>
>The fix in this article doesn't work, but my problem is similar:
>
>I've got a really annoying problem that I've been dealing with for a few months,
>and I don't know how to correct it. First of all, let me tell you that this problem
>cropped up suddenly a few months ago. My computer is a Dell Dimension 4100 running
>Windows '98. It seems that every time I look at my files in Windows Explorer or
>via My Computer, they appear in random order. I'm not talking about my Start Menu
>or Favorites, but all files regardless of how I view them (Icons, List, Details).
> They will appear in a correct sorting order when I click on a sorting option (Names,
>Type, Date Modified), but they will never be in any kind of order when I first look
>into a folder. Therefore, every time that I open a directory, do an import or export
>from any program, I must first sort all of the items. While it seems rather trivial,
>seeing as the problem can be corrected with one or two clicks each time, it actually
>amounts to thousands of clicks each day. While this problem is driving me crazy,
>I'm not willing to reinstall Windows because backing up everything on this computer
>would take forever (2 Hard Drives totalling 160 GB). I've never seen any documentation
>or bug reports related to this problem before. Is this a known glitch with the operating
>system? Do you have any ideas, other than reinstalling Windows? I'd really appreciate
>the help.
>
>

Written in response to: Question about 'Set Defaults in Explorer' (Eric Wenger: Monday, February 11, 2002 at 8:05 am) There are presently no replies to this message.

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