http://ask.metafilter.com/66192/Help-me-sort-out-the-missorted-files-Windows-is-presenting-me-with-if-you-please/ Comments on Ask MetaFilter post Help me sort out the missorted files Windows is presenting me with, if you please. Tue, 03 Jul 2007 20:53:59 -0800 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 20:53:59 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/66192/Help-me-sort-out-the-missorted-files-Windows-is-presenting-me-with-if-you-please Indulge me for a moment: seemingly stupid Windows XP-based problem... All of a sudden, every time I go to open a document or save something in all my Office programs and even in Firefox, the folder contents in the "Save As" or "Open" window display backwards. As in, reverse alphabetical order, with subfolders at the end. I can't believe something like this has bested me. What the hell is going on and how do I fix it? post:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.66192 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 20:51:05 -0800 freudenschade windowsxp folders arrangeby http://ask.metafilter.com/66192/Help-me-sort-out-the-missorted-files-Windows-is-presenting-me-with-if-you-please#994227 Oh, and I should also say that I know you can rearrange the contents within the window while you're working in it, and I do, but the next time I go to open something, the same thing happens. I feel like a blasted n00b over here, and I'm not, I swear. Argh. comment:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.66192-994227 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 20:53:59 -0800 freudenschade http://ask.metafilter.com/66192/Help-me-sort-out-the-missorted-files-Windows-is-presenting-me-with-if-you-please#994228 Click the "format" icon and choose "detail" mode, and then click the "name" column header. comment:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.66192-994228 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 20:54:31 -0800 Steven C. Den Beste http://ask.metafilter.com/66192/Help-me-sort-out-the-missorted-files-Windows-is-presenting-me-with-if-you-please#994232 In the dialog box, arrange icons in the manner you prefer. Don't save or open anything...instead, close the dialog box while holding down the control key. This will save your preference. comment:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.66192-994232 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 20:58:34 -0800 puritycontrol http://ask.metafilter.com/66192/Help-me-sort-out-the-missorted-files-Windows-is-presenting-me-with-if-you-please#994236 Oh man. Thanks for that! Now I can return to simply living with Windows grudgingly, as opposed to hating its guts. comment:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.66192-994236 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 21:08:59 -0800 freudenschade http://ask.metafilter.com/66192/Help-me-sort-out-the-missorted-files-Windows-is-presenting-me-with-if-you-please#994790 this same thing has been driving me crazy for three years now... you have my deepest, most profound thanks. comment:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.66192-994790 Wed, 04 Jul 2007 22:34:19 -0800 dubadubowbow