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Can "Insert File Attachment" default be changed?
OK, I registered because this thread comes up after a lot of searching for the terms "insert attachment" "sort order", and a lot of unsuccessful searching for "file open dialog box" "sort order", "wrong sort order" XP, etc. The fix: Right click My Computer Click "Explore" Click C: Drive Click View Click List In right hand window, right click on an empty whitespace area Click "Arrange Icons By" Click "Name" Make sure the list is now in alphabetical order. If it is reversed, do it again. Once the list is in alphabetical order, press and hold the shift key, and click on the "X" close button in the upper right hand corner of the windows explorer window. Then you can set your view back to "Details", if you like. This was driving me nuts, trying to find the solution. The key for me was the message above, your file open dialog box sort order is set by the order that is saved when "List" is chosen for the view. Since I never use that, I don't know how it got changed on me, but it affects the file open dialog boxes for all kinds of applications, like Outlook Express and many others. Changing the file list sort order under Details view doesn't fix it. A registry fix that is posted somewhere doesn't fix it. The Microsoft knowlege base article talks of windows 98, and is no help. You have to use windows explorer to set the view to list, then sort the list, then do the ctrl - quit thing to save the settings. There, hopefully I've seeded the message with enough language to allow google to find it the next time it messes up on me and I don't remember how to fix it. Yeah, that's how you fix the open file dialog box sort order. Unless it's spelled dialogue. I don't know, but that should fix the sort order in file open or Insert File Attachment or Save File As dialog boxes. Cheers, 97T -- NinerSevenTango ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NinerSevenTango's Profile: http://www.windowsforum.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://www.windowsforum.com/showthread.php?t=1154178 |
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