Files do not sort by name - Help

[Jan Nademlejnsky]

Suddenly my files and directories are sorted by date (permanently?). It is
OK when I open explorer; everything is sorted by name. When saving pictures
from Internet (for example) all the directories and files are sorted by
date. The same happens when browsing for files to be attached to an email.
Do you know what controls this and mainly how to fix this annoying problem.
I want all the files and directories to be sorted by name.

Thanks

Jan

 

[Paul Smith]

Suddenly my files and directories are sorted by date (permanently?). It is
OK when I open explorer; everything is sorted by name. When saving
pictures from Internet (for example) all the directories and files are
sorted by date. The same happens when browsing for files to be attached to
an email. Do you know what controls this and mainly how to fix this
annoying problem. I want all the files and directories to be sorted by
name.

Hello, right click on an empty area of the window and move to 'arrange icons
by', and then select 'name'.

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Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
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[Jan Nademlejnsky]

Hi Paul, thanks, but this is not the solution. Every time I return to that
directory it is again sorted by date. This is very annoying especially with
a lot of nested files. It needs 3 clicks in each folder.

Jan

 

[Jan Nademlejnsky]

I found the solution:

Click the Name column to sort items by name, press and hold down the CTRL
key, and then quit Windows Explorer by clicking Close in the upper-right
corner of the screen.

Release the CTRL key.
Restart your computer.

Note: You must perform these steps exactly as they are listed. For example,
do not quit Windows Explorer by clicking Exit on the File menu.

Jan

 

[Kelly]

Those words sound familiar.

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
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