Common file dialog arranges icon by date! WinXP

[ReBeL]

Hi
I have A very annoying problem in Win XP, which happans every so often, and I don't think it's my doing:
All the common file dialogs (open/save), sort the files by date, by default insted by their name.
Rebooting doesn't make it go back. Only restertion to a former date by System Restore fixes it.

How can I make it arrange by name by default? and what makes it change?
Is this a registery value ?

Thanks

[macko72]

http://www.helpwithpcs.com/courses/w...al-desktop.htm
Is this what you looking for!!!
Or this :

Group Files by Using Folder Views
To group files using folder views, follow these steps:
1. Double-click the folder that you want to configure folder views for, for example, My Documents, My Music, or My Pictures.
2. On the View menu, point to Arrange Icons by, and then click the command that you want to use, for example, Type.
3. On the View menu, point to Arrange Icons by, and then click Show in Groups.

The files in the folder are grouped by the view that you selected in step two. For example:
• When you arrange icons by Name, the files are grouped alphabetically. The header over each group contains the first letter of the file names contained in that group.
• When you arrange icons by Size, the files are displayed in groups of files that are about the same size. The header over each group contains the general size of the files in that group, for example, Tiny, Small, Medium.
• When you arrange icons by Type, the files are grouped by type. Headers are displayed over each group that describe the type of file in that group.
• When you arrange icons by Artist, music files are grouped under artist headings. Files that do not have an artist are grouped under the heading of Unspecified.
• When you arrange icons by Album Title, music files are grouped under headings that specify the title of the album containing each file. Files that do not have an album title are grouped under the heading of Unspecified.
• When you arrange icons by Year, music files are grouped by year. Files that do not have year information are grouped under the heading of Unspecified.
• When you arrange icons by Track Number, music files are arranged by the music track on which they are displayed. Files that do not have a track number are grouped under the heading of Unspecified.
• When you arrange icons by Duration, media files are grouped by their length of play. Files that do not have any duration are grouped under the heading of Unspecified.
• When you arrange icons by Modified, picture files are grouped according to their most recent modifications. The header over each group describes the general time that the last modification was made, for example, Today, Last month, or Two months ago.
• When you arrange icons by Picture Taken On, picture files are grouped according to their date stamp. Picture files that do not have a date are grouped under the heading of Unspecified.
• When you arrange icons by Dimensions, picture files are grouped according to their resolution. The header over each group describes the resolution of the pictures in that group, for example, 320 x 240, 600 x 800, or 800 x 600.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...306554&sd=tech

[ReBeL]

No... it's not what I'm looking for..



^ This is a common file dialog ^

The problem once more:
When you open this type of dialog, you expect the files to be arranged by name. Am I wrong?
Well my dialog arranges them by date.

Thank you

[macko72]

I was thinking that they call that "open File" dialog box sorry!!!

[macko72]

Open Windows Explorer and go to Tools--Folder Options--View--Advanced Settings. Ensure that "Remember each folder's view settings" is checked.
By turning this on, open / save as now remembers the order you choose, it still go back to "list" from "details" view!!!

OR:

"By default, Windows XP will remember the view settings for the 400 most recently used folders. After that, XP will begin overwriting the data of the oldest folder, and its view setting will be lost. You first need to reset the 400 folder views.

To do so do the following:

1. Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).

2. Locate the following key in the registry:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\BagMRU

and

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\Bags

3. Make sure you backup the keys by exporting them to a .reg file.

4. Delete the keys. You've just returned XP to the out-of-the-box settings.

Now that is all you really need to do to fix your problem, but if you would like to get Windows XP to remember more than 400 views (recommended), you need to do the following:

The information is stored in the registry by two keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell

and

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam

These keys can be modified to make XP remember more folder settings.

1. Open Windows Explorer and go to Tools--Folder Options--View--Advanced Settings. Ensure that "Remember each folder's view settings" is checked.

2. Open Regedit and go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell. Right-click on "Shell", then follow to New--Key--DWORD Value. Name this item "BagMRU Size" (without quotation marks, but with a space between BagMRU and Size). Double-click BagMRU Size, give it a Decimal value of 2000, then click OK.

3. Now go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam. Create another BagMRU Size DWORD Value for "ShellNoRoam". Again, give it a Decimal value of 2000, then click OK.
4. You will have two "BagMRU Size" values equal to 0x000007d0 (2000).

5. Close the registry and reboot.

Windows XP will now remember 2000 folder view settings instead of 400
You could also try higher values if you are a power user, I use 8000 instead of 2000.