RE: Directories in reverse alphabetical order

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From: DaBorg83 (DaBorg83_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/19/05


Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 18:17:02 -0800

Hmm, Larryo, it didn't seem to help.

It just won't remember that I want the icons in alphabetical order. It
keeps resetting to the reverse.

The thing is, when I open the folders normally, they are in the right order,
so this only happens when I'm finding a place to save a file.

"larryo" wrote:

>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hello. Everytime I want to save a file or send a file,
> the directory window
> >shows my files and folders in reverse alphabetical
> order. Even after I right
> >click and tell the window to arrange the files by name
> (which does
> >temporarily put the files in the correct order), the
> window will reset to
> >reverse alphabetical when I move into another folder.
> >
> >Is there some trick to fixing this permanently so that
> my folders return to
> >alphabetical?
> >.
> >
> DaBorg83,
>
> Have you gone to your control panel > appeatance and
> themes > folder options
>
> view tab, scroll down to the lower part and uncheck
> the "remember each folders view setting"
>
> open the folder you want to alphabetize and set it the
> way you want it
>
> then go back to the view tab in folder options and
> recheck the "remember each folders view setting"
>
> hope this helps
> let me know
>
> larryo
>



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