Guest iploya Posted July 1, 2008 Posted July 1, 2008 Re: File sort order reversed or wrong in File Open or File Save dialog box 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?? -- iploya
Guest iploya Posted July 1, 2008 Posted July 1, 2008 Re: File sort order reversed or wrong in File Open or File Save dialog box 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!! -- iploya
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