File folders in reverse alphabetical order? :(

[cycle]

Hi!

For some reason, my files have started to appear in reverse alphabetical order. I could deal with that, only that the folders now appear on the end of the list, which is extremely irritating. It only does this when I use file >> open. It does not happen when I simply open a folder through my desktop. Also, in Microsoft Word, it works the way it is supposed to. I have tried searching for settings in relation to this, but have found nothing, and
this is a huge inconvenience for me. Please help me.
I have Windows XP, if that matters.

 

[is0lized]

Click on the name tab above all the folder, then it should work, if you don't get that tab do this:

View > Details

 

[trenzterra]

View>Type should put the folders in front.

 

[cycle]

There is no view menu when you do this using file > open. It's fine when it's in a regular folder. Besides, sorting it that way would only be temporary anyway.

 

[Jan]

I recall posting about a similar problem. I had mine sorted in date order, so when I was updating newer pages, they were close to the top. But installing a new OS reversed them. They are still sorted by date, but I have to go to the end to find them now :cry2: I haven't been able to find a fix for it.

It's marvellous how something that was so familiar and then changes, can annoy the poo out of you I have learned to live with it now as it has been so long.

 

[trenzterra]

Originally posted by cycle
There is no view menu when you do this using file > open. It's fine when it's in a regular folder. Besides, sorting it that way would only be temporary anyway.

right click.

 

[Weirds]

what do you use "file -> open" to have such situation?

is it a wordpad? or what?

I don't really get you. But try to use the folder option to see if you can find something helpful.