar with the process. But Tools/Folder Options/View has "Apply" and
: "Apply to All Folders" buttons that I've never seen for "Open" and "Save
As"
: windows.
:
: Is this a job for regedit? If so, what should I change? (And P.S. if
anybody
: knows a way to increase the default size of "Open" and "save As" windows
so I
: don't have to stretch them out every single time, that would be awesome
also.)
:
: Thanks very much!
:
: James Fuller
:
: On Thursday, March 05, 2009 11:46 PM
: ju.c wrote:
:
: This the only free program to change the Open/Save Dialog window.
: This the only free program to change the Open/Save Dialog window.
: And it's the only one that does it right.
:
: FileOpenPatcher is the successor of the famous MultiEnhancer.
: FileOpenPatcher (Scroll down page)
: Info: http://www.netcult.ch/elmue/ElmueSoft-en.htm
: Download Link 1: ftp://ftp.netcult.ch/mirror/elmue/FileOpenPatcher.zip
: Download Link 2: http://electronix.ch/ptbsync/FileOpenPatcher.zip
:
: "FileOpenPatcher from ElmuSoft enlarges the Windows Open File dialog
: and sets Details view as default."
:
:
: ju.c
:
:
message
: :
:
: Submitted via EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice
: BizTalk: Conditional looping incorporating the Greater Than functoid.
:
http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorial...2d-043c18df964c/biztalk-conditional-loop.aspx