File sort order reversed or wrong in File Open or File Save dialog box

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File sort order reversed or wrong in File Open or File Save dialog box

After searching in vain for quite awhile for the fix for this little
annoyance, I found a similarly named thread from a while ago, that
contained wrong information.
Somehow or another, the sort order of the files can get changed in the
File Open Dialog Box, as well as any other common dialog box that lists
files based on the same control.
It is maddenly difficult to find the fix for this using Google.
Anyway, the fix:
Right click My Computer, choose Explore.
Click on the C: Drive in the left pane.
Click on the View Menu, then choose List.
Right click in the empty whitespace area in the right pane where the
files get listed.
Choose Arrange Icons By.
Pick "Name".
Verify files are sorted alphabetically. If not, repeat.
Press and hold the control key, then click on the "X" to close
Explorer.
Then you can reopen explorer and set whatever default view you want in
explorer.
The key here, is that the file open dialog box, and all other similar
controls, use the sort method saved when in "List" view. Nowhere else
have I seen this. If you do it using "Details" view, it won't fix the
dialog box sort order.
I post this in the hopes that it might show up in a Google search the
next time I screw it up and can't remember how to fix it.
The above might only be true for my computer, but I have verified it,
and finally squashed the little cockroach of a problem.
Cheers,
--97T--

Re: File sort order reversed or wrong in File Open or File Save dialog box

I had the same little roach in my lappy for some odd reason...It was fine till a few weeks ago and then....well I guess I most have done something.... It took me long enough to find a fix for it; it was driving me crazy!!
Thx

Re: File sort order reversed or wrong in File Open or File Save dialog box

Hey, thanks for the fix! I managed to contract it also, I have no idea how and it took me a while to find this page, but I was glad when I did! I was already getting really irritated by it.

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I have this same issue and it is driving me nuts. No solutions I have found online work for me. I tried the above several times, including with Restart. I found the issue posted a few other places online too -- I even found the xp_shellstate.exe that is supposed to restore the original sort order, but NOTHING works.
The problem occurs in both Internet Explorer (IE7) and Firefox.
Problem: When I am in the browser, I click Save-As, and it pulls up the directory in order by date. The result is the files are scrambled alphabetically. I have tried many times to restore the sort order to alphabetical by default, but nothing works. I routinely need to open files in this manner, as the work I do involves filing documents electronically, where I have to access files on the server while I am in my web browser.
I never have the problem in File Explorer or My Computer -- only when using a web browser.
Are there any other solutions??

Re: File sort order reversed or wrong in File Open or File Save dialog box

I mentioned the issue to another person in my office, and he mentioned another issue where some of his folders had been coming up as icons and others as list when viewed in My Documents. So we went to his computer, My Documents, and went to the root directory of the server. Then Tools, Folder Options, sorted by details, then clicked Apply to All Folders. Then, I went to the computer in my office and did the same. I don't know if it was doing those steps on his computer (if it is the dominant computer or something??) OR if it was from doing it on mine, but the result is now when I Open or SaveAs in my web browser, they come up alphabetically again. Finally!!

Re: File sort order reversed or wrong in File Open or File Save dialog box

Thanks for posting this fix!!!!
I've been living with this problem for weeks, but I finally got tired of re-sorting everytime I open a file.
salud!

Re: File sort order reversed or wrong in File Open or File Save dialog box

Such a simple fix for such an ANNOYING problem!
Sort the file the way you want.
Hold down the Ctrl key and click the X in the upper right-hand corner of the Window to close it.
Presto, problems solved!
THANK YOU!!

Re: File sort order reversed or wrong in File Open or File Save dialog box

Thank you so much for the post.
Saved my life. I was literally going crazy.
I will be posting an description and explanation of my experience on my site as well to also help others who might have the same situation.
Thanks again.

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Please include the older postings, too. Thanks.
"beingzoe" wrote in message news:3abae93fd00cfb1e8ab5dae05ca3801d@nntp-gateway.com...
>
> Thank you so much for the post.
> Saved my life. I was literally going crazy.
>
> I will be posting an description and explanation of my experience on my
> site as well to also help others who might have the same situation.
>
> Thanks again.
>
>
> --
> beingzoe

Re: File sort order reversed or wrong in File Open or File Save dialog box

Thanks for the tip. I think you're the type of person just like me that will share the solution of some tough question to other people. Way to go

Join DateJan 2011LocationUKPosts1Re: File sort order reversed or wrong in File Open or File Save dialog box

Yes, thank you for sharing this.
It works for me at the top level of the folder structure but if I go in to a folder, the files remain showing as 'details' and sorted by date modified. I try and change to list view, sort by name and then ctrl-X but no joy. Always reverts back. :-(

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