When I am sending an email such as this to My Documents, I go to file and click "save as" and then comes up a dialog box. There is no "File" and "Close" on this. I only go to the correct file that it is to be saved in -- which happens to not be alphabetized is why I'm screaming for help. The same thing when I file a document I click "save" or "save as" and then comes up a dialog box which is alphabetized, but in this case, it is not so I have to re-alphabetize it. And in my case I have subdirectories, so I have to re-alphabetize twice to get to my folder. So, to reiterate: going to file and close, doesn't work in my case. I don't understand how it does in your case. What to do! Dee. ----- Original Message ----- From: "ETM" <[email protected]> To: "Dee" <[email protected]> Sent: July 22, 2000 4:07 PM Subject: Re: [OE] Folders will not stay alphabetized > Did you later see the suggestion about using file/close rather than x-ing > out of documents? I never did that before but perhaps the new IE version > requires it. I just checked my documents and they were out of place, but I > think there appears to be some method -- are they sorting by type whether we > like it or not -- perhaps a new default? I just tried the file/close and > returned and the items are in alphabetical order. Hope it works for you > too. > > Best, > > Elaine > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dee" <[email protected]> > To: "ETM" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2000 3:53 PM > Subject: Re: [OE] Folders will not stay alphabetized > > > > Thanks for responding. Yes to the first question. I have to do this > > to alphabetize them, since they always come up Un-alphabetized. > > Setting them as I said below doesn't keep them correct. It never did > > this before until I downloaded 5.5. I don't know if this caused it, > > probably didn't. I only want to not have to alph. this each time I go > > to My Documents, which is constantly. > > > > Dee. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "ETM" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: July 21, 2000 5:11 PM > > Subject: Re: [OE] Folders will not stay alphabetized > > > > > > > Dee, are you using the right mouse button in an empty space within > > My > > > Documents and then arranging icons by name there? I am not sure > > that is > > > what you are saying here. I use IE 5.5 and have no problem keeping > > My > > > Documents in alphabetical order using this method. > > > > > > Elaine > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Dee" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 3:50 PM > > > Subject: [OE] Folders will not stay alphabetized > > > > > > > > > > My document folder file icons/lists are constantly disordering > > > > themselves (un-alphabetizing themselves). They do this almost > > > > immediately after I have been thru the "resort the icons" by name > > > > procedure. > > > > > > > > Does anyone know how to make the "File View" settings stick so my > > > > folders/files will stay alphabetized. > > > > > > > > I have tried all the "Start, Settings, Folder Options" view > > settings > > > > to no avail. It doesn't help to apply and restart either. > > > > > > > > This all seemed to start about the time I installed IE 5.5. Has > > > > anyone else been bothered by this. Really is a pain! > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________ > > > > > >

Naturally you cannot alphabetize the C:\My Documents folder from the "Save As" window, that must be done from within the My Documents folder itself. One thing comes to mind here, when you say "not alphabetized", just how do you mean this. ,,,, If you choose to sort by Name, then they will be alphabetized by ascending or descending order, sort by anything else and the file/folder name will be in a shotgun order. I hate icons, so never use them if I don't have to which is why I have my "View" set up to show "Details". This gives me a sort button at the top of each column that can be used to instantly resort according to whatever I am interested in. They are also arranged top to bottom rather than up/down & left to right. Right click on START, click on Explore ,, go to your My Documents folder ,,,, click on View / Folder Options / View tab ,,,, look down the list of options for "Remember each folders view settings" and make sure there is a check mark in its little box. Recheck ,,,, View / Arrange Icons and select "By Name" ,,,,, ===> File / Close out of there. Lets see what happens Bob Hays ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dee" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2000 3:36 PM Subject: Re: [OE] Folders will not stay alphabetized > When I am sending an email such as this to My Documents, I go to file > and click "save as" and then comes up a dialog box. There is no "File" > and "Close" on this. I only go to the correct file that it is to be > saved in -- which happens to not be alphabetized is why I'm screaming > for help. > > The same thing when I file a document I click "save" or "save as" and > then comes up a dialog box which is alphabetized, but in this case, it > is not so I have to re-alphabetize it. And in my case I have > subdirectories, so I have to re-alphabetize twice to get to my folder. > > So, to reiterate: going to file and close, doesn't work in my case. > > I don't understand how it does in your case. > > What to do! > (snip)

Well Dee ,,, I am at a loss as to why your files/folders will not stay alphabetized. I have experimented with mine all day and half the night and which ever way I sort them is the way they stay until I change them. In the absence of a fix, there is an undocumented feature in Win98 you might try. It will not fix your problem but may make it easier to deal with. When in any window displaying Folders and/or Files, press any key on your keyboard and your courser will instantly jump to the first/next Folder/File who's name starts with the character of the key you pressed. Continue to press the same key to jump from one Folder/File to the next. Hope this at least helps a little bit. Bob hays ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dee" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2000 3:36 PM Subject: Re: [OE] Folders will not stay alphabetized > When I am sending an email such as this to My Documents, I go to file > and click "save as" and then comes up a dialog box. There is no "File" > and "Close" on this. I only go to the correct file that it is to be > saved in -- which happens to not be alphabetized is why I'm screaming > for help. > > The same thing when I file a document I click "save" or "save as" and > then comes up a dialog box which is alphabetized, but in this case, it > is not so I have to re-alphabetize it. And in my case I have > subdirectories, so I have to re-alphabetize twice to get to my folder. > > So, to reiterate: going to file and close, doesn't work in my case. > > I don't understand how it does in your case. > > What to do! > > > Dee. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ETM" <[email protected]> > To: "Dee" <[email protected]> > Sent: July 22, 2000 4:07 PM > Subject: Re: [OE] Folders will not stay alphabetized > > > > Did you later see the suggestion about using file/close rather than > x-ing > > out of documents? I never did that before but perhaps the new IE > version > > requires it. I just checked my documents and they were out of > place, but I > > think there appears to be some method -- are they sorting by type > whether we > > like it or not -- perhaps a new default? I just tried the > file/close and > > returned and the items are in alphabetical order. Hope it works for > you > > too. > > > > Best, > > > > Elaine > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dee" <[email protected]> > > To: "ETM" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2000 3:53 PM > > Subject: Re: [OE] Folders will not stay alphabetized > > > > > > > Thanks for responding. Yes to the first question. I have to do > this > > > to alphabetize them, since they always come up Un-alphabetized. > > > Setting them as I said below doesn't keep them correct. It never > did > > > this before until I downloaded 5.5. I don't know if this caused > it, > > > probably didn't. I only want to not have to alph. this each time > I go > > > to My Documents, which is constantly. > > > > > > Dee. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "ETM" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: July 21, 2000 5:11 PM > > > Subject: Re: [OE] Folders will not stay alphabetized > > > > > > > > > > Dee, are you using the right mouse button in an empty space > within > > > My > > > > Documents and then arranging icons by name there? I am not sure > > > that is > > > > what you are saying here. I use IE 5.5 and have no problem > keeping > > > My > > > > Documents in alphabetical order using this method. > > > > > > > > Elaine > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Dee" <[email protected]> > > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 3:50 PM > > > > Subject: [OE] Folders will not stay alphabetized > > > > > > > > > > > > > My document folder file icons/lists are constantly disordering > > > > > themselves (un-alphabetizing themselves). They do this almost > > > > > immediately after I have been thru the "resort the icons" by > name > > > > > procedure. > > > > > > > > > > Does anyone know how to make the "File View" settings stick so > my > > > > > folders/files will stay alphabetized. > > > > > > > > > > I have tried all the "Start, Settings, Folder Options" view > > > settings > > > > > to no avail. It doesn't help to apply and restart either. > > > > > > > > > > This all seemed to start about the time I installed IE 5.5. > Has > > > > > anyone else been bothered by this. Really is a pain! > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________ > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com now has more than 200,000 subscribers! To celebrate, > access to ALL of Ancestry.com will be free from July 18 to July 31! > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/freepromo.asp?sourcecode=A11AM > >

Dee ,,, am still working on your problem. Check this out. Start / Run / Regedit HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer If you have "nosavesettings" In the right pane and its' value is 01 00 00 00 ,,,, this is telling win98 not to save configuration settings. The value should be "00 00 00 00" If you need to change this setting (&lets hope you do) and don't know how, get back with me before attempting. Don't mess around in Regedit or you could shut down your whole computer, its' OK to look, but don't change. Bob Hays ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dee" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2000 3:36 PM Subject: Re: [OE] Folders will not stay alphabetized > (snip)