Explorer sorts funny

[Guest Three Lefts]

I just noticed some odd sorting behavior by Windows Explorer. When

sorted by name, Explorer lists these folders in this order:

 

00

0A

01

A0

A1

AA

 

Why is [0A] between [00] and [01]?

 

The 0's are all numeric zeroes, not the letter "O".

 

I pasted these into Word and they sort as I would expect:

 

00

01

0A

A0

A1

AA

 

I did a little more experimenting. Explorer sorts the following

folders in this order:

 

1A

02

2A

03

3A

04

4A

05

5A

06

6A

07

7A

08

8A

10

11

12

13

 

What is going on here?

[Guest Elmo]

Re: Explorer sorts funny

 

Three Lefts wrote:

> I just noticed some odd sorting behavior by Windows Explorer. When

> sorted by name, Explorer lists these folders in this order:

>

> 00

> 0A

> 01

> A0

> A1

> AA

>

> Why is [0A] between [00] and [01]?

>

> The 0's are all numeric zeroes, not the letter "O".

>

> I pasted these into Word and they sort as I would expect:

>

> 00

> 01

> 0A

> A0

> A1

> AA

>

> I did a little more experimenting. Explorer sorts the following

> folders in this order:

>

> 1A

> 02

> 2A

> 03

> 3A

> 04

> 4A

> 05

> 5A

> 06

> 6A

> 07

> 7A

> 08

> 8A

> 10

> 11

> 12

> 13

>

> What is going on here?

 

Line 19. (r-h column) Correct the Sort Order in Windows XP

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

 

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Joe =o)

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: Explorer sorts funny

 

Well, if you remove the leading zeroes, you'll see the pattern. This

"Numerals in folder and file names are sorted according to their numeric

value" sorting order was seemingly changed in WinXP and Vista to be

considered "more natural" (more human-like).

 

You can change it back to the other regular way (used previously) by the MS

registry tweak. See MS Article Number 319827.

 

Three Lefts wrote:

> I just noticed some odd sorting behavior by Windows Explorer. When

> sorted by name, Explorer lists these folders in this order:

>

> 00

> 0A

> 01

> A0

> A1

> AA

>

> Why is [0A] between [00] and [01]?

>

> The 0's are all numeric zeroes, not the letter "O".

>

> I pasted these into Word and they sort as I would expect:

>

> 00

> 01

> 0A

> A0

> A1

> AA

>

> I did a little more experimenting. Explorer sorts the following

> folders in this order:

>

> 1A

> 02

> 2A

> 03

> 3A

> 04

> 4A

> 05

> 5A

> 06

> 6A

> 07

> 7A

> 08

> 8A

> 10

> 11

> 12

> 13

>

> What is going on here?

[Guest Stubbo of Oz]

Re: Explorer sorts funny

 

On Sun, 25 May 2008 17:24:27 -0700, Three Lefts

<spamtrap@spamtrap.invalid> wrote:

>I just noticed some odd sorting behavior by Windows Explorer. When

>sorted by name, Explorer lists these folders in this order:

>

> 00

> 0A

> 01

> A0

> A1

> AA

>

>Why is [0A] between [00] and [01]?

> Snip ....................

 

Same here.

 

Found this:-

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319827

 

Made the registry changes

 

Fixed!!

 

Make sure you reboot after changing the registry!!

 

 

 

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Stubbo of Oz

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[Guest Mike Matheny]

Re: Explorer sorts funny

 

I tried that hack and it DID NOT change my sort order!

 

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Mike

 

"Stubbo of Oz" <stubbo@invalid.invalid> wrote in message

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> On Sun, 25 May 2008 17:24:27 -0700, Three Lefts

> <spamtrap@spamtrap.invalid> wrote:

>

>>I just noticed some odd sorting behavior by Windows Explorer. When

>>sorted by name, Explorer lists these folders in this order:

>>

>> 00

>> 0A

>> 01

>> A0

>> A1

>> AA

>>

>>Why is [0A] between [00] and [01]?

>> Snip ....................

>

> Same here.

>

> Found this:-

>

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319827

>

> Made the registry changes

>

> Fixed!!

>

> Make sure you reboot after changing the registry!!

>

>

>

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> Stubbo of Oz

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