Save As, Open

[Sanford Aranoff]

When the save as or Open dialogs come up, the files are not sorted. I
right click, sort by name (or sort by date), and then things are fine.
When I do it again, it does not remember what I chose last. If I did
sort by name before, the open dialog forgot that I want it sorted by
name.

Win XP SP 2.

It was not this way. I must have done something. But I do not know what!

Thanks.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Restore Sort order in Open and Save dialogs
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_opensaveorder.htm

Or...

[[To resolve this behavior, reset the default sort order:
1. Right-click Start, click Explore and then click drive C.
2. On the View menu, click Details.
3. Click the Name column to sort items by name, press and hold down the CTRL
key, and thenquit Windows Explorer by clicking Close in the upper-right
corner of the screen.
4. Release the CTRL key.
5. 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. ]]
from...
Items in "Open" and "Save As" Dialog Boxes Sorted Incorrectly
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/229070

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Sanford Aranoff]

Did that. It restored the order in Explorer. However, OpenAs and SaveAs does not
have the correct sort order.
The registry setting is correct.

Restore Sort order in Open and Save dialogs
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_opensaveorder.htm

Or...

[[To resolve this behavior, reset the default sort order:
1. Right-click Start, click Explore and then click drive C.
2. On the View menu, click Details.
3. Click the Name column to sort items by name, press and hold down the CTRL
key, and thenquit Windows Explorer by clicking Close in the upper-right
corner of the screen.
4. Release the CTRL key.
5. 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. ]]
from...
Items in "Open" and "Save As" Dialog Boxes Sorted Incorrectly
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/229070

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

When the save as or Open dialogs come up, the files are not sorted. I
right click, sort by name (or sort by date), and then things are fine.
When I do it again, it does not remember what I chose last. If I did
sort by name before, the open dialog forgot that I want it sorted by
name.

Win XP SP 2.

It was not this way. I must have done something. But I do not know what!

Thanks.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

After sorting in Windows Explorer did you close it by holding down the Ctrl
key and left clicking the close [X] in the upper right hand corner? This
sets global sort.

Did you reboot?

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Did that. It restored the order in Explorer. However, OpenAs and SaveAs
does not have the correct sort order.
The registry setting is correct.

Restore Sort order in Open and Save dialogs
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_opensaveorder.htm

Or...

[[To resolve this behavior, reset the default sort order:
1. Right-click Start, click Explore and then click drive C.
2. On the View menu, click Details.
3. Click the Name column to sort items by name, press and hold down the
CTRL key, and thenquit Windows Explorer by clicking Close in the
upper-right corner of the screen.
4. Release the CTRL key.
5. 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.
]]
from...
Items in "Open" and "Save As" Dialog Boxes Sorted Incorrectly
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/229070

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

When the save as or Open dialogs come up, the files are not sorted. I
right click, sort by name (or sort by date), and then things are fine.
When I do it again, it does not remember what I chose last. If I did
sort by name before, the open dialog forgot that I want it sorted by
name.

Win XP SP 2.

It was not this way. I must have done something. But I do not know what!

Thanks.

 

[Sanford Aranoff]

Yes.

After sorting in Windows Explorer did you close it by holding down the Ctrl
key and left clicking the close [X] in the upper right hand corner? This
sets global sort.

Did you reboot?

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Did that. It restored the order in Explorer. However, OpenAs and SaveAs
does not have the correct sort order.
The registry setting is correct.

Restore Sort order in Open and Save dialogs
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_opensaveorder.htm

Or...

[[To resolve this behavior, reset the default sort order:
1. Right-click Start, click Explore and then click drive C.
2. On the View menu, click Details.
3. Click the Name column to sort items by name, press and hold down the
CTRL key, and thenquit Windows Explorer by clicking Close in the
upper-right corner of the screen.
4. Release the CTRL key.
5. 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.
]]
from...
Items in "Open" and "Save As" Dialog Boxes Sorted Incorrectly
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/229070

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Sanford Aranoff <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
When the save as or Open dialogs come up, the files are not sorted. I
right click, sort by name (or sort by date), and then things are fine.
When I do it again, it does not remember what I chose last. If I did
sort by name before, the open dialog forgot that I want it sorted by
name.

Win XP SP 2.

It was not this way. I must have done something. But I do not know what!

Thanks.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Beats the heck out of me. The instuctions in 229070 usually fix the
problem.

From David Candy...
[[In a folder window not a dialog box and close is the X on the titlebar. It
MUST be done in a File Folder window not a virtual folder like My Computer.

Ctrl + Close button
Sets the system default settings, mainly sort order. ]]

This worked for one person, try it...

[[Neither of these methods worked, but I managed to fix the problem by
simply
clearing the "Remember each folder's view settings" checkbox in the Folder
Options, sorting files by name and then applying changes to to all
folders..]]
http://www.mcse.ms/message1265518.html

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Yes.

After sorting in Windows Explorer did you close it by holding down the
Ctrl key and left clicking the close [X] in the upper right hand corner?
This sets global sort.

Did you reboot?

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Did that. It restored the order in Explorer. However, OpenAs and SaveAs
does not have the correct sort order.
The registry setting is correct.

Wesley Vogel wrote:

Restore Sort order in Open and Save dialogs
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_opensaveorder.htm

Or...

[[To resolve this behavior, reset the default sort order:
1. Right-click Start, click Explore and then click drive C.
2. On the View menu, click Details.
3. Click the Name column to sort items by name, press and hold down the
CTRL key, and thenquit Windows Explorer by clicking Close in the
upper-right corner of the screen.
4. Release the CTRL key.
5. 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. ]]
from...
Items in "Open" and "Save As" Dialog Boxes Sorted Incorrectly
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/229070

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Sanford Aranoff <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
When the save as or Open dialogs come up, the files are not sorted. I
right click, sort by name (or sort by date), and then things are fine.
When I do it again, it does not remember what I chose last. If I did
sort by name before, the open dialog forgot that I want it sorted by
name.

Win XP SP 2.

It was not this way. I must have done something. But I do not know
what!

Thanks.

 

[Sanford Aranoff]

The problem is when I open a file using an application. It used to sort by name.
Now it sorts by modified. Explorer works fine. The issue is the various
applications.