Files not listed in alphanumeric order

[Mark Christensen]

Hello,

I've got Windows XP Pro and when I go into Windows Explorer and go to my
Photos folder, the files are not listed in alphanumeric order even though I
have them listed by name in ascending order.

Here's an example of how they are displaying:

2464.jpg
8442.jpg
21203.jpg
A18.jpg
A38GS.jpg
A109.jpg

This is how I want them displayed:

21203.jpg
2464.jpg
8442.jpg
A109.jpg
A18.jpg
A38GS.jpg

I had this all set up on my old XP Pro computer but figure out how I did it.
I believe I might have had to change a registry entry, but I can't remember.
How can I get my files to display the way I want them to? Thanks.

Mark

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Mark,

The sort order for files and folders whose names contain numerals is
different in Windows XP than it is in Windows 2000:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=319827

 

[DSG]

Forgive me if this is not what you mean. In Windows Explorer, select your
Photos folder, and view it via "details." The header for that column is
Name. Click on that header to give the list a different sort. you can then
return it to thumbnail view.
DSG

 

[Mark Christensen]

Thanks, that worked perfect!

Mark,

The sort order for files and folders whose names contain numerals is
different in Windows XP than it is in Windows 2000:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=319827

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

You're welcome Mark. Note that TweakUI Powertoy automates this function.

 

[Sparda]

Hello,

I've got Windows XP Pro and when I go into Windows Explorer
and go to my
Photos folder, the files are not listed in alphanumeric order
even though I
have them listed by name in ascending order.

Here's an example of how they are displaying:

2464.jpg
8442.jpg
21203.jpg
A18.jpg
A38GS.jpg
A109.jpg

This is how I want them displayed:

21203.jpg
2464.jpg
8442.jpg
A109.jpg
A18.jpg
A38GS.jpg

I had this all set up on my old XP Pro computer but figure out
how I did it.
I believe I might have had to change a registry entry, but I
can't remember.
How can I get my files to display the way I want them to?
Thanks.

Mark

If a file name has numbers at the begining, it will work out the value
of that number and sort them by value (highest to lowest) 21203 is
higher then 8442 which is higher then 2464. Not sure if this behavior
can be stoped.

 

[Mark Christensen]

I was able to change this using the instructions found in Ramesh's first
post.