re: Question about 'Set Defaults in Explorer' Thursday, August 22, 2002 at 8:29 pm Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Porgie (2 messages posted) Hey Erik............ What they said.......... no really.......... thanx a bunch, I was in the same situation and this was an "annoyance" maybe because it was so trivial........... it just never went away and I was about ready to start over cause it had annoyed me for so long........... you deserve a prize........... again.......... thanx On Monday, February 11, 2002 at 8:05 am, Eric Wenger wrote: >I have a question about Set >Defaults in Explorer: > >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. All messages in this thread [show all] Question about 'Set Defaults in Explorer' (Eric Wenger: Mon, Feb 11, 2002, 8:05 am) re: Question about 'Set Defaults in Explorer' (Colin: Mon, Feb 11, 2002, 9:13 am) I found the fix!!!!!!! (Eric Wenger: Tue, Feb 26, 2002, 1:04 pm) re: I found the fix!!!!!!! (Alex Kidd: Thu, Apr 11, 2002, 9:39 pm) re: I found the fix!!!!!!! (Kerri: Tue, May 21, 2002, 3:58 pm) re: I found the fix!!!!!!! (Eve: Wed, Jun 19, 2002, 12:42 pm) re: I found the fix!!!!!!! (Carolyn Lehmann: Sat, Jun 22, 2002, 4:09 am) re: I found the fix!!!!!!! (Lawrence: Sat, Aug 3, 2002, 8:41 am) re: I found the fix!!!!!!! (Porgie: Thu, Aug 22, 2002, 8:37 pm) re: I found the fix!!!!!!! (tim: Sun, Oct 6, 2002, 4:52 pm) re: I found the fix!!!!!!! (Mary: Sun, Apr 23, 2006, 9:46 pm) re: I found the fix!!!!!!! (shytilwet: Tue, May 2, 2006, 4:22 am) re: I found the fix!!!!!!! (Frank: Thu, Nov 7, 2002, 6:49 pm) re: I found the fix!!!!!!! (ChuckC: Sat, Nov 16, 2002, 9:46 am) re: I found the fix!!!!!!! (Patrice: Tue, Nov 26, 2002, 1:48 pm) re: I found the fix!!!!!!! (Phil J.: Sun, Dec 29, 2002, 7:10 pm) re: I found the fix!!!!!!! (les: Tue, Jan 14, 2003, 8:19 pm) re: I found the fix!!!!!!! (Linda Reinfeld: Wed, Aug 20, 2003, 6:19 am) re: I found the fix!!!!!!! (Eb Glueck: Thu, Dec 18, 2003, 3:38 pm) re: I found the fix!!!!!!! (Terry Smithwick: Sat, Mar 6, 2004, 10:47 pm) re: I found the fix!!!!!!! (Sharon Boggs: Fri, Apr 9, 2004, 12:03 pm) some settings change... (Brian Person: Wed, Apr 21, 2004, 2:01 pm) re: I found the fix!!!!!!! (Jim: Fri, Oct 1, 2004, 7:48 pm) re: I found the fix!!!!!!! (MDM: Wed, Mar 16, 2005, 9:39 am) 20051201 thankyou (WAPTEK: Thu, Dec 1, 2005, 6:56 pm) re: Question about 'Set Defaults in Explorer' (Mike: Wed, Feb 20, 2002, 6:57 am) re: Question about 'Set Defaults in Explorer' (Porgie: Thu, Aug 22, 2002, 8:29 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum