Is there a setting in the registry that controls the sort order for files and directories that is displayed when using File | Save As from an app? THe sort order is correct when using windows explorer, but not when I use Save As. I'm hoping tat there is a registry setting that can fix this? -- http://www.standards.com/; See Howard Kaikow's web site.
In microsoft.public.win2000.registry Howard Kaikow wrote: What OS? You describe the Windows Common Dialogs "Save as..." dialog and as far as I know there is no persistent sort order setting available. At least in W2K. FYI MS Office uses a different dialog that looks similar and individual applications may supply their own "Save as..." dialogs in some cases.
"Mark V" <notvalid@nul.invalid> wrote in message news:Xns96D74BBC55A35z9zzaQ2btw@msnews.microsoft.com... Win 2000 is the subject of this newsgroup. This problem did not occur until recently, so there's gotta be a setting somewhere that is not being set correctly. I see the same problem in several different apps, e.g. Acrobat, Firefox, IE and Thunderbird. So, there's common problem somewhere.
In microsoft.public.win2000.registry Howard Kaikow wrote: Indeed, but the group handles W2K SP0-1-2-3-4... XP Home and Pro SP0-1-2 and generally all NT5.x releases... [ ] Then I do not know. Sorry. You could try setting up a folder then applying the Folder Options, View, all "Like current folder". Perhaps that will help? (W2K)
"Mark V" <notvalid@nul.invalid> wrote in message news:Xns96D7ECFBBE217z9zzaQ2btw@msnews.microsoft.com... The problem occurs only with Save AS, not Windoze Explorer. I'll try a reset, and keep my fingers, toes, eyes, etc, crossed.
"Mark V" <notvalid@nul.invalid> wrote in message news:Xns96D7ECFBBE217z9zzaQ2btw@msnews.microsoft.com... Resetting Folder options seems to have fixed the problem. I have not touched folder options in at least a year, so some software must have blown the setting. I'd have to blame NAV 2005 as that was the only recent software installation (on 26 Aug 2005) and I did not notice the problem until after that date.
In microsoft.public.win2000.registry Howard Kaikow wrote: Good to hear that worked for you. I do think tiny Sort By buttons in those common dialogs would be useful...maybe in Vista.